Finished Charity quilt

I demonstrated binding at our last guild workshop, so I started a quilt to use the edges for the binding demo. Afterwards, I went home and took out the french method binding to finish the binding by bringing up all four sides from the back. This will go to Riverside Life Services . It was a split nine-patch block pattern. After picking out the fabrics, and once it was made, felt the dark was too dark for my choices. Maybe if I had used a more medium yellow it would have looked better to me. What do you think?

Back again

Have been off vacationing with family, hence no posts or quilting for a while. Though it was 101 by Noon we went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Fortunately we got there by 9am when it opened and were able to see quite a few animnals on the tram ride around the perimeter of the park. A great way to see most of the park. Here is part of the creche of giraffes they have that are one of the most successful of their breeding programs. The park has lots of shade in places and "wet zones" where one can cool off - not to mention shows that give you a respite from the heat, but still it was hot! Here is grandson #2, Frank, cozying up to Mama Gorrilla. And last but not least, they put quilting blocks on the posts giving directions. Would make a great African quilt border.

Garden spot

The summer days continue and soon I will need to think about autumn chores to get ready for winter starts. In the meantime, I roam the yard (my DH's part) and look for photo ops of his holdings - he is a cactus and succulent nut. Found this one I like. They only bloom in the morning, but they are a nice surprise when I go out to get the morning paper: