Here Comes the Sun

Woke up this morning to the sound of rain on the roof. Rats! I was planning to spend the day outdoors with my flowers. Never mind. Instead I will sew the binding on our Metro Mod group quilt. Just looking at this sunny quilt makes my day!

Smile, Cindy!

Cindy does the fabulous website for Empire Quilt Guild. We members are all making blocks for a special thank you quilt. She is most talented and generous and supportive and..... I could go on all day about her. She has the prettiest smile, too!

Florals

My Weeping Cherry and Forsythia are lighting up my backyard today. I will be getting out my old push mower and will enjoy the scent of new mown grass later today. I even like the wild onion fragrance that comes every spring. After the brutal winter we had, this year I am extra grateful for these gifts of Nature.

Also grateful to my friend Sherry, who shared these photos of her floral appliqued quilts. She does exquisite work and wins many prizes. She also takes the prize for being the Life-of-the Party. I have a photo of her wearing a lobster hat in Lancaster to prove it!

Spring Blooms

Linda's quilt

Linda sewed her label on yesterday and couldn't be happier. She made this for her son and future daughter-in-law. They are one lucky couple! She'll be moving to the west coast soon, and we will miss her at our quilt gatherings. Our loss...Seattle's gain. Know that we will stay connected online, however, and she may even send us a block or two when she's settled.

Happy quilting, dear friends, wherever you are!

Signature quilt

Today I am making a signature block for Victoria. Am reminded of my quilt group in Florida, but I also have a quilt to help me remember those good old quilt friends. We each made 2 blocks for each other in the design of our choice. I chose a favorite of mine, stamp basket, and asked each one to do it in their favorite colors and sign them. I have a lovely queen size quilt to keep as an autograph album. The quilt is over 20 years old, and I expect most of those friends are gone by now. But I can keep a part of them forever. I get so sentimental over quilts sometimes!

May I Have Your Autograph?