Sunset Motorcycle

Cathy made this quilt using The Creative Iron Fusible Fabric Art. It is a laser cut fusible applique. Cathy wanted lots of quilting on the motorcycle so it would not come loose. I tried to make it look like the motorcycle was in motion.

I put in some desert accents like Saguaro cactus, sagebrush and hills, flying eagles in the corners of the border, a big sun in the right corner. I used Quilter's Dream Puff batting and King Tut thread #912 named St. George which has variegated gold, rust, orange and yellow.

I Love those Baptist Fans

I love the Circle Lord Baptist Fans. They give a quilt a traditional look. And the Circle Lord Baptist Fans are so easy to use and produce a perfect design of fans quickly and easily.
This is Lori's quilt, 90" x 104"; it's an Irish Chain for her son. The back is a green flannel. I used Signature's Limey Green thread top and bobbin. Take a look.







You can see the fans template on the table.

Southern California is on Fire

Four years ago today, San Diego was devastated by the Cedar fire. Today, there were 8 separate fires burning out of control. Strong Santa Ana winds from the deserts east of San Diego continue to gust and spread the fire west toward the Pacific Ocean. Some of the fires have merged.

The entire town (40,000 souls) of Ramona was put under mandatory evacuation orders yesterday. The fires continue to burn out of control. Visibility is so bad that air tankers cannot fly into the fire zones to drop water or fire retardants. The Witch Creek fire near Ramona has spread all the way to the ocean, almost 40 miles away.

Four years ago 50,000 people were evacuated. Currently there are 250,000 people evacuated from their homes in San Diego county. This photo shows the fires all over southern California as of noon today.