Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Trying to play catch up is tiring!  The laundry is caught up and the camper is unpacked!  We even made it to the grocery store to pick up a few items.  The grass still needs to be cut, but it can wait another day.  I finished one block of quilting on the Dear Jane “Insanity” quilt this afternoon.  I’m not sure where I finished off with the photos of the quilt but it will wait until next week when I get back from Wisconsin.  I already have a list of chores to do on Monday before I leave on Tuesday.

Mike has some of his photos finished from when we visited the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.   I had posted some photos from that area but his camera does a much better job so I will share them.

A view looking down at the river - we are so high above the canyon floor.

Part of the canyon where you can not see the river below

One of the overlooks at the park - on this one you can right down to the bottom!

I don't have my wildflower book in the house with me - it is in the camper. I will just say it is a type of daisy

another view of the canyon

part of the road that goes to the bottom of the canyon

I decided to put together an applique project to work on when I’m at the airports and on the plane.  I am going to start the first block of the Baltimore Bliss blocks from Fat Cat Patterns.  I will glue baste it all in place and clip in advance all of the curves – no scissors will be needed then.  I will wear the medallion necklace to snip the threads.  I have used it before and it worked out.  All I will need to have with me is a couple of applique stick pins (very tiny) stuck in a piece of cloth and an extra needle or two also stuck in the cloth and my thread & applique thimble.  I haven’t flown in awhile but last time that was still allowed – anyone know if you can’t do that anymore?

I will bring the “So Charming” quilt pieces with me to finish up (hopefully) at my daughter’s house – putting the rows together I feel will be too much pinning needed ect. at the airports and would need too many pins with me which they probably wouldn’t allow on the plane.   Don’t know if I will have enough time to finish it of course but I will have two days that the kids are at school and daughter will be in New York.   I will have those two days to myself, I don’t do much shopping anymore other than quilting fabric so a  run over to Millhouse Quilts is on the schedule!  Other than that though I doubt I will shop much unless my dear daughter wants to when she is home.  We will need to do lunch one day!