Saying Goodbye to Winter - we hope

People have asked if I 

decorate with my quilts.

The answer is always 

a definite YES.

Since it's 63 outside it about time

for the house quilts to change from winter to

spring so I thought I would

show you what things look

like at the end of winter.

My couch has 

"Trip Around the Cabin"full of

warm, soft homespuns and lots of 

stars around a center block with a cabin.

And of course you need a couple of 

angel pillows - one homespun, one print.

My chair - where I appliqué each

morning and evening, not only

sports a winter quilt but sits in

front of the desk sporting the Winter

Tablestand Quilt.

Snowmen abound on the mantel

from after Thanksgiving until March.

The rifle is my husbands and is a replica of

a Baker Rifle - a muzzleloader and the first 

rifle adopted by the British, used to defeat Napoleon.

No quilts here but

around the corner in the foyer I always 

hang a large quilt.

This is one of my winter favorites

"Winter Solstice".  It is 73" x 80"  

and was a Mystery Quilt one year.

The Mystery Quilts are some of my

favorite quilts because one block or

set of blocks goes out each month.  

That means I get to appliqué most of

the quilt myself.

At the end of the hall going to the back

bedroom there a space for a small

quilt to hang over my mother's bell

cabinet.  It holds small quilts now and

a few of mom's bells.

This is my sister Nancy's room.

She mainly takes care of the chickens

now since my arthritis is so bad.  She loves 

"Homestead" a Mill Creek Garden

quilt with a chicken house and 3 

Lavender Orpington chickens. 

Orpingtons are an English breed, are

great egg layers and you really can get lavender ones.

So these are "Little Lavender Chicken Birds"

:)

On my bed is "Jan and Pep's Marvelous 

Adventure" - our 50th Wedding Aniversary quilt.

And this is "Little Lavender Chicken Bird" mini

quilt that will hang in the hall starting next weekend.

It will be a busy weekend and a fun one.

Have a good one, ladies.