Sunshine...

So, the rain has finally left and brought with it a gorgeous sunny day...not too hot, not too humid. I would accept this all year long. It was a beautiful day to photograph the Aboriginal wall hanging that I completed last night.

After a heavy rain, everything is so green. It's very difficult not to smile and appreciate the earth we live on on a day like today.

As I was walking around the property looking for a place to shoot a picture, I realized that my lilies had begun to bloom. No matter how many years go by, I always get excited when my flowers show their beautiful faces.

I've said it before, but this quilt was a pleasure to make. Every step of the way, I looked forward to watching it come together. These prints are so great to work with. They present you with so many possibilities.

The colors really grabbed me, too. So rich and saturated....and the background blue looks like the sky today...bright with scattered clouds.

Keep it simple....

I'll keep it simple...I am having so much fun :)

By the way...if any of you are wondering about my new blog header...no, this is not my house or my dog! The owners were gracious enough to let me use their home to photograph some of my quilts. The dog, Barber, stayed in that position the entire time I was taking pictures. I think he secretly wants to be a model...

Summer's coming...

I find it hard to believe that the first day of summer is less than a month away. It has been a beautiful spring with lots of rain to make everything lush and green. My garden flowers are loving it. However, in my time, I wonder where it has all gone. Maybe it's my age, but each day runs like a river into the next. I often have to look at the calendar to know what day of the week it is.

I got to spend some time at the Cloth and Bobbin on Wednesday talking to Johanna about possible summer classes. I sat on the floor looking at patterns and fabrics, having very little time constraints....a rare thing, indeed. Our first decision was to use some of David Butler's fabric. We chose 4 fabrics from his "Curious Nature" line. As I began to cut the initial squares, I realized that they all really needed to be fussy-cut due to the bold design and the nature of the pattern. 

Next, we chose a cool paper-pieced wall hanging that will be done in these fabrics, some of which are from M & S Textiles Australia. Rich colors and crazy Aboriginal designs are enough to get my creative energies flowing.

I've also been working on a quilt from Karen Combs' book, Celtic Pieced Illusions, using a yellow to orange range of batiks for the background with a beautiful fall-colored ginkgo leaf batik for the interlocking design.

So, how many projects do I have going on at the same time?......oh no...too many. I also just got my Block Swap partner for June, so add that to the list....oh, and keep working on the BOM for the fall....deep breath!