Carol and the Beach Quilt, and a giveaway

Here is my sister-in-law, Carol, with a beach scene quilt I made for her several years ago. It uses the landscape quilt method in which you use spray adhesive, raw edge pieces of fabric, and tulle. Then you quilt over the entire thing. I think it turned out well.

Detail shots of the quilt. I had fun using embellishments on this one.
Carol lives in Florida, very close to a nice beach. We love to visit her, and stopped by her house on our way to Key Largo for Spring Break. She is a really sweet sister-in-law.
She has the quilt in storage now, and it is "in retirement" from decorating her home. Ahh, such is the way, eventually, of all my quilts I suppose. :-)
By the way, Cornfield Quilter is having a giveaway for her 200th post. Be sure to stop by, and don't forget to mention that I sent you her way!!
Julie

John Owen's Trip and Good Plumbing News!

Here is a photo of John Owen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He really had a great time and took so many pictures! He stayed with his Aunt Carol in Naples and she really kept him entertained. They went to Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Islands of Adventure, a water park, and the beach. He was so excited and had so much fun that he never became homesick and, in fact, was not quite ready to come home at the end of the week! Thanks, Carol, for giving John Owen a week to remember.

And great plumbing news! My plumbing was fixed on July 4th!! It is amazing how wonderful it is to have free flowing water. That nasty smell coming up through the pipes is now gone! And, like Angela pointed out, I had a chance to organize that under the sink area in the kitchen. It is so much nicer now. The laundry room is also more organized. And, in more good news, my daughter is coming home from her two week trip to Hawaii tomorrow night. I can't wait to see that girl!

Julie