Spring quilts celebrated

Starting the Day with 

Spring Applique

I know I said that I would show

you the back of the table stand quilt

this week but I decided to change the

front instead.  I know most baskets are

brown but this one isn't now.

And while I was changing the fabric on

the basket, Mill Creek Hearts and Stars

came back from the quilters.

I am truly blessed.

For years Lori Kukuk worked her

magic on my quilts.  Unfortunately she

cannot do custom quilting at the

moment.  Instead she needs to take 

care of herself and her hands.

Thank you so much Lori for all of the 

beauty you added to my quilts and be 

sure to take care.

And we have found a stupendous quilter

named Jan Yamamoto who lives close

and does equally awesome work.

Here's a couple of close ups of her work

on Mill Creek.

Our vintage book this month is

Festival of Life and

this is the quilt of the same name.

The Garden Basket pillow from

the book is on my couch as we speak.

Be sure to grab one of the these books

at half price if you don't already have it.

You can get one by clicking here.

This is Beeskep and Violets and we're finally

getting it out as our Easter present to you -

at 40% off.  Just click at the same place here 

to get yours.

And this is Patchwork Garden by Janice Black.

If I remember correctly she made it for her

daughter.  Lovely work.  Thanks you.

I've been playing with the blocks for 

the Sew Along that we'll start in June 

and having lots of purple fun. 

 As I said earlier, I've been

wanting to do a purple and cream quilt

and this seems to fit the bill.

Thanks Susan for this great book.

Meanwhile, however, I have to take

a small break.  A CAT scan last week

showed a subdural hematoma.  Tomorrow 

morning my excellent neurosurgeon will remove

the hematoma and drain some fluid that's

pressing on my brain.

Sooooo.....I won't be blogging for probably

the next couple of weeks.

I did, however, get the four 6" blocks for

the back of my Tablestand ready to take

with me to give me something to

stitch.  :)

Be sure and send me pictures,

See you in a couple of weeks ladies

and

Keep Quilting.

 

Spring into Spring

Starting the day with appliqué 

I'm working on the front of the 

May Basket Tablestand.

Done - now on to the back.  

Tablestands are some of my favorite little quilts,

especially the backs as they are usually

four 6" squares.  I started doing them just 

because of the 6" squares on the back.  

I should be able to show them to you next week.

I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend.

We decided to leave the coconut off of the

bunny cake this year for a change.

The weather was warm enough that 

he didn't need it to keep warm. :).

Gardening on the deck has begun in Ernest.

This year I cheated a little and got some lettuce 

plants at the greenhouse.  I planted a row of 

zinnias (small ones) behind then and they've already 

started sprouting.

And besides my herbs and succulents

I planted a few more zinnia seeds 

in the teapot for a splash of color.

This is Hovering Hawks and Peonies by

Denise French and the design of this

quilt has a little story.

I originally saw a picture of a full size quilt with

this border and these blocks.  It was in a book about

quilts of the Mormon migration.

I decided to make a wallhanging using the designs from

the picture so I drafted the blocks and drew out the borders.

And let me tell you those Hovering Hawks blocks 

weren't easy to draft - at least not for me.

Somewhere in this process a quilt magazine asked me

for quilt designs and I submitted this one, telling them

that it was an adaptation of an antique quilt.

They published the quilt but somehow forgot

to say it was an adaptation of an antique quilt.

Luckily after an outcry a different magazine author

wrote an article defending people who went to the

trouble to work out patterns from antiques so we all

could enjoy them.

But I made double sure after that when I sent patterns

from antique quilts that the publisher would verify

that it originally came from an antique.

I still really like this little wallhanging and thank you 

Denise for doing such a beautiful job on it.

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We're having a really special Easter sale kit this week.

See you next week ladies.