Petals...

Lately I have been working at finishing some projects which have been waiting patiently to have their turn at hanging on the wall in my shop..  "Petals of my Heart" is a block of the month project which I have been running for 9 years now.  The blocks I had completed from this project were put away several years ago as I had two of them stolen from my shop.  The frustration at the theft of the two blocks has now abated - it is time to get going on this lovely project again - and there's now not a lot left to finish...

Deb

"Petals of my Heart" is designed by McKenna Ryan and is available as a block of the month

Waiting for Mumma.... not Godot

These little fledglings have been patiently waiting for their Mum

and not to disappoint - at last she appeared!  

Perhaps my favourite block from "Forest Hollow" is the white poppies block

My preference for all appliqué is the needle-turn method - so these projects take... a little longer.  As is true with most passionate, creative souls - I have more than one project happening at once.. they all get there in the end... "There" must be a wonderful place...

Deb

"Forest Hollow" is designed by McKenna Ryan and is available as a block of the month.

Almost but not quite...

I had set myself a challenge.. to finish the centre panel of my "Birds of a Feather flies to Rouen" by the end of January.  It was finished a couple of days ago - just a couple of days late - and today I was able to take some images of it.  I have enjoyed the journey so far.. and now have the borders to add. They will be altered slightly from the original pattern.  No deadlines to complete the border - it will just meander along just as the vine on the border itself does..

Deb

Do you ever just have to...

start something fresh - just because...
Sometimes creativity gets the better of me - and flannels have a strong pull.
For the most part the projects I embark upon are pretty busy - lots of piecing, lots of appliqué - or a combination of both.  When I began to stock the book "Simple Comforts" the cover quilt took my eye - and flannel it had to be.
So Friday for me this week became "flannel Friday" - and my little stack of simple blocks in stunning flannels is steadily growing..

Deb

"Simple Comforts" is by Kim Diehl

A sneak peek....

I thought you might like a sneak peek at the progress on my "Birds of a Feather flies to Rouen" quilt.. January is half way through and I think I'm going to achieve my aim of a completed centre panel by the 31st..
The number of completed blocks are growing, and are being happily joined to their neighbours.  The needle turned appliqué blocks are lovely to work - the curved shapes of the birds, leaves and berries turn easily and the vines flow..

A piece From the Heart

Thought as we are four days into the new year and before many more days slip by, I should revisit  these little "From the Heart" blocks. There's something about reproduction fabrics and neat little blocks... a jumble of colours and designs - somehow they all come together in the end.

"From the Heart" is designed by Lori Smith.

Jammin' in the New Year

Summer has struck the south with a vengeance - fruit ripening everywhere... so today I'm jammin' - golden plums with preserved ginger.  It's a summer tradition - and a race between me and the birds..

Deb