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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WIP Wednesday: Sunshine and Stitches
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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On my table {WIP}
While working on finishing this quilt, Sunshine! It’s been so long! I rewarded myself by taking breaks to work on other projects. One project I started was a quilt using a jelly roll of Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt. I tried to resist this line, but then my momma took me shopping to her quilt shop in St. Louis. 16 Patch…
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