pink and zebra baby quilt for Kali

Here is the finished quilt.... I started with the fabric first and then started making blocks... I was going to use some pink and white striped fabrics... but they did not look good with the zebra stripes....

I have quilted a lot of words into this quilt....

a few of the words included are adorable....sweet...angelic...

precious....her name and date of birth....plus others...

I have already had a lot of blog posts about this quilt.... AND there is a photo of the center of the quilt here............................................ Smiles and hugs....Caryl

May FMQ Challenge

This month the tutorial is by Leah Day and the FMQ Challenge is at SewCalGal's blog... you can find this tutorial here

Yesterday was the first day this month I tried this month's designs... I used some strips leftover from the pink and zebra baby quilt.... with more practice I will be able to make the corners square on the railroad tracks.. I know all of this takes practice...practice...practice.... This is a fun challenge and I am enjoying seeing what everyone else is doing... very inspiring.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

FIU rail fence

This rail fence quilt was started several years ago... I used KiwiBerry Bali Pops.... Last month I sewed the blocks together.... I came to a standstill on this because I haven't found the backing... I may have to piece fabrics for the back... I will machine quilt it with some of the quilting designs from the FMQ Challenge.... Today I decided to join up with Connie at Quilting by the River for Linky Party Tuesday.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

concentrating on healthy

My lunch today was so yummmy.... romaine lettuce with guacamole hummus... with cucumbers... and turkey slices.... wrap with another piece of romaine.. a handful of delicious flavors!!

Two weeks ago I decided to track my foods I eat...AGAIN... I am following the WW program online... So I started a blog on the WW site...hungry to lose.... I have followed the WW program many times before... in fact many years ago I was down to my goal and am a lifetime member... the points plus is new since I was tracking my food... I am also exercising a lot more than I used to... SO I am feeling really good... now to keep it up!!!..................................................... I do not intend to keep talking about this on this blog... just letting you know why I haven't been blogging... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Back riding again

I have been waiting for this day......... to ride with Dave again on our motorcycle.... the last time I went on a motorcycle ride was our 50th anniversary last Sept... I blogged about that weekend... I also blogged about Dave's sudden illness 4 days after our anniversary... 911...hospital 2 weeks....complications.... wondering if we would ever be able to ride again.... then long recovery and waiting for gallbladder surgery.... then complications....NOW all of that is behind us...

today we rode into the country to our favorite places... we walked through Dudley's bakery and just looked...

had lunch at Lake Cuyamaca Restaurant.... forgot to get a photo of the food...

looking back across the lake from the north....

riding through Julian...

we rode north of Julian on Wynola Road...

Rode past Lake Henshaw... all of these photos are taken from the motorcycle as we were riding... except the one of Dave and the one of me standing by the bike.... I sure did enjoy my ride into the country.... It sure didn't seem like it had been 7 1/2 months since we had ridden... it seemed like only yesterday....we didn't miss a beat!!! Smiles and hugs....Caryl