We just finished the 10th annual Western Washington Quilt Shop Hop and it was so wonderful to have so many smiling faces in the shop.  While I am tired this morning, I have to say that the stamina of the shop hoppers totally amazes me.  You were all wonderful!  Susan Hoover is the winner of our $500 gift basket we look forward to presenting that to her.

The shop is full of wonderful new fabrics that just make me want to sit and sew.  Maybe out on the deck now that we are finally getting some summer weather.  I love sitting in the warm sun out on the deck soaking up a "piece of quiet".

For those of you who don't know yet, I am working on a paper pieced honeycomb quilt that has become a total addiction.  It is accurate, fast and just so soothing.  Now I have never really been a long term project person, but this one will take me a while, and I am totally enjoying it.  Next time you are in the shop ask about the English Paper Piecing.  Everyone who works there has done this and we just love it.  

Now if you don't know that I have another life, I am married to a wonderful guy who is a third generation farmer.  This year with the flooding things have been a bit of a challenge.  We were only able to farm about 50% of our fields, but we still consider our family to be very lucky.  My 81 year old momma's home flooded, as did our daughter and son in laws home, so it has been a very busy year for us.  Life on the farm is very busy this time of the year, but we love it.  The field that are planted with peas, corn, beets and beans are growing, the hay is getting tall, and the cows are laying peacefully out in the field.  This makes us feel like things will be normal around here again in time.

So I am taking today to find my house once again, there is a week of catching up to do, but believe me, there will be some quilting time as well.

Enjoy summer....

Bobbi