Hi there. I’m back to share my entry for the Madrona Road Challenge sponsored by Michael Miller. My inspirations were my new favorite red Toms, which I pair with good ole’ American blue jeans, and a favorite a nursery rhyme, “Sing a Song of Sixpence.” Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye four and twenty black birds …
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Four and Twenty Blackbirds
WIP Wednesday: Sunshine and Stitches
Hello there. We’ve been enjoying plenty of sunshine in this late part of January. It was quite cold, for Houston, at the beginning of the year. But now it’s a bit warm. We enjoyed a nice day at the zoo, where I shot the above picture. I can’t remember the names of that plant. But I wants it for my…
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Farmers Wife: Block #30
I set out wanting to make at least one more Farmer’s Wife block to get to a total of 40 blocks. However, it’s been well over a year since I last made a block. And even though I thought I wanted to make only one more. I just can’t finish it with what I have. Here’s my most recently completed block ~ Block…
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Sketch
When I tucked my 4 year old daughter in bed after she received her rainbow puppy, she in her preschool like way demanded a pony sea horse. I thought that was an interesting idea. Seahorses are such bizarre and magical creatures. They are truly out of a faerie tale. So the other night, I sat down and sketched out some…
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Rainbow Plus {a finish}
I’m so pleased to show you my first quilt finish of 2013. So prepare yourselves; there are a lot of pictures! I have always loved rainbows. And this quilt packs a rainbow punch. Rainbow Plus, finished! On the back I added a rainbow strip. The gray is Kona Coal. You can really see the quilting on the back. I quilted…
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