Virtual Cookie Exchange And A Day Outside For Me

Sometimes I get carried away with sewing, blogging, and other important stuff and forget

to check out what's happening outside. So yesterday, with my finished quilt in tow, we took off

 to enjoy a day outside taking photos of the quilt. It was a beautiful day to be outside!

We took a long drive that had us ending up in the desert around Leeds in Southern Utah.

There's a special beauty to desert scenery, especially with red mountains in the background.

My crew member was scouting out the area and totally missed the guy standing in front of my quilt. 

It was actually a good thing that guy showed up since the quilt can't be shown until later.

Thanks, Santa! 

Oh, and thanks crew member for helping me!

The Virtual Cookie Exchange starts in four days...woohoo!

There's some yummy baking going on so be sure to check back on Monday.

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Just Let Me Quilt - Giveaway

Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats

Kris Loves Fabric

December 6

Creatin’ in the Sticks

Brenda’s Quilting Blog

Bumbleberry Stitches

December 7

What’s Up With Kim

Granny Can Quilt

Rosemary’s Recipe – posted at Just Let Me Quilt

December 8

Deb’s Rustic Quilting

Treasured Nest

Just Let Me Quilt

Oh I Wish I Were In Dixie

I wished I was in Dixie so that's where I am...sort of.

The mountain says "Dixie" so it must be true!

With the Tammy 4 all Seasons blog hop fast approaching, the hubby and I went

looking for the perfect spot to take photos of my Tammy Bags. Found it here!

There's still a little snow in the shaded areas.

A Love Lock Bridge, too!

A love lock is a padlock which lovers lock to a bridge, gate, or public fixture to symbolize their love

and forever commitment to each other. Usually the names or initials of the lovers are inscribed on 

the padlock and the key is thrown away to symbolize unbreakable love. The history of love locks

dates back at least 100 years to a Serbian tale of a broken engagement and heartbreak. Padlocks 
were attached to bridges by young women to hopefully protect their own loves. How romantic!

Just so you know, we didn't leave a padlock on the bridge. 

We've been together for so long, we know our love is unbreakable!

Ahhh, was that just so ooey gooey sugary sweet sounding? 

How could I not feel that way when he is such a fun and crazy guy!

Almost time for Tammy 4 all Seasons! 

Project #2 Completed...Photo Shoot Time!

Luckily, I'm two down, one to go with my three projects for See You in September.

Project #1...completed and photos taken.

Project #2...completed and time for photos!

I can't show the project, but I can show the small adventure my hubby and I went on to get the photos.

We got up early and headed to a spot not too far from our house.

It was gorgeous and alive with the sounds of the desert.

We saw this lizard getting a little sun.

He/she began to look a little annoyed at me! I love the look he/she gave me.

These flowers were everywhere and totally dressed the desert up with their beauty.

I didn't wait around to see who or what might pop out of this hole. It could be a SNAKE!

This is the hubby going to great heights and risk-of-falling just for me to get a great shot of my quilt.

Really, I held my breath a few times and envisioned a trip to the ER (he just laughed at my worries.)

The explanation to the doctor might sound a little lame if the doc doesn't blog and quilt.

"He fell over the edge while climbing up high and over big rocks to help me take a picture of my quilt."

Sounds perfectly normal to me, but the doc might not think so!

Luckily, he exited the scene without a scratch or bump on the head. Whew!

Project #3 is getting close to being done. Just a few more weeks until...