(Additional information on this post:  I was searching the Web to see why this river has such beautiful turquoise water.  I didn’t enhance this photo at all — it truly is this amazing color.  It turns out that there is a glacier on the southeast flank of Mt. Rainier called the Ohanapecosh Glacier.  So this is glacial water, similar to what we’ve seen in Alaska.  This effect is caused by rock flour in the water.)

We had a wonderful time on our West Coast trip.  One of the first outings we had was with extended family.  We went to the Grove of the Patriarchs, a park part of the way up Mt. Rainier.  I would highly recommend it if you get to the Seattle area.  It is truly awe inspiring.  And a BIG thank you to Niece Julie who planned this outing for us and was our leader!  We all had a great time.

We crossed the beautiful Ohanapecosh River on a suspended bridge.  The water had the same sort of color as the glacial water in Alaska — kind of a milky green-blue.  I understand it’s from the snow melting on the mountain.  (Please honor my copyrights on this site.  Thank you.)

~Sue

Because I just don’t have enough to do (right…), I’ve decided to join Judy Laquidara’s BOM project starting in August.  Like I read on someone else’s blog, it’s funny how you have one color pathway in mind when you start selecting fabrics, and then you end up totally different.  My lightest fabric in the photo is an off-white muslin.  I just used it as a place-holder in the picture.  I haven’t found the #1 fabric yet, but it will be a cream/dk cream/lt gold (see how certain I am, even now???).  I didn’t get to use any stash, as I am mostly a fat-quarter collector, along with some backing-sized pieces.  Plus I wanted these fabrics to read pretty solid, and I found I don’t have much for solids in my collection.  Can’t wait to start this quilt.  And it will be fun to watch everyone else’s progress too!

~Sue