Silo Quilt



Estes Park's Event Center has a building that resembles a silo. The town has commissioned my quilt guild (Estes Valley Quilt Guild) to make a large wall quilt to help with the acoustics in the high-ceilinged space. I joined eleven other guild members on Saturday to work on cutting the fabrics and sewing the 76 background blocks for the 6 X 10 foot quilt. We spent the day working on the project and finished all 76 blocks. Two guild members are sewing the blocks together and have finished about half the quilt. Once the entire background is complete we will add appliqué aspen trees and leaves.

Below are photos of the silo quilt workshop.





The quilt is a large adaptation of "Into the Woods" designed by Kara Peterson, a former EVQG member. It's going to be beautiful when it's complete. I'm making a much smaller version of the quilt for our house.



Kara's original "Into the Woods"



Montana Wedding

Lillian and Sam during the wedding ceremony.

The weather was beautiful for an outdoor wedding and reception.





Our Montana trip was a success in so many ways. I had been a wee bit anxious about traveling with my 94 year old mother but she did well on both flights and while we were in Montana. She enjoyed the whole experience as did Wayne and I. The highlights for me included: the beautiful outdoor wedding, meeting adorable baby Sylas, time in Glacier National Park and spending time with family. Below are some of my favorite photos of the trip.

Lillian and Sylas

Four generations of women in our family.
Grace, Jenny, Mom (Phyllis) and me.



Some of the family enjoying lunch at a restaurant on Flathead Lake.

The flowers were abundant and beautiful.

The kids enjoyed paddle boarding on Lake McDonald in
Glacier National Park.

Jen and Virgil opted for a kayak.

 

Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

The iconic Red Jammer buses are the perfect transportation for a tour in Glacier.