One Down

Applique done on one.





The Earth Laughs in Flowers
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paducah

The gang is in Paducah as I write. I hate missing out on all the fun; and I refuse to miss out on all the shopping. So with that said I had my own little online “Paducah” shopping spree.






“If you love live, life will love you back.” - Arthur Rubinstein

Birds and More

Without even being aware I recently discovered that I have been drawn to the bird motif.

Bird in living room.


Bird box in bedroom to store scarves in.


Box of notecards.


Pitcher recently purchased.


This weekend I was in the mood to draw and create in fabric so I prepared a couple of small
Doll size quilts to work on this spring/summer. Three of them ended up with birds on them.
I first draw my patterns to size on paper. Then I like to appliqué with the paper on top so I draw my shapes next onto the freezer paper, cut out and iron to my fabric, cut again and then place on my fabric.
So with that said all of these still have the freezer paper on top of the fabric.
This is my interpretation of a bittersweet bush with blue birds. It is 14 x 17 and has over 80 orange ovals I will have to appliqué down.


Bright Flowers.


A simple bird in a tree. The purple bird fabric will border it.


More bright flowers with blue berries.


Very simple large shapes as I love to echo quilt around these.


My pup!



Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Tulips

Practicing with my new camera.



Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul; where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. - Eric Hoffer

Rosie's giraffe done

This weekend is our Guilds bi-annual quilt show. I am looking forward to spending some time with my friends. Tonight is set up and then we will do dinner afterwards. Our guild really puts on a high quality quilt show.
I finally got my silky binding on the giraffe quilt that I am going to donate to our local NICU in memory of my friend Roseanna. I did it all by hand as I felt her memory deserved that. I will take it tonight and get it turned over to the correct person.
My 17 year old daughter has decided she wants to get her drivers license. It has been strange that she wasn’t interested in it before. My boys were at the BMV they day they were able to get there’s. So tomorrow morning we are going to head to the County Seat and apply for her permit. She has never taken drivers ed but I do let her drive around town with me a lot so hopefully the teaching will be easy.
The weather has turned chilly here. I was really enjoying those nice temperatures now we have the heat on again. I hope it warms up again soon!

“Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said.” - Anonymous

Taking a Moment

What a wonderful weekend I shared with my family. I just love it when all is right with my own little world. Now to get busy with that giraffe quilt as I didn’t get the binding on and I need to do that before Friday. I hate when I put things off until the last minute. But first I think I will sit down for a few minutes and have a glass of ice tea and enjoy these last few hours of beautiful weather before a cold front comes in. Sometimes we just need to set all the busyness of our life aside and enjoy the moment as those small quiet moments are what count the most in life.

“You are not in charge of the universe, you are in charge of yourself.” - Arnold Bennett

Happy Easter

We have had absolutely gorgeous weather here in Indiana this week. In fact the temperatures have been warmer here then they were for us in Florida last week.
I have a busy weekend ahead. Tomorrow I take my youngest son to the doctor in Cincinnati. That will take most of the day. My mom is just not able any longer to do the Easter dinner for the family so my sister and I will prepare much of the food and take it over to my parents on Easter Sunday. Easter morning I am taking my mom to church and a couple of the local kids. I am looking forward to it. Thankfully we don’t have a sunrise service I don’t believe I would be getting those kids there. So with all that said I will definitely have a busy day tomorrow with the trip and then the food preparation.
I also have to get the binding on my giraffe quilt this weekend as our quilt show is the following weekend and I hope to put it in the donation pile for the NICU quilts made in my friend’s name.
I hope you all have a blessed Easter!

“The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, not, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” _ Dodie Smith