Gracelyn's Squares

This was a fun project using lots of fabrics.  

Misión San Francisco de Asís

Mission San Francisco de Asis, established in 1776 as the sixth of the Spanish Missions in California, is the oldest surviving intact building in San Francisco. Named for St. Francis de Asis, it is commonly referred to as Mission Dolores a name derived from its proximity to the Arroyo de los Dolores (Creek of Sorrows) which had been named by a scouting party a few months previously.

The first mass was celebrated in a makeshift shelter by Father Francisco Palou on June 29, a few days before the Declaration of Independence was signed.

The mission building was completed in 1791.  It is the oldest intact Mission in California.  The Basilica located next to the original chapel was completed in 1918.  There is a diorama, created for the 1939 World's Fair on Treasure Island that depicts the area around 1791

Located adjacent to the chapel is one of only two cemeteries remaining in within the city limits of San Francisco, the other being the National Cemetery at the Presidio. The cemetery is the burial place of many native Americans and early settlers.

2002 Liam's Bear visits
Mission Dolores Cemetery
on his travels around the world

Greg and I visited in 2002 on our "California Trip" when we spent a few nights in the mission district.  Liam's bear traveled with us, before taking off for southeast Asia.





Just a few weeks ago, Nicholas and I visited before picking up Alexis at the
Boy's and Girl's club around the corner.  He had some great questions about the artifacts in the small museum and had fun posing with some of the tombstones!

 2019 Nicholas Checks it out

 The chapel, museum and cemetery are open 7 days a week from 9:30 to 4, with just a few holiday closures.  A donation is requested although little guys are free and us old ones are asked for less!

Be sure to pick up the brochure which will fill you in on more of the history of the mission.

• Misión San Francisco de Asís/Mission Dolores   3321 16th St. San Francisco
• Mission Dolores - Wikipedia
• More Pictures - main feature Nicholas hamming it up with the tombstones.

Paper Pieced Star

The center of this was paper pieced, I created the border to make it a little bigger.

On the move

First designed as a miniature of some of the Row by Row designs of Bay Area quilt stores in 2017, it was adopted by Nicholas, my greatest quilt lover.  It was a little small for a lap quilt so he went shopping with me and we made it grow!

NHP - Nez Perce

In 1877 the Nez Perce traveled 1170 miles in 126 days through 4 different states as they fled the US Army.  The Nez Perce Historical Park follows the flight.  You can follow it on the website if not in reality The Flight of 1877.

On our Lewis and Clark Trail Trip we stopped at a few of the sites on our way from Lewiston to Missoula.



On the Lewis and Clark Trail 2013

NPS - Nez Perce National Historical Park

Nez Perce Tribe

Nez Perce . org - history

Nez Perce People - Wikipedia

Cheer

 

One of the first of my 2017-2018 Leftovers Collection.  Cheer is a study in reds that was adopted by Alexis.

Lone Star

This quilt, circa 1986, was on our bed for many years.  It finally wore out.  This is the room that eventually became the library!