A Few More from Quilters of The White Mountain

 People normally think of 

July in the Phoenix Metro as just hot, hot, hot.

It is that.

But, it's also Monsoon season.

July is the wettest month of our year, where we often receive daily storms

filled with high winds, dust and rain.

It's still very hot, but our normally arid climate 

becomes quite humid.

It takes some getting used to.

The lucky ones leave town, 

usually seeking higher elevations. 

Within a few hours drive,

many families own cabins or 2nd homes in the Show Low/ Lakeside area.

At 6,300 feet,

this resort town sits in the White Mountain range

and is quite pleasant during the summer. 

Here are a few more of my

favorite quilts from the

Quilters of the White Mountain Show

 Notorious Too

by Joyce Buchberger

Quilted by Diane Pitchford

 A great scrappy Americana quilt

perfect for July

 I really like 

the secondary pattern 

that forms in the center of each block.

 The Convention Center had big issues with their lighting

and most of these quilts hung in very dark booths.

The flash on my camera helped a little with the up close shots

but these far away pictures really do not give justice to these quilts.

 Steps To The Alter

by Barbara Behrens

 I'm really drawn to scrappy quilts

that help us use up what we have.

 Scraps Too Small To Use

by Joyce Buchberger

 Pineapple blocks

with low volume backgrounds

 It's hard to tell from the full length picture

(sorry, bad lighting again :(

but this up close shot shows how

Joyce used white background blocks in the middle of the quilt

and then moved with neutral/tans around the outer edges.

She really gave me some ideas of how to use up 

both types of scraps in my stash.

Beach Cabanas

by Sally Carruth

Love those Kaffes!