tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57771787979392551192024-03-05T10:36:05.726-08:00Creative QuiltingSharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-47783375777067011272010-11-16T20:58:00.000-08:002010-11-16T21:15:33.452-08:00Mabel Lake and Yellowstone National Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iIh4PyVUzjoH2ZUHZFUmW6ZUICiBp-5M2jC54hxAIyTShSHj-_22_r1Lb3AuY0nrxcqSs99b2b6qq5WBI_TcRIWO1Qqonlz2JwBh4a1Gc-bT9HX6UnsGIctOLF7upaiUQ-Skb547Oqg/s1600/Mabel+Lake+058.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540381840188914850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iIh4PyVUzjoH2ZUHZFUmW6ZUICiBp-5M2jC54hxAIyTShSHj-_22_r1Lb3AuY0nrxcqSs99b2b6qq5WBI_TcRIWO1Qqonlz2JwBh4a1Gc-bT9HX6UnsGIctOLF7upaiUQ-Skb547Oqg/s400/Mabel+Lake+058.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0wOuNEuVfJhzyxBPZghpExsKCiPjUANJHqNzfESKUWQCO8MxINDFqVlfDsNEoTO31pdSfdu6YczfJHBhxcuPRl2dkRXcvQkEpFV52Pg1agvtNIOGwSwCQztGGFgs30X-cmtYRrHCSaE/s1600/Roadtrip+2010+Yellowstone+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540379349501794882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0wOuNEuVfJhzyxBPZghpExsKCiPjUANJHqNzfESKUWQCO8MxINDFqVlfDsNEoTO31pdSfdu6YczfJHBhxcuPRl2dkRXcvQkEpFV52Pg1agvtNIOGwSwCQztGGFgs30X-cmtYRrHCSaE/s400/Roadtrip+2010+Yellowstone+083.jpg" /></a> In August Don and Luke and I went on a 2 week vacation. We drove through East and West Kootenays/ Idaho/ Washington/ Montana and Wyoming. We visited Yellowstone National Park. The scenery was fantastic. The picture above is one of my favorite memories of Montana. Don was even able to do a little fly fishing on the Clark Fork River. All in all, a great holiday. </div><br /><div>The picture of the old barn was taken at one of our favorite camping spots. Mabel Lake, just outside of Vernon, BC. I love old barns. In September we spent a few nights camping at Mable Lake.</div><div><br /> </div><br /><div></div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-66543186351923842082010-07-24T21:06:00.000-07:002010-07-24T21:29:03.325-07:00Gracie Annabelle Watson has arrived!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zw_vwEEFOGxcWRz7ylwcnvAlhOVOxJHKZg7L_HMWbKEl1QY7Im9sDoMDIZgXNbFdWhL8zt8eoK7icPyQndapGju5kXkiDKEPxui77sNviPI720_ef36saPGz8AXqtmdCvGrakj7ORmk/s1600/IMG_0812.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497694656773422466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zw_vwEEFOGxcWRz7ylwcnvAlhOVOxJHKZg7L_HMWbKEl1QY7Im9sDoMDIZgXNbFdWhL8zt8eoK7icPyQndapGju5kXkiDKEPxui77sNviPI720_ef36saPGz8AXqtmdCvGrakj7ORmk/s400/IMG_0812.JPG" /></a><br />
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qeNwR05zXfm4qYcsXCbCQeKGiAvsQPL2TicWTGhHK8LVre3AAgpZnmEWeZzBpGkDuKbjEOyQ2f5LiszT9bBtnOp0Akmzo0jp6Hc9tUmHKxifYh3thAWHd6cGisa9SwB2JzZc9gZX6Ss/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497693725277824194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qeNwR05zXfm4qYcsXCbCQeKGiAvsQPL2TicWTGhHK8LVre3AAgpZnmEWeZzBpGkDuKbjEOyQ2f5LiszT9bBtnOp0Akmzo0jp6Hc9tUmHKxifYh3thAWHd6cGisa9SwB2JzZc9gZX6Ss/s400/IMG_0680.JPG" /></a><br /><br />
<br /><div>This is Amy - taken with the new camera. Four days overdue.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaSfrL1upOt_oiyVciearBITLwvI8YXo_coGSlpYBUhVJd0_UH7wAf_C2FAlXZ1B2xBoQBiXBOZHzDmn2qEQqgr3vXxVOjcUr1MSClj4WDyYYSiud4mtE7js1HUf9RSUF_WPo0hE_6Fo/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497692666951660082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaSfrL1upOt_oiyVciearBITLwvI8YXo_coGSlpYBUhVJd0_UH7wAf_C2FAlXZ1B2xBoQBiXBOZHzDmn2qEQqgr3vXxVOjcUr1MSClj4WDyYYSiud4mtE7js1HUf9RSUF_WPo0hE_6Fo/s400/IMG_0383.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div>On June 3rd, 2010 we welcomed the birth of dear Gracie Annabelle. She was born to our daughter Amy and her husband Ben, of Victoria, BC. Weighing in at 9lbs 1 oz, she shocked us all!! What a blessed experience to watch her enter this world. </div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div></div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div>Luke (the Lab) is 9 months now. He is finally starting to settle down a bit. He enjoys walks and swims and is very sociable. A far cry from Walter with his sociability. :) </div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div></div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div>I am still having issues with hip/groin/back. Off to a specialist this week.</div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div></div><br /><br />
