Carolyn's Quilt....

I picked up this quilt from Carolyn last month (with another) and I set my mind to it and got it finished!  I had to make the backing and then stipple it...a persian red thread in the border and a petal pink in the center.  It is very large (84" x 106", I think) and took about 10 hours of longarming!  But it looks lovely...beautiful Moda prints and I think the pattern is called Pick Up Sticks...check it out...

An up close shot...for those of you still reading, I can't stipple and eat sunflower seeds.  Too complicated...I can chew gum and sew, but a big NO on the seeds...LOL

We went to Knott's Berry Farm this week and I found out that English Paper Piecing causes a fat @$$.  No kidding, I'm humbled by the spread that occurred this summer.  And we almost died on the first ride (near concussion).  It is called Ghost Rider but we call it...

The Rickety Bastard

Old school wooden roller coaster in Southern California...creaky piece of shit....

Rebecca took this picture as we pulled into the platform after the ride.  See the woman holding her head and praying to Jesus??  That's me...Ryan is in the green shirt.  He did go back on the ride later in the day, but alone.  I'm not stupid enough to do that twice....

Anyhow, it was a fun ending to the summer!  Ryan still has a couple weeks but we go back a bit sooner...I'll have some more posts because we have a lot in the queue and Rebecca says I have to get it cleaned up ASAP.... ;-)  Happy Quilting!