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A Sunday Drive and a Black or White Decision

My friend and I decided to take a drive today up to Suavie Island, an island in the Columbia River north of Portland. It’s a rural island with lots of farm land and homes, natural places, Fram stands and other fun stuff.

It was a beautiful day and it really looked like fall. There were lots of pumpkins still in the fields, corn being harvested as we drove by, and not very many people for a Sunday.

There were still a lot of flowers growing in the fields. This was a field full of hydrangeas.

I’m not sure what was in this field but it was really colorful.

My boys were very happy to get a chance to take a nice swim in the Columbia. I think they were totally surprised to find themselves in the river.

It was nice that the beach wasn’t crowded so the dogs could really get some good running and swimming in.

We stopped at a large farm store before we left the island and headed for home. There were pumpkins everywhere!

When we got home we dug in and started arranging fabrics for my Libby quilt. I decided that I was definitely going with the black background fabric… mostly because I wanted this quilt to be completely different from the one we made a few days ago. It will definitely be different! I can’t wait to see it come together.

It took a little more time to select the final 12 fabrics I needed and to get them arranged in the right order on the design wall so we could start cutting. We labeled each piece A through L so they correspond with the cutting chart in the pattern.

That’s the final set of fabrics and an idea of the final arrangement. My friend pressed all the fabrics and I cut them into the strips that would later be sub cut for the quilt.

Then we ordered some tacos for dinner and picked them up. Tacos are never a bad idea! They were really yummy.

After dinner we hit my sewing room again and sub cut all the fabrics. We also pressed and cut all the background pieces.

It’s all ready to go up on my design wall tomorrow afternoon. We might be able to have the center of the quilt sewn together tomorrow evening.

I’m going to play Pickleball all at the church in the morning. Then after lunch we’ll head off to my long arm quilter to drop off four quilts. It’s always so exciting to drop a finished top and back off to be quilted.

I’m starting to feel sad that I have to go back to work on Thursday. My vacation has gone by way too quickly.

15 Replies to “A Sunday Drive and a Black or White Decision”

  1. Your island trip pictures are so beautiful, love all the pumpkins! The boys look like they’re in heaven in the water. I hope your vacation time goes by slowly 🥰

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    1. These Aboriginal fabrics work so well with each other. it’s hard for me to take credit, but I do like the colors and patterns and how they work together. Can’t wait to see it done.

      Anne

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  5. Yes the black makes the colors pop.

    Nice day trip with great scenery. I think Bender and Rico would agree. They are really going to miss having you on vacation. Enjoy these final days. It seems like you’ve had a nice long one this time. Glad you got this time to renew and refresh.

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  8. The black background makes all the luscious colorful fabric pop. Excellent choice! Rico and Bender having lots of fun in the river. Glad you had great weather for your friend. Sorry work is on the horizon. It makes vacation time precious. Enjoy the last days of vacation and summer 💕

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    1. I’m really glad I went with the black instead of the white. It feels so much richer.

      One more day of vacation then back to the grind. I’m glad I only have two work days before the weekend!

      Anne

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