<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />
<br /><div></div></div></div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-90973223272352821952010-03-12T17:46:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:46:50.086-08:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkPM9AshNgKgNEHwcOmJ0Rj0Y6N5QiRfO_fyBmI7cqRWMonjNtcSHbxgiD7UT97z5BG1GmTpnm3oLHvJLD2oHx7fIpCi9Qs70dzuWVk8ZZztqw2fbarFEhPpXpQA1HDNQLzYWxBoOfEY/s1600-h/Lukey+Lou+001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkPM9AshNgKgNEHwcOmJ0Rj0Y6N5QiRfO_fyBmI7cqRWMonjNtcSHbxgiD7UT97z5BG1GmTpnm3oLHvJLD2oHx7fIpCi9Qs70dzuWVk8ZZztqw2fbarFEhPpXpQA1HDNQLzYWxBoOfEY/s400/Lukey+Lou+001.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4mypzgDD-Y7tSNKmYaai2Mr_OgBEGnDKOa4V9SHp5NRrzTu3vGLGPUrBrg1Wc2BijgA2hEJdmezQpBcgmqV34KJJsHdmVJlbVqcLvENjJm1KpIBjEI_3dwEu-UVRpV6d2DeyzS7mzfc/s1600-h/Potholders+005.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4mypzgDD-Y7tSNKmYaai2Mr_OgBEGnDKOa4V9SHp5NRrzTu3vGLGPUrBrg1Wc2BijgA2hEJdmezQpBcgmqV34KJJsHdmVJlbVqcLvENjJm1KpIBjEI_3dwEu-UVRpV6d2DeyzS7mzfc/s400/Potholders+005.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-68787422336996933682010-03-12T17:41:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:45:11.662-08:00So here he is. The new dog. AKA as Luke the Lunitic, or "lukatic". He is very mischievious!! He is 4 1/2 months here. Weighing in at about 45 pounds. We wonder what we have done at times.... he is very smart and is in desperate need of a job. He chews everything. He is always in trouble. Stay tuned... he will be growing!!Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-125329252677346262009-12-13T08:24:00.000-08:002009-12-13T08:30:00.130-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZEPyMPV4ruAZa6g5j5EJZJxNpAvT0paqpyBZllksbmyBhAg4N4oBZFHxRUuwOfX_IYKDRZa612OaG781od5wfJX5z4slg-Iy8HbKxXkiCI10_znkcIac2B9txrI06Joy927YFxAQuoU/s1600-h/my+new+baby.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 298px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414757845691566818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZEPyMPV4ruAZa6g5j5EJZJxNpAvT0paqpyBZllksbmyBhAg4N4oBZFHxRUuwOfX_IYKDRZa612OaG781od5wfJX5z4slg-Iy8HbKxXkiCI10_znkcIac2B9txrI06Joy927YFxAQuoU/s400/my+new+baby.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Well, here it is 2 weeks until Christmas!! I am busy quilting the Christmas quilts. The house has been decorated for a month.</div><div>This is the latest addition to our family. His name is Luke. We haven't met him yet. He is ready to go this week. We got him from a breeder in Aldergrove. </div><div>I can't wait to cudddle him!!</div><div>More exciting news. I'm going to be a Grandma.</div><div>Our daughter Amy, is expecting her first child in May. Life is grand!!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-74938851447233189562009-07-04T20:52:00.000-07:002009-07-04T21:00:32.282-07:00We have moved!!It's so nice to be back where we belong!! The move was amazing, thanks to the help of my sweet daughter Amy, and her dear husband Ben and the strength of my strapping young son, Dustin. I have no pictures of the house to post yet, but will get on that soon. The studio has loads of space for all my "stuff". We are enjoying being close to Dustin and our friends again. I am feeling happy again.... The house is slowly getting decorated and the closets are getting organized.<br />I was invloved in a head on collission and am suffering the effects of that. I am having physio and massage therapy treatments. No relief yet. A young boy hit me, in my lane. Put his foot on the gas instead of the brake and came straight for me!! $11,000. damage to my nice little Honda Accord. I am a little choked. I will post a few pictures, as soon as I take some!!Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-68057117210952334062009-05-31T10:38:00.001-07:002009-05-31T11:03:47.930-07:00We are moving!