Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
You hear a great deal about the downturn in the housing market, the economy going south, and other concerns for our economic well being. There are those in Sequim who are doing their best to keep people working. I don’t know what this building will be…but I’ll do some sleuthing and see if I can let you know.
I’ve included other posts about my favorite garden store, but I’m not sure if I’ve told you how I envy the owner because this huge rooster belongs to her. I would love to own him and have him in my garden…but truthfully, I don’t think he is for sale. Click for a previous post of “Over the Fence”.
On my walk downtown Sunday evening, I spotted this piece. I’m not sure I would buy it for my home, but it certainly was well lit and caught my eye.
Next door to Hurricane Ridge Coffee Company is a very nice store called The Good Book. It was nice to see their window display had not yet caved in to the Christmas season.
Each year agricultural students at Sequim High School design and make these wonderful baskets. Some hang from the street lights…others like this one sit on the ground. A quality flower basket is not cheap to produce. Local businesses help sponsor this project. This one was sponsored by Hurricane Coffee Company. Wooden barrels of lavender will go out this week.
4 more days until the Lavender Festival and the Quilt Show
I am home after a week of sewing, classes, finishing UFO’s, quilt shows, shopping, etc. etc…and I am inspired. Since 1991, with one exception, I have traveled to Sisters, Oregon for the Quilters Affair and Quilt Show. I am never disapointed. Today I have included three thumbnails of projects I worked on while there. The first is the quilt pattern “Square Dance”, by Martha Thompson. The fabrics had been cut out for a long time…once I finally got it pieced, I discovered the yellow was too bright for the other fabrics…so it turned in to a perfect quilt to practice machine quilting. After the show, I will block and bind it.
The second thumbnail is one of the reasons I love digital photography. If you are unsure of block or value placement in a quilt, simply take a digital picture and you can instantly see where you need to make a switch. Can you tell where the value placement is incorrect in this wall hanging?
The third thumnail is a pattern I tested for Beach Garden Quilts a couple of years ago. At the time I was having a devil of a time with my points. It was put away and it was only last week that I finally got it all put together. The pattern is called Eagle Harbor Summer. I love the secondary patterns it creates. None of these quilts will be in this year’s show…tomorrow I will show you ones that will be.
Walking though the parking lot, I spotted these wonderful pots…sure enough, they are resting behind Over the Fence waiting for the new additon to be ready for occupancy. The owners bought the old saloon on Washington and are expanding their store. I can’t wait. Previous post of Over the Fence can be seen here and here.
7 more days until the Lavender Festival and the Quilt Show
If you are a pilot in the Sequim area, you have heard of the “Blue Hole”. The way it was explained to me, you can be flying along with heavy cloud cover below and suddenly the clouds will open up. Sure enough, if you look down you will find Sequim. Sequim is reported to have 300 days of sun each year. I explained to someone that this does not mean the sun shines all the time on those days…but it does shine for a little while.
Now that I have degressed…a local art co operative decided to use a play on words for their galleries name. It has lovely art. Some days I take an “artist’s date” and just browse though and feed my soul. The night of our field trip it was jammed packed with people. A happening place! Previous posts of the Blue Whole can be seen here and here.
8 more days until the Lavender Festival and the Quilt Show