With everything being so crazy here for months….I am just getting myself back. My Mom is in a very good living place and we are getting a new normal worked out.
I haven’t done anything I have wanted to do for months, tonight I did, pulled out my photo’s and just played on Photoshop. I have always had anxiety and it has been on over drive. So, it’s huge for me to just be and be happy doing what “I” like.
Nice to see you, is from a boat ride and we walked the beach in Sarasota Bay.
Scary Beauty The Jelly fish is from Mote Marine, and of course my flowers, from ??? I even took a bit of time and entered a digital photo contest, I didn’t include them here but will after judging.
Nice to See You by Beth StrubScary Beautiful by Beth Ann Strubin the beginning by Beth Ann StrubThe Back of Beauty by Beth Strub
One last day of this table, but I love it. I have had a couple questions, the table is all two by fours and a 3/4 inch plywood top. Husband and I moved through the pile of both the two by fours (need to be straight) and plywood(perfect grain pattern)
They (workers) will look at you, watch and NEVER help. AND I am VERY fine with that. Better to leave me ALONE. We always put everything back on the racks. The cost for both the plaid walls and table just about 300.
This table is 77 inches long, 36 inches wide and 32 inches high ! It’s a beast. I LOVE IT and My Sewing room is DONE???
It has been a VERY long bit. I am trying to be back, my Mom is in her ninth week of rehab. and I’m just about….done. I will share more when it’s possible and when I have the were about me to do it.
Husband said last Friday night, “Grab your camera and let’s go see the Clydesdales” We drove down, pulled in, parked in the first row, walked around the corner AND
Anticipation of the Budweiser Clydesdales, photo by Beth Ann Strub
I truly thought my heart was going to stop !
He smiled at Me, photo by Beth Ann Strub of the Budweiser Clydesdales
I hadn’t felt well for days. Thank you Budweiser Clydesdales, “That’s Second to None.”
I hope you enjoyed the Month of Augusts FREE quilt patterns. It was a huge project and I don’t think I will be doing that anytime soon again.
Beth Ann Strub (c)
I always have a VERY well outlined plan and this past month blow that to crap. My mom fell and broke her right femur 13 cm, one plate and ten screws later. Five days in the hospital and now in full time rehab, no weight on her right leg for six weeks. She pretty much is done, she had very little strength before the fall and now….it’s up to her and her spirit how much she will regain. And probably me?
All the emotions can be seen on my face, I am exhausted, have done
nothing I want or like to do and when I do have time….I just can’t seem to do it??? In my wimpy voice, “I didn’t get the book done I wanted, I didn’t get any art started for the holiday’s and the most important I’m not swimming every day.” I, I, I……
So for the next little bit, I’m going to just be ! I need to get myself together !Please take a moment and look around my quilt pattern shop. Now it the time to start a new quilt !
I have to do different things in quilting to keep it interesting to me. This is one of my little quilt patterns, finished size two inches by two inches.
3 Dark 1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ” 3 White 1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ” Make triangles
WELL….Crazy Man is having a HUGE birthday today ! ! He asked for a quilt YEARS ago and this is the quilt he received. In honor of his birthday here is a quilt bock pattern for you to make !
This quilt pattern block if from my book, CRAZY MAN
Today Quilt Pattern is Eight inches by Eight inches finished size.
Cut 4 Blue 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Cut 4 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles
Cut 2 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 Blue 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles How to is HERE
Cut 1 Green 1 7/8” x 1 7/8” Cut from corner to corner
Cut 1 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” triangles Cut from corner to corner
Nothing makes be happier than a RED, WHITE and BLUE Quilt. I have made a lot of them over the years here are a FEW
This is one of the very first little quilts I ever made, machined pieced and hand quilted. Some of the stars are not perfect, but I love this little quilt. Finished size is eighteen inches by eighteen inches.
This is one of those, “What was I thinking?” quilts I have…. Machine pieced and I hand quilted. Each log cabin strip was cut at one inch by one inch. Finished quilt is twenty inches by twenty inches.
Long ago, when Husband was working, I had VERY long holiday weekends. This quilt was the result of a VERY long 4th of JULY in Nebraska. I hate of say, “It’s not quilted….Yet?” Machine pieced !
Hope you have a GREAT HOLIDAY, Please be SAFE, and KIND to EVERYONE ! !
I love taking pictures. I have taken classes, shot thousands of pictures, joined a group and just jumped in with two feet. I tried a couple competitions, but my skin wasn’t too thick. I took a year off and today I sent in digital prints, these photo’s here were close but didn’t make the cut…..I have no idea why, I think it’s at the moment kind of thing, but I really like these too.
Purple Flowers, Photo by Beth Ann StrubHow you doing….LUNCH, Photo by Beth Ann StrubWhite to Grow Photo by Beth Ann StrubTake me Step by Step Photo by Beth Ann StrubComing Home photo by Beth Ann Strub
To all the Father’s, I hope you have a wonderful Day. I know Husband here is HAVING a GREAT time.
Can you see the Horse here in a wave? From our trip to the ocean the other day. I only have to be asked once to go sit in the sand and just watch nature. The wind and wave made for some great spray. I just waited and this was one of MANY shots.