Life has been crazy around here. You know it is bad when your calendar has most of the days filled in. Between preparations for my guild's quilt show on April 9th and 10th, and being treasurer for the guild only adds to the re-landscaping of our front yard. That means digging up all the lawn and doing lots of rocks and a bit of artificial lawn instead. We are on a corner lot, which really means twice the front yard to do. When the water bill started looking like the national debt, and we can only water twice a week now due to drought restrictions things had to change. All this upheaval means more time in the sewing room, lots more, sewing is a stress reliever for me.
I finished my Flower Garden quilt and finally got it back from the quilters this past week. Getting the binding on it and now up on the wall in the dining area was really nice. Just in time for spring.This is the March instruction for the Garden Party Down Under all finished. This leaves me with almost two weeks of free time to work on some other UFO's hanging around in the sewing room.
I did decided since there are two of the four patch units in the quilt I would take the time to get ahead and work on the second one. They are a bit fussy and given I had the system down really good making the first one I would skip ahead and get the second one done. Still have to finish it off, but I should have it done in a day or so.I saw this finished baby quilt on the internet a week or so ago. Very simple, I think I will take a couple days and work on something that doesn't have appliquéd flowers on it. Does look like those eyes need appliqué, but I think I can handle that. A bit of graph paper and pencil should get me a quick pattern together for it.
Wow wow wow, having Flower Garden hanging in your dining room sounds like Spring is here! It's such a beautiful quilt. This Teddy bear baby quilt is cute, I may borrow the idea too ;))
ReplyDeleteEnjoy resting and relaxing in your sewing room.
Thank you for sharing, and linking up ;)
beautiful quilt - good luck with the hard stuff
ReplyDeleteYour Flower Garden quilt is so pretty! I bet it add such cheer to your dining room! Your Garden Party Down Under quilt block is also so cheerful – love how the squares offset the flowers! I so admire those who can design quilts from a picture! That teddy bear quilt is fun!
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ReplyDeleteAwesome Flower Garden Quilt...so pretty and
colorful. And I love your Dot tree on your
sidebar..have a great day!
Your Flower Garden quilt is not only cheerful but stunning. And the sweet teddy bear quilt is as cute as a button. Happy quilting.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing at applique. I love the wall hanging you finished. You are really inspiring me to do some as well. Isn't hand work so relaxing. I really love the flowers of the wall hanging with their flowy edges and I think the batiks and fabrics you chose.
ReplyDeleteFlower Garden turned out beautifully! Sounds like a good plan to work ahead on the other blocks needed for the Garden Party. Happy stitching this week.
ReplyDeleteLove the garden and the baby quilt. You're so talented.
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Flower garden turned out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteLove your Flower Garden quilt! And just in time for spring as you say! Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing up your Flower Garden quilt! It is SEW lovely!!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely, Flower Garden certainly screams "Spring" in a very loud voice!
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested in seeing your version of the teddy bear and how you go about making him.
Hi DonnaLee, your Flower garden quilt is so lovely! What a nice finish to announce spring! Hope you get the chance to make that cute teddy bear quilt. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks! Take care.
ReplyDeleteFlower Garden is FABULOUS!! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat bear is just adorable. A nice change of pace after all that detailed applique work.
ReplyDeleteLove the flower garden! Perfect timing!
ReplyDeleteFlower Garden turned out great!
ReplyDeleteThe flower garden is just awesome! I enjoy others' appliqué as it is something I don't enjoy. I've seen that teddy bear around and it is always so cute..
ReplyDeleteThe flower garden is just awesome! I enjoy others' appliqué as it is something I don't enjoy. I've seen that teddy bear around and it is always so cute..
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! It will surely brighten your day, every day. This would be a quilt that I would never tire or looking at. Thank you for sharing your finish in Put your foot down.
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