MIA

Sorry this blog is been a little sparse lately. I've been spending some time here:

Click for larger image - the photo is gorgeous!  My husband took it from a top a parking lot on the edge of town.  Beautiful :)

 

It's was a half work and half vacation with the hubby type of trip.  Do you recognize this skyline??

AUSTIN - TEXAS!

This was my 3rd trip and my husband's 1st.  I have grown to really love this little city.  It's alive with wonderful food, great music and a LOT of character.  Despite it's wacky weather (ie: super thunder storms, humidity, HEAT, super cold weathers, rolling storms, etc) this is actually an awesome place to visit....and live ;).

Promise I'll be back in the Studio with more project updates soon :)

-Q

Time Out of the Studio

Last week was VACATION week. We geared up to take the kids up to the snow for their very first time. It was a blast. We got lucky with the weather: a little snowfall, a little sunshine and a whole lot of snow EVERYWHERE. It was absolutely beautiful.

The kids are still young (4 and 2) so we spent a lot of time building stuff...like snowmans:



...and enjoying the views:



After an exhausting 3 days in the snow, I welcome the warmer snow-less weather back :). Though I love dressing up the kids in layers of clothes, snow bib, snow jacket - so they could keep warm and so I could see them look like little marshmallows :P - CUTE.

OK back to the Studio!

-Q

Enjoying Some Outside Time

Last weekend the family and I drive down to LA for a wedding.  The entire drive took about 6 hours with a few stops along the way.  One of the times we stopped at a patch of grass to enjoy some nice snacks and the boys got to run around a bit.  Guess which quilt I had in the trunk of the car?

Here's a glimpse of the quilt being used:

That's me enjoying a nice warm California day.  My younger son, Silas, is enjoying some juice while watching his older brother run around the grass.  I guess the little guy wasn't a fan of grass - he stayed on top of the quilt the whole time.

Does that white and blue print look familiar?  It's the Extended Checked quilt!



This quilt started with no owner in mind, then it was used as a quilt for my younger son.  But now, it is our picnic quilt apparently.  Every time we plan on a picnic or any activity that involves sitting on the ground, we just bring this quilt along.  It's a great size for the whole family without being overly big and cumbersome.  The completed quilt is about 53"x77".

Here's both of the boys on it - having some fun brother time.

There was a lot of crawling, walking, drooling, and rolling around on the blanket.  

I think the colors goes great with the green grass:

 A closeup of the quilt on the grass.

At first I thought the slight damp of the grass would soak through the blanket but the blanket held up very well.  I couldn't even feel any moisture or blades of glass through the blanket.  So far I have washed it 4 times and it is now in the trunk of my Prius again ready for another outing.