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September 12, 2024

The Rainbow Bridge from Melva Loves Scraps

It's been a sad time for us lately. When our plans with our friends were waylaid last week, we shifted gears and planned for camping. We thought we might let Shelby enjoy one last camping trip with us... We were all excited about the prospect of the time away.

Saturday morning, the day we were leaving, was not good. Shelby had been favoring her front right leg for months, but it was even worse that morning. In addition to that, her left leg was tender as well as one of her back legs. I witnessed her almost fall several ...

added by Melva 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under camping journal

January 17, 2024

A Slow Stitched Sew & Tell from Melva Loves Scraps

It's Sew &Tell time... Welcome! I had a super productive week with two fabulous finishes that I shared late in the week. You can read all of the details here.

I am still in a holding pattern for finishing the Denver Nuggets basketball quilt. The backing fabric should be delivered on Tuesday.

After a thorough cleaning of the house and bathrooms, I turned my attention to our Camping Journal quilt. I made a few more park signs and then I created a few kits for the blocks I decided to include to represent each night of our stays. Below ...

added by Melva 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under camping journal , sew and tell

September 28, 2023

Baby Buffalo Check ~ Sew & Tell ~ 9/25/23 from Melva Loves Scraps

This week's mini-quilt is a baby buffalo check #39/52... Inspired by one of Alycia's recent finishes, I thought a mini would be pretty cute. Turns out, I was right... at least in my humble opinion.

added by Melva 1 year, 1 month ago. under camping journal , mini quilt challenge , sew and tell

Tuesday To-do and Talk... from Melva Loves Scraps

I've had lots of things going on... and feel a little scattered and unable to focus on what I really want to. And I was reminded this morning of something I learned way back in 1999... (How can it be that it has been 24 years???) I digress...

Unless you set your priorities, the world and those around you will set them for you.

Often times, when I am feeling distracted or unfocused, I realize that it is others that have stepped up and rearranged my priorities.

And, sometimes, life just happens and there is no control over certain ...

added by Melva 1 year, 1 month ago. under camping journal

July 6, 2023

Sew & Tell ~ July 3, 2023 from Melva Loves Scraps

With summer in full swing, I have been thinking about the various sounds of the season... The Fourth of July is nearly upon us and the celebration with family and friends, for many, encompasses an extra-long weekend since the 4th falls on Tuesday.

The sound of crickets chirping outside the windows, the laughter and squeals of joy (and sometimes the cries and wailing of little ones) as children play in a pool or in the water... the sounds of fireworks in the neighborhood... dogs barking in response. And the drone of fans and air conditioners working to keep the air ...

added by Melva 1 year, 4 months ago. under camping journal , sew and tell

May 31, 2023

So Much to Sew & Tell! from Melva Loves Scraps

The "work" week was a short one for me... but I managed to get a bunch done. I'll get right to that.

I got the fence rail blocks joined to complete the top... It is huge! Too big, I think. I will need to take it to my Mom's house to see how it fits on her bed. I need the backing, which is in the mail, before I can move forward. According to tracking info, it should arrive on Tuesday.

I finished the memory bears! What a big project to be done with. The teddy bears had ...

added by Melva 1 year, 5 months ago. under camping journal , sew and tell

March 26, 2023

Thursday's Therapy Session from Melva Loves Scraps

Yesterday was Thursday and I was lacking some motivation. It's been a month since we started our vacation trip to the Gulf Coast and I was missing the camper. I had a stack of items that needed to be put away so I wandered out there and spent time putting things back in place and making the bed since I had just tossed all of the bedding onto the bed.

I still have not vacuumed since our return... and when you go to the beach sand gets EVERYWHERE! It just wasn't quite warm enough so instead I returned ...

added by Melva 1 year, 7 months ago. under camping journal

May 25, 2022

Summer Camp Prep Exercises from Melva Loves Scraps

Last summer I participated in the (on-line) Fiona Sandwich Summer Camp, hosted by Rachael. It was great fun to choose an activity, select a postcard block for our quilt and happily mark off an activity on the "activity sheet".

The summer camp activities were enjoyed so much by participants that she created a "Winter Camp" with similar activities and projects. Our camping journal quilt, at that point, was caught up, so I skipped out on that one.

I am ready to go with the summer camp again... This year the aim of the camp is to "cultivate your inner artist ...

added by Melva 2 years, 5 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

April 27, 2022

Spring Snow Monday from Melva Loves Scraps

After 3-1/2 weeks of nothing but dry days, high winds and extreme fire danger, we woke this morning to this...

We have about 8 inches of the white gold and it may continue for a bit longer. Woohoo!

The smoke on Friday afternoon was horrible. There were fires in New Mexico and the winds from the south blew it in, making us think that MUST be a fire somewhere in our area... Much to our relief, we realized it was just smoke from the south.

Last week, despite the crazy wind that was making me a little grumpy, I ...

added by Melva 2 years, 6 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

November 19, 2021

Thankful Thursday - November 18th from Melva Loves Scraps

Another week filled with things to be thankful for!

#1 The opportunity to run away, unplug and get rested and refreshed. Though it was only for two nights, the time away was worth every bit of effort it took to get there.

We sat, we talked, we walked some, we watched the light on the canyon walls shift... we read, we watched the dog wander and pace trying to find the perfect spot to settle down and enjoy gnawing on an antelope leg she found in the area... we napped, we slept almost 12 hours both nights and we woke ...

added by Melva 2 years, 11 months ago. under camping journal , thankful thursday , to-do tuesday

November 15, 2021

Let's Go from Melva Loves Scraps

The other day Dave was looking at the weather forecast and said "We should go camping early next week."

