Walnut Canyon National Monument

We recently met up with friends and hiked Walnut Canyon.  This is a beautiful area where the Sinagua Indians lived a long time ago.  

It located just 6 miles outside of Flagstaff off Interstate 40.  The hike down and around the island mountain is very pretty and a bit challenging, but very worth the effort.   You should check it out.
We are so lucky this is being preserved for all to see.  There are tons of rooms on all sides of the mountains in which they stored their goods, cooked and lived.

 

After our endurance hike we took time for a nice picnic lunch.

THE HARDY HIKERS

Recent Sewing

I embroidered some tea towels as  a gift.

Lot of fun.

What to do with fleece leftover pieces?

I belonged to a group of ladies who gathered for a nice lunch and good cheer.  During our two years of meetings we made over 100 fleece tied blankets for  several Childrens' Hospitals and Care Centers.  To prepare the fleece to tie into the blankets you need to cut squares of 4- 6" from each corner. Well , now what to do with the squares. I sewed the squares together and made over 40 pillows to donate along with the blankets.  Our group no longer meets and I had SOOOOOOO many squares left.  I just could not  bring myself to throw them out. I decided  to make some dog bed/mats with the remaining squares.  I have just completed 10  mats from the squares and will be donating them to a shelter soon.    And, I never want to see fleece for a VERY LONG time!

Here are pics of the mats.  I folded them up so you could see them all.

RECENT SEWING

I sent this Noah's Ark Quilt to Salt Lake City.  The beautiful baby Charlie is who it was made for.  I hope he enjoys it.  It was fun to make.

Flannel Burp clothes and Receiving blankets