My first Quilt

I finally can reveal all of the pics I've taken over the last 7 months of the quilt that was inspired by a magazine picture and then translated for me by Jenny, at the Missouri Star Quilt Co.
I decided that I since I wasn't at all sure I would love quilting ( I have sewn for years, but I like stuff that can be completed quickly) I did not want to spend a lot of money. So I went to the stash. I have friends and family that make fun of me for never having thrown anything away. I guess I am guilty a little. I had scraps from years of sewing and as I sorted through them I realized that the one person for whom all of this fabric would be suited to is our first born, Sharon. Sharon is our married preacher's wife. They have two sons and live in Pennsylvania. Some of the fabric was from a dress I had made for her and bedspreads, and curtains, and things around our home and stuff I couldn't even remember.  As I cut each 9 inch square I thought about how this quilt would be used and I wanted it to be able to fit their queen sized bed, so I knew I would need a lot of squares.

I had a lot of some fabrics and some of them I only had one or two pieces. But I started sewing them together. Nine squares to a block then cut the block in half twice, shift the cut pieces around and sew them back together. Now you have a disappearing nine patch.

This was a labor of love. Every stitch was sewn with one person in mind. I learned very quickly that I loved this new hobby. I sort of thought I would, and I was happy to be making something that would be handed to my daughter for her use.
More to come.

Flowers in my Garden

 It has been a wild spring here in the mid west. Freezing cold, snow, wild winds, hail, and oppressive 90 degree heat. Not all in one day, mind you, but a couple in the same week. We actually put our window A/C units in on Saturday. It was hot and humid. Yuck. Today it is kind of chilly. go figure.


But the yard, though un mowed and full of weeds is pretty with the wild violets. I thought I would take some pictures before the hubby goes out and mows them all down.





Wild Violets



The jonquils really came and went quickly this year. I guess it was because of the wild variation in the temperatures. These are the ones that are left.

These are the only  tulips up so far, out of the dozens I planted. I don't think they appreciate the dogs running all over them. There are more of them than last year. and these are a different color than the ones from last year. I don't know what happens to the flowers. I guess they do what they want.