Moda Blog Hop

If you have had a crazy summer like I have had, you might be ready to get back into sewing mode. If so, make sure you mark your calender for the Moda Blog Hop.  There will be fun ideas, patterns, give a ways and lots of BUZZ.  

Here is the line up.

 Sept. 5
BARBARA BRACKMAN    
ANEELA HOEY
and
ME & MY SISTER

Sept. 6
BLACKBIRD DESIGNS
BASICGREY
and
Pat Sloan

Sept. 7
BRANNOCK & PATEK
Eric & Julie Comstock
and
Thimble Blossoms

Sept. 8
BUNNY HILL
KATE SPAIN
and
DEB STRAIN

Sept. 9
PIECES FROM MY HEART
LAUREN & JESSE Jung
and
FIG TREE & CO


Sept. 10
PRIMITIVE GATHERINGS
LILY ASHBURY
and
FRENCH GENERAL

Sept. 11
LUCIE SUMMERS
and
COTTON WAY 


Sept. 12
KANSAS TROUBLES
MALKA DUBRAWSKY
and
LAUNDRY BASKET QUILTS

Sept. 13
KATHY SCHMITZ
SWEETWATER
and
V AND CO.

Sept. 14
MINICK & SIMPSON
Jenn Ski
and
ZEN CHIC

Sept. 15
Prizes Announced on each blog.
You will also want to stop by moda's blog the Cutting Table  all throughout the hop.

 

My day is September 11th so see you then!

Bonnie

Summer Sewing

When summer finally rolls around here in Idaho, we just have to enjoy it, because it doesn't last long. I don't know about you, but every summer I have a hard time fitting everything in. There is still so much work to do, a yard to take care of, gardens to water and berries to pick. 

Family reunions to go to, hot dogs to roast and bikes to ride.

My husband teaches at BYU-Idaho, which is a University here, and he has 7 weeks off each summer.   I try to spend as much time with him and our family during that time as possible.

 We took a drive to West Yellowstone one day with some of our children and grandchildren. Lucky for us it isn't that far away. (We even saw a bear!)

We love to spend time with our family at our cabin on the lake. As you can see the kids like it too.

I like to ride the tube with the little ones because they go more MY speed.

It is such a beautiful place to be and so relaxing. I can totally forget about all the things I should be doing at home.  

It's so great just to sit on the porch and look at the view.  Next week will be our Olaveson reunion at the cabin and I can't wait to gather everyone from Texas, Nevada, Utah and here in Idaho for lots more boating, hot dog roasting and relaxing!

I decided that there was way to much to do when I got home from the cabin, so this summer I was going to do some summer sewing there.  I have been busy working on some designs that will be released this fall, but it hardly seems like work when I am sewing and looking out our big windows over the lake.

As you can see this project has lots of half square triangles.

 

And can I say again, I love sewing with Marmalade!

Hope you are all having a great summer and able to fit in all you want to do and a little time for sewing too! 

Bonnie