Quilt Shops: Quilter's Cove - Newport OR

 Best collection of patterns I've seen...and wonderful sample applique quilts throughout.

Quilter's Cove 
27 Oregon Coast Hwy, Newport, OR 97365

Stockings to Hang by the Chimney with Care

LH - Point Montara

A Stop along our Bay To Bridge Hike in 2014, this light station, originally established in 1875 is not open to the public.  It is currently a youth hostel.  The tower itself was built in 1881 in Massachusetts as the Mayo Beach lighthouse.  It was moved and rebuilt on this site in 1928.

https://www.us-lighthouses.com/point-montara-lighthouse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Montara_Light

St. Nicholas for Nicholas

One last Christmas quilt.  The Center is  a cross stitch picture of a Woodland St. Nick that I did in 1990 and first framed and then had in a simple lap quilt.  The corners copy the animals in the center and the rest is trees of every green hue.

 It seemed fitting that St. Nicholas go to Nicholas, the last grandchild without a special Christmas Quilt!

SMCP - Junipero Serra County Park

Another great day in a county park I hadn't visited before, thanks to the San Mateo County Parks Foundation.  Director, Michelle Beasley provided a great history lesson and good food.

Nature provided a surprise by dropping a tree across the planned hiking path, but the views were lovely anyway!!!






Junipero Serra County Park was established in 1956 on 108 acres that had been part of the Buri Buri Rancho. Although it is one of the smaller county parks, it is still possible to cobble together a couple mile hike.  It is easily accessible from Crystal Springs Road, just a short distance from Interstate 280,

Junipero Serra County Park
1801 Crystal Springs Rd.
San Bruno, CA 94066

Trees

At a quilt show in the foothills, we saw a red quilt with a panel similar to this.  I fell in love with the concept, and later found some great paper pieced trees that I thought would work well.  The border added the finishing touch with a three tree panel on each side.

This is Andi's quilt, big enough for her king size bed!

CSP - Patrick's Point

Patrick's Point lies south of Crescent City.  In the 1800s the area (north to Wilson Creek and South to Little River) was home of the Yurok people.  There were 56 villages varying in size from two to twenty four houses. While the original villages are gone, in 1990 an all Yurok crew built a replica village named Sumȇg which is located near the park headquarters.

There is a nice short easy little hike from the headquarters up through a native plant garden.  Or you can take a longer drive through the park and end up at the village.  Either way it is well worth a stop on your way down the coast.


Patrick's Point State Park
Patrick's Point - wikipedia
Yurok Tribe
Yurok - Wikipedia
More Pictures

Canoe

home

sweat house

Inside a home

Ceremonial area

Christmas Stars

An early (1985) lap quilt.
Here it is in the library (the Santa room)
Jessica has it now.

Quilt Shops: Sew Creative - Ashland OR

I've been in this store a few times and there is always something new to intrigue me. 

Sew Creative
115 E Main St, Ashland, OR 97520

Window Lace

I started crocheting when I was about 10.  Nothing spectacular, some afghans, baby and toddler clothes, etc......This window lace lasted about fifteen years before it finally fell apart from constant sunlight exposure..

NP - Grand Canyon

"We have had another wonderful experience together. Let those who will, buy lands and hoard money; we will have our memories, glad memories of golden experiences together." Margaret Gerke 1915

The Grand Canyon was part of the English Trip in 1929.  

It was one of the places that made Grammy and Grampy fall in love with Arizona.

Hermit's Rest 1929

1929

1929

We stopped in the Grand Canyon on a trip to visit Grammy in Green Valley in 1982, and both Jess and Andi spent a week camping there with their class when they were in 7th grade.

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Grand Canyon of the Colorado River - Thomas Moran

"...keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. Leave it as it is. You can not improve it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is keep it for your children, your children's children and all who come after you as one of the greatest sights which every American, if he can travel at all, should see.  
Theodore Roosevelt 1903

Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Atlas Obscura Guide to the Grand Canyon

Puzzled

For Quinlan