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGLN6HeHz1BTuYc3yKmO87zKHGOc-xa1NQoOu_d30210BNJc40_m1WMwn3kjJ7S__-bDpu2so-ITy2ROlFQGt27G6_WDODcxBLNUL1yx6hybr4tf1cOsY5Zisb5gCNzAngqmib_3FOzw/s1600-h/New+Machine+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342047874565817378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGLN6HeHz1BTuYc3yKmO87zKHGOc-xa1NQoOu_d30210BNJc40_m1WMwn3kjJ7S__-bDpu2so-ITy2ROlFQGt27G6_WDODcxBLNUL1yx6hybr4tf1cOsY5Zisb5gCNzAngqmib_3FOzw/s320/New+Machine+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We have sold our house here in Okanagan Falls and we are moving to Lake Country. We will be about 15 mintues north of Kelowna, BC. We bought a brand new house!! I never thought I would have another new house in my life time!! The upstairs is an open concept with master and den on that level. The kitchen/dining and great room are combined. It has a gas stove, big walkin pantry, granite counter tops, maple cabinets and maple hardwood floors. The ensuite is gorgeous too!! The builder is finishing the basement for us. It will have a 750 square foot studio, Don will have a sound insulated music room, a guest bedroom, full bathroom and huge storage room. The house was a show home. It will be perfect for Don and I. The yard is normal size, and needs some trees. We are looking forward to this change in our lives. I have added a picture of my quilting machine. As you can see, it requires a lot of space!! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are missing our dog Walter. Still having daily cries. </div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-40937300868352022042009-05-05T21:53:00.000-07:002009-05-05T22:05:31.918-07:00House hunting exhaustion!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk5pYbBk2hj32vwWGIMVFjW097OHTCFWi6FE_D9LMI6956kiEgBmoJeNqavs0eCDtCnJYJqTdexfGnwh0bQShm2SXpT2QKOUrIMk10_oNf-cBTdoXepplgN3oGj8G8vxVlcDIbgYFGdA/s1600-h/B&A015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332572365253283874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk5pYbBk2hj32vwWGIMVFjW097OHTCFWi6FE_D9LMI6956kiEgBmoJeNqavs0eCDtCnJYJqTdexfGnwh0bQShm2SXpT2QKOUrIMk10_oNf-cBTdoXepplgN3oGj8G8vxVlcDIbgYFGdA/s320/B&A015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>This is my husband Don, and our daughter Amy. August 18, 2008.<br /><div><br /><div>We had an offer on our house last week, which we accepted. We are waiting for some subjects to be removed. In the meantime we are looking for a house in Kelowna. We went through 20+ houses yesterday. What an exhausting day!!</div><br /><br /><div>I am looking forward to moving back to Kelowna and connecting with my friends. I am also looking forward to having Dustin pop by for dinner once in a while. </div><br /><br /><div>This weekend I have rented a booth at the Kelowna Show. I am getting binders and quilt samples together for that. </div><br /><br /><div>It has been a busy week!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-74134672183083403922009-04-26T19:26:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:31:45.405-07:00Lone Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBtrVqn_HvegOoDIHdKkcnQtdlpuCMIsaoqUDkl84MHdCFpVBOhrIA-3lFGSJ6zn2NN6hN1Xi4fAabv8USVlR8kRLAIdkTwv-2LEi7HTvNKIO1j_daqwfOQIhp5IbpjzpTZqwdfQmiuQ/s1600-h/Karan+Schieks+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329192339689565426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBtrVqn_HvegOoDIHdKkcnQtdlpuCMIsaoqUDkl84MHdCFpVBOhrIA-3lFGSJ6zn2NN6hN1Xi4fAabv8USVlR8kRLAIdkTwv-2LEi7HTvNKIO1j_daqwfOQIhp5IbpjzpTZqwdfQmiuQ/s320/Karan+Schieks+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This was the quilt I did friday. I'm going to have to make one of these for myself!! I used a muddy brown thread to show off the quilting. </div><div> </div><div>It has been a rough week, with the lose of our beloved dog, Walter. The house is empty and I have a hole in my heart. He was such a loyal friend to Don and I.</div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-68931889866099987822009-04-20T10:36:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:37:00.839-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWCMOup3UnGtmG_ySUa-WooqXQZbKhE3dsR8qUhHZj50jruUj1aZVGcaBtk9aVlppJpmlg3t01I2W1gpqcOSt6MdIbuxmQ0fj5L0qDtD2EkChVk9zS6CvztAiQRuSY9fQmQ90-9Z0DiE/s1600-h/New+Folder.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWCMOup3UnGtmG_ySUa-WooqXQZbKhE3dsR8qUhHZj50jruUj1aZVGcaBtk9aVlppJpmlg3t01I2W1gpqcOSt6MdIbuxmQ0fj5L0qDtD2EkChVk9zS6CvztAiQRuSY9fQmQ90-9Z0DiE/s400/New+Folder.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777178797939255119.post-90175943987711083972009-04-18T19:26:00.001-07:002009-04-18T19:28:58.661-07:00So this is going to be funWith this blogspot I am hoping to inspire people to browse machine quilting patterns that I offer. I will post pictures of recent quilts and keep you up to date with new patterns added.<br />This is all new to me, so it may take a bit to familiarize myself with all the gadgets that this blogspot is capable of.Sharon Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537395196461375638noreply@blogger.com0