I am delighted to be a guest blogger on Sarah's blog, Confessions of a Fabric Addict today! I am going to be showing how I did an orphan block quilt, beginning with this block. Remember, it was the first block of the Be My Neighbor quilt, then I decided to do it in springtime colors …
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Shrimp Flower Appetizer
With another holiday meal coming up next weekend, I thought I'd share a variation of my Shrimp and Avocado Roumelade appetizer. I fixed it a bit differently and tweaked the recipe too. Start by gathering your ingredients. Remember my thrift store score of these parfait glasses? No one says they can only be used for …
Early April in the Garden
It is getting warmer now, and the garden seems to be coming to life again. All around the flowers are not as prolific this year due to a late freeze that did some damage to the buds. Still, the light pink azalea is producing blooms and the bumble bees are having a great time. As …
Easter Decorating
Easter is just days away now. I didn't do a lot of decorating for this holiday this year. One thing I do have to put out every year, though, is this adorable, now vintage, Happy Easter train. Look closely and you can see the word Happy spelled out in twig letters held by the little …
Stamping Easter Cards
Bunnies and spring colors were the theme of my Easter cards this year. I found these adorable fuzzy bunny cut-outs on 90% off clearance at the discount store last year, so of course I had to snap them up. Don't they have adorable cotton tails! I wasn't sure what I would do with them, until …
Quilting Magnolia Attic Window
Loading the longarm with the Magnolia Attic Window quilt, I thought a lot about how to quilt it. I knew I wanted the quilting and the color of thread to enhance the shadows and sashing without overpowering the large magnolia print. Click HERE to see the original construction. Auditioning colors for the quilting, there were …
Be My Neighbor Block 7
Moving on, now I am on schedule of two blocks a month. Next up Block 7. I got out the previous blocks along with my spring scrap basket to choose the next house colors. I decided on the darker blue for the sky for this block. It has a tree, so I dug out the …
Mountain Living – Removing a Tree
There are some really tall trees at the edge of the meadow in front of our mountain home, and the tallest has been struck by lightening three times. At least that many that I am reasonably sure of, maybe more. The last time it really did more damage than ever, streaking the trunk with scorching …
Easter Tablescape
Taking the Spring Tablescape from the blog hop to Easter was pretty simple. I already had a good theme going with the yellow and green colors, and a few vintage rabbits. Last year I got these Easter crackers to have for the gals at the office. But alas, the party I had planned to surprise …
Magnolia Attic Window
I really liked this large magnolia print, but I knew that cutting little pieces out of it would obscure the print. I had been noodling around with some cake layers and jelly roll strips, trying to come up with another new design, when the Attic Window concept occurred to me. The magnolia print was nearby, …
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