"Canada"

This is what happens when you go on a bike tour around Lake Ontario.  You start in New York State, and then ride into Canada, and finally back across the border once more.  Oh, and you stop at all the quilt quilt shops that you can find to purchase fabrics of things that reminded you of your trip.

The center panel actually came from the Sew What quilt shop in NY state.  Loved the name, and had a good time with the women who worked there,  I "needed" a small Canadian flag, and the only way to get it was to purchase the entire panel.   Now when I next find a police officer, this can go to them for donation.

The cobblestones were something that we seemed to encounter in the historic parts of town.  This one is particularly memorable because while riding over this type of road, Joe hit a pothole and broke the seatpost on his bike.  He was able to find a "bike repair shop" in that town, so we rode there.  Turns out it is mostly a porn store, and a few bike parts in the back.  Joe went to the back, while I wandered out front, trying not to laugh or be aghast.  The front door had many signs indicating that you needed to be over 18 years of age, that there were X rated items inside.  Just remembering that was a highlight of the trip.  And by the way, he didn't have anything that would work for Joe's seatpost.

The calm water fabric reminded me of riding along the Erie Canal section of our ride.  Smooth roads, calm water, very peaceful.  Also the water above Niagara Falls looked like this at times too.  Hard to imagine that it would all collect down to such a massive falls.

Also in Canada, again, small town.  Had stopped for coffee very near to the stream in town.  There were all these salmon spawning, and so thick you could probably have caught them with your hands.  Most people were doing catch and release, and a local said something about toxins in the water.
 

This quilt is completely made from leftovers.  Leftover fabrics on the top, but the backing is made from squares of flannel fabrics from previous projects.  Even the batting is pieced together.   All quilted with a loose meander to represent the way our bike route would wander  as we took wrong turns.  So much fun.