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| Designing three quilt backs |
I'm keeping the Roses because I've been asked to show my guild how to make them but the baby quilts are all promised. I'd still like to have some finished ones on hand. I'll have to look through the bin again. Surely there are more partial blocks hanging around.
In the meantime, it's been flooding in Houston and Dallas. Fortunately my traveling has been on the dry days because you definitely want to stay inside in these downpours. Then we went to Oregon for a graduation. Precipitation accompanied that trip.
My brilliant idea was to go to Crater Lake on the way up. We've always wanted to see it; the Lodge just opened for the season. We drove past Klamath Lake, the largest fresh-water body in Oregon. It's the geologic remnant of pluvial Lake Modoc which was ten times larger and formed about 10,000 years ago during the last Ice Age. {Pluvial lakes form when temperature rises near glacial regions.}
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| Klamath Lake on a cloudy day |
Bits of snow hid in the shade as we entered the park but it was waist high by the time we got to the Lodge which sits at the rim of Crater Lake.
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| Crater Lake Lodge |
And then it started to snow.
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| The deck at Crater Lake Lodge |
We were told this is a wonderful view of the Lake... if hadn't been snowing. We are {allegedly} right on the edge of the lake. Not that we could see anything. Neither the near nor far side.
Still, we enjoyed touring the Lodge and reading about it's reconstruction. And we hope to return on a more auspicious day.
The sun broke out as we crossed the border so DH took a photo of Mt. Shasta. Another future trip.
Enjoy the day, Ann
Still, we enjoyed touring the Lodge and reading about it's reconstruction. And we hope to return on a more auspicious day.
The sun broke out as we crossed the border so DH took a photo of Mt. Shasta. Another future trip.
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| Mt Shasta |
Enjoy the day, Ann
14 comments:
I'm sorry you missed the beauty of Crater Lake. Snow doesn't surprise me though. We went mid-July in 1998 and the road around the east side was still closed d/t snow! Safe travels :-)
Those will be some pretty backs! I have recently bought on sale mind you, both coral and aqua fabrics to make some baby quilts. Hopefully I will have the time to cut into them soon. That lodge looks so relaxing and inviting. Too bad you couldn't see the lake. I remember it snowing one day in Pennsylvania in May when I was at college at Slippery Rock. We got about 6" of snow!
I'd like to go there too, thank you for the tour Ann.
I like the idea of laying out more than one quilt on your batting at a time. I might try that. Snow in May just doesn't seem fair, somehow.
WOw Crate Lake Lodge looks just amazing...
Hugs, Julierose
I love your roses! I think it's wonderful you're going to show your guild how you piece them.
Yes, Crater Lake Lodge is high altitude. I've gone up there several times since high school days, always an adventure and sometimes a surprise.
Wow. They are closing Rim Road twice in August so bicyclists can ride it. Nothing said about the possibility of snow. I hope you did at least see the lake.
This seems to be the year of wild weather.
Thanks, Patty. After years of random, old fabrics on the back I'm glad to use some that match a bit better. I hope to see your new fabrics soon. Funny how we always need baby quilts, even when we are long past those years ourselves.
Six inches in May sounds wild. They didn't need the snowplow but I was glad we got down safely.
I'd still like to see it sometime. Old photos show motor and sail boats on the lake. Hopefully they don't allow those anymore. Not sure if they even allow canoes.
It always seems like such a chore to baste quilts. So far, this method works better for me although I only do it with small quilts. Trying to use up an entire batt at one time.
I agree about snow in May.
It's not as impressive as the ones at Yellowstone or Yosemite but it was still charming. I loved the way they framed the windows with lengths of pine with the bark left on.
This was my first trip. I'm not sure when we will go again but I'd still like to see the Lake in person.
I need to get busy writing instructions and sewing samples for the Roses.
Pleased to see that you're out and about travelling again! I had never thought of laying pieces of fabric out in order to reach the size required, at least not using multiple pieces of fabric, I'd like to try this I have heaps of smaller pieces which would be ideal.
It's such a good way to use all those bits up. They are good fabric but just get lost in the piles.
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