I quickly responded "OKAY! Let's Go."

After a brief assessment of our calendar we decided we could successfully squeeze in a quick trip by leaving after worship on Sunday and return Tuesday morning before the Ladies Ministry Bible Study that I lead that afternoon.

So as this posts, I'll be unplugged and recharging as I gear up for a book signing event at the local library.

We made plans to load the camper, pantry and fridge on Saturday afternoon ...

added by Melva 2 years, 11 months ago. under camping journal

November 9, 2021

Weekend Wrap from Melva Loves Scraps

Friday's presentation at the Trinidad Historical Society's annual dinner was a success. Sixty people were in attendance, the slide presentation worked smoothly and I was able to keep my cool through out it and even answered some questions after it.

If you missed the fact that we had been exposed to the virus and went for testing on Wednesday... well, you can safely assume that we tested negative! Dave and I were both relieved that we didn't have to be in quarantine. Whew!

A few Pieces of the Past books were even sold. The first request for ...

added by Melva 2 years, 12 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

October 28, 2021

On The Road... from Melva Loves Scraps

You may have noticed my absence in the blog and social media circles for the past 12 days or so... Or maybe not

added by Melva 3 years ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

July 21, 2021

Tired Tuesday from Melva Loves Scraps

It's Tuesday and our vacation time is over. As so many others have stated... "I need a vacation to recover from our vacation!"

Early morning visitors to our camper

The Nolan Family Camp Weekend was filled with so much joy, love, laughter, crafts, activities and food... and only one small melt-down from one of the little ones.

In the midst of the chaos on the picnic table

Sweet Hanna was a little fussy on day 2, but there were enough adults around that we took turns soothing, walking and talking to her. She really was happiest when she was ...

added by Melva 3 years, 3 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

July 19, 2021

Quick Check-in from Melva Loves Scraps

Just a quick check-in between our trips...

We were settled into our campsite in time for lunch and it was was so pleasant.

The river was nearby and we had shade over the picnic table area so after a quick and easy lunch of sandwiches, fruit and chips we plopped ourselves down in our chairs and began the decompression stage.

In the short time that we were "unplugged" I completed several postcard blocks for our Camping Journal Quilt and I was able to check off numerous items from the Summer Camp Sewing Log.

The Purple Mountains Majesty completed my color ...

added by Melva 3 years, 3 months ago. under camping journal

June 20, 2021

Summer Camp from Melva Loves Scraps

Summer took long enough to get here! Okay, okay, so it isn't officially "summer" on the calendar yet, and "summer" may have started for others with the end of a school year or Memorial Day Weekend, but for me summer starts when our camping season starts. And it was late this year for us...

Last week we (finally) found our way with friends to the Conejos Camp Ground located in the Rio Grande National Forest. It took us a little over 3 hours to drive to our destination. It is remote and there is absolutely no connection to the ...

added by Melva 3 years, 4 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

June 9, 2021

Indian Stars, Trail's End and Playing with Dolls from Melva Loves Scraps

✔ With my finish of the Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail Quilt I did a mini photo shoot on Saturday morning. I still want to get some shots on the actual Trail, but for now, here is one of the first pictures of the finished quilt, in its entirety...

Just this morning as I was typing up some additional excerpts for future stories of the sew along I came across this...

Our trail often led among herds of buffalo so numerous that at time we were half afraid. The vast open country that is gone from us forever rippled like ...

added by Melva 3 years, 5 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

October 13, 2020

Check-in of Tuesday's Two from Melva Loves Scraps

Has it really been only a week since I last posted??? It flew by! Yet there was so much that went on...

My To-Do List consisted of...

❧ Piecing the top for the third memory quilt in a month.

❧ Write the last Kansas City Star quilt block pattern.

Did I meet those two goals? I can answer with a resounding "Yes!"

Though there were plenty of distractions along the way, I completed both tasks just yesterday... well, last night. For me to continue working of "quilty" projects into the evening is unusual, but the daunting task of that last block pattern ...

added by Melva 4 years ago. under camping journal , hand-sewn hello , to-do tuesday

September 9, 2020

Tuesday's To-Do Musings from Melva Loves Scraps

It has been several weeks since I linked with Home Sewn By Us for their Tuesday To-Do planning party... Life was really busy, and suddenly all of the deadlines have passed and I have time to relax and take time to smell the roses.

Well, sort of... While I don't have any quilt projects waiting in line and screaming for attention, I DO have a need to begin writing out the patterns for the final six blocks of the Pieces From The Past Sew Along, along with gathering more family photos, stories and research dates and events... oh and ...

added by Melva 4 years, 2 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

August 8, 2020

Turning To-Do In To Done from Melva Loves Scraps

Last week was rough! It seemed as though I faced a new challenge each day, though none of the obstacles were quilting related. You know, just life stuff. Issues with a major credit card company, technology issues that affected the latest release of the Pieces From The Past Pattern - Russian Sunflower, an update that were required on the church computer before being able to create the Sunday worship slides, and notifications that recent medical bills are not "covered" by our "non-insurance" provider.

Even with all that happened, I was still productive in the studio. Woohoo! The silver lining of the ...

added by Melva 4 years, 3 months ago. under camping journal , to-do tuesday

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