SUMMERTIME FUN ??!!

This is the view from my pool.  My back yard needs some TLC - this is only a small...very small portion of my backyard.  The older I get the more I question my motives!!!!  Everything you "get", purchase, receive, etc... .you have to maintain.  I have so much to maintain, I dont have any time to enjoy ----hence the picture from the deck of the pool.  I was NOT swimming or in any way enjoying the luxury of the pool.. I was pressure washing the deck furniture!!! aaahhhhh

 While I am maintaining - this is what Mr. Nickel Bill and Nephew Nickel Bill do.....watch tv?

 This is 4 squares of my new creation.  A Quilt that is made of houses!  I saw this is a book and I am trying to re-make it :)  I am using Batik fabric - I like it -  I tend to lean towards more dark, rustic-looking fabrics.

This is quilt I just finished - I actually like it!  Hated working on it.  It is made of fabric that I won in a quilting contest.  I did not get to choose the fabrics.  However, I wanted to make a quilt and making one with fabric already on hand is economically feasible for me! hehehe  So here it is.  and I like it!!!  I had a pattern for one square, so I mad a square.  I liked the fact that it turned out o.k. considering my "lack of patience, need it done now" attitude!  It was quick and easy! so I made a bunch of 'em and this is how it turned out!