Monday, July 2, 2012

HAPPY FEET


 This is the last of the flip flop quilts.  Also known as thongs in parts of the world, but here thongs say underwear!


I made another of these which are so popular that I do want to keep one for myself.  I loved making these quilts!  Such fun to pair
colourful blocks together.   Again I used the remains of the jelly roll from Walmart plus a couple of other little bits of left over fabrics.


Having written that, I have purchased fabric online which will be a surprise to receive.  I ordered from Missouri Quilt Shop, their sale of the day.  The cost of shipping was more than the fabric.It cost $15.00 to ship to Canada.  $5.00 for shipping in the US/  Why is shipping so expensive to Canada  from some stores?


The lilies are almost open in my
garden which is the septic bed!  I am going to split them this fall as they are getting crowded.   I love lilies, I do think they are my favourite flower, well I love bee balm too of course, so they are both almost blooming.


I am pretty sure that there will be hummingbird babies at the feeder soon.  The females are feeding more frequently, which says the babies are born.  We shall see.


Canada Day was spectacular here at the lake.  Lots of fireworks, but in the capital, Ottawa, it was awash with red and white, and last night the fireworks finished off a great day.  Happy Birthday Canada....one day late.

6 comments :

Jo C. said...

I love these quilts..is there a pattern somewhere? My daughter would love this as we live in a coastal statevand she's all about the beach! Thanks for sharing!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

did I understand right that shipping in the US was $14.50? That is way too high if I understood that correctly - most shops don't charge more than 6-7 for shipping it seems - weird!
Love the quilt.
Karen

Shay said...

Your lilies are beautiful Nanci. Ditto the quilt !

It costs about the same to ship 7 yards of fabric to Australia as it does to Canada? What's up with that ?

Jennifer said...

Perhaps shipping costs are so dear because it's considered international - even though it's on the same continent? I remember as a child, thongs were also called Japanese riding boots......and our Kiwi friends call them jandals.

Carol E. said...

They were "thongs" when I was a kid, but suddenly that took on a new meaning. For a while I had to stop and think and retrieve that new term, "flip flops," out of my creaky old brain.

Jocelyn said...

I love the flip flop quilt!! What a very fun quilt!!