But July is REALLY CLOSE :)

The garden is ready.

But I get ahead of myself. 

On Monday the 17th, I got into my car and

drove to Dubuque, Iowa to give a

lecture to the ladies of the Cable Car

Quilt Guild, a thoroughly delightful group.

After the lecture I spent the night at the home

of Ruth Lyon.  And I sincerely owe her an

apology.  When I left the next day to drive home

I told her that I would call when I got here and 

I TOTALLY FORGOT.  :(

The drive took a little longer than I anticipated

After all Iowa is just right on top of Missouri.  

However you go straight up to DesMoines and

turn right.  The turn right is the tricky part.

Once back here I plunged straight in to

designing quilts for my latest fabric line 

Clover Meadow which I believe will start  

showing to shops in July.

I'm sure you can figure out the colors 

from the name and I must say, I love it.

Another thing I came back to was

chickens - lots of chickens.

These are 2 of my Buff Orpington hens with

Americauna/orpington cross chicks.

We've always bought baby chicks, not had them hatch.

It's so much more fun when they're with their

mothers. The yards have netting over them 

to keep them safe from  hawks.

This is the 1st brooder house they go into 

with the small feeders and waterers.

Usually it's hard to get the young ones into the

houses at night so I can close them up.

Not now - Mamas just cluck and they come running.

You have to come in when the street lights 

come on, you know.

These 3 are the latest hatched - Cochin/Americauna cross.

Our special this week is on the Patriotic page on the website.

15% off

Have a great week and a safe 4th.

Keep quilting.