Well - that was a fun day! Thanks to all the people, are there are LOTS of them, that help pull off the annual Sweet Corn Festival in Adel on the 2nd Saturday of August each year.

It's not over yet! Head on over to the park on the north side of town for an omelet breakfast this morning. Drive through and pick up or eat in the park.  Proceeds are for local family in need due to mounting health care related bills.

 

It's time for the Sweetcorn Festival!

 Adel today - Come for the FREE sweetcorn, stay for the fun!

SURPRISE!

 

Aren't the Surprise Lilies beautiful this year? So delicate and pretty.

The Purple Girls

Here is another retreat picture I missed posting earlier but it's such a good one I don't want to leave it out.  These gals are affectionately known as The Purple Girls. They have been coming to our retreats for many years and it would not be the same without them!

 

Happy 10th Birthday to this tall drink of water today! Or is that Gaterade??

 

Customer has a give away

Ellen Copeland has a give-away. Call her if interested.

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I have a box of old material cut up for quilt squares that was never finished plus extra pieces. Call 515 422 0995 if interested.

Meet our new manager for the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Retreat!

I am happy to announce that Amy Brandt (seen here with husband Josh and sons Oliver and Isaac) will take over managing the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Retreats, starting with the Spring 2022 event. Many of you have met her at our retreats but here is a little bio from to help you get more acquainted.

Amy is a young, motivated and inspired quilter. I am so happy to hand off to her so that I can retire and the retreat tradition can continue. 

from Amy:

I began quilting in November 2012 after getting married so I had a hobby in small town Nebraska. I found my perfect creative outlet and ended up working at my local quilt store for 4 years before moving to Iowa in 2017. 

I went on the All Iowa Shop Hop and ended up at Adel Quilting, where I learned about the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Retreat. I attended for the first time in the fall of 2017. 

In 2018 I met Shelley Drauer, the new owner of the Iowa Quilt Block, and began working there. 

I have met many talented area quilters and even made a handful of sample quilts for fabric designer Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs for Riley Blake fabrics. Some of the quilt tops I have made for her have appeared at Quilt Market and Riley Blake's Garden of Quilts. My favorite quilt pattern is the clamshell. 

I'm thrilled to be taking over the retreat and hope to maintain the integrity of the retreat we all know and love while also putting my own spin on it. 

When I'm not quilting I'm taking care of my two little boys, Oliver (5) and Isaac (1). I can be reached by phone or text at 402-525-6266, or you can friend me on Facebook at facebook.com/amy.brandt489. I will be creating a Facebook page and email address for the retreat in the near future as well.

My retirement plan - - -

- - - started with our annual Kids Camp.

Porch Swing Selfie

Lunch picnic while Jack is at football camp

Followed by a little play in the creek

Next was a movie and a pizza party

 

Today started with a little Warrior paint. AKA sidewalk chalk mixed with water.

Always a blast with these three angels.

Sunday Sewday

 I added block #8 to the stack of American Gatherings blocks (free weekly download from Primitive Gatherings web)

With 8 blocks done, I decided to start making the rows. 

I found the Speckle fabric we have on the bolt, 108" wide (available at shopadelquilting.com) looked great. If I am careful when trimming the selvage off, I can get 2 horizontal sashing strips from each width of fabric.

Referring to the picture of the finished quilt, I made a guess that the sashes between the blocks are cut 2 1/2" wide and the horizontal sash between the rows is cut 3 1/2" wide,

Temperature Block - July

 

Turns out the July block falls in the same temp range as the June block did. The average high temperature in central Iowa for July was 86.1.

I decided to use the same fabrics but just switch out the placement a little.

Once again, here is the chart I have been following. Each month, I write the name of the month next to the color on this chart just in case I loose track of my block order.

August 1 is a date to note!

A couple big changes will happen on August 1. 

#1 adelquilting.com goes away but you can still find us online here (adelquilting.blogspot.com), on Facebook (Adel Quilting and Adel Quilting Sharing Page), or for shopping (shopadelquilting.com) and on Instagram (Adel Quilting).

#2 Blogger (where you are right now) will no longer email you each time there is a new post. That is a change to their process.  

You can still see our blog posts by checking in at adelquilting.blogspot.com. Bookmark that now for easy access. Even if you just Google Adel Quilting, the blog will pop up as a choice.

Time to catch up!

 The last several weeks have been a whirlwind. Time to catch up.

First, we had a great family reunion when all the kids were home for the 4th.

Here's all the grands together, Texas and Story City.

July 5 was a reunion with the McLaughlin side of the family. That's daughter Brook (Chicago) in front of me and her boyfriend Craig in front of her, right down the middle of the pic. Dad, Dennis McLaughlin, is on the left. Daughter in law, Brooke, stayed home this day with a little that had tummy troubles.

On the way back to the airport with the Texas kids, we had breakfast with my sister Dawn and her husband Rick. And that's a quilt in the bag I'm holding - - - of course!

The next day began our spring Ladies of the Lake Quilt Retreat!

Here is some show and tell from the retreat. What a nice time we all had.