Butterflies of a different kind.

 My daughters amaryllis is blooming.

She loaned it to me so I could watch it bloom.

It is called Butterfly.

The color is unusual.

5 stems each with 3 to 4 blooms.

A nice spot of color in the dreary winter landscape.

Daughters are nice.

New landscaped art quilt

See the sky, trees, hills and water.

The new quilt started out better.

The Robin quilt was difficult.

Tuesday I will add details.

Love the colors in this one.

I have until the end of week to finish.

A bright sunny day and I accomplished something,



Ready for spring.

Look what a friend brought me.

They pick up the starts for a local green house

and took an extra one for me.

How did they know this is my favorite begonia.

This will be the star in a planter by the sunroom door

for the 2012 summer season.

Right now it is snowing but soon it will be warm.

I will delay starting the next quilt

to go through the closets gathering things for the

tornado victums in Shelbyville KY.

Blankets, shoes, and clothes.

Our local Bubs BBQ's has family and friends there

and will bring it to them.

From Indiana to Kentucky with love.

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Progress on the tree quilt

 I should finish this on Friday.

The Robins need to be stitched yet

and they need their legs.

It took 3 attempts to get the Robins to look right.

Tried printing on fabric-too dull.

Drew with Ink tense pencils and markers.

Too blah.

Finally made them with fabric,

Brighter and better.

Do you think it needs more Robins?

 The story behind this quilt.

One summer a whole flock of Robins landed

on a Sargent Crab tree to eat the fruit.

They covered the tree with

chattering moving spots of orange.

It was a delightfull sight.

I never forgot even though

it has been over 18 years ago.

This is my memory of that day.

Wordless Wednesday

Memories of my Dad.

 Found this little quilt today while cleaning a drawer

in the studio. It feels good to clean.

My Dad Loved fishing.

February was always a month he spent in Costa Rica.

He fished in Canada, Minnesota, the gulf of Mexico,

the Keys, the Florida gulf.

That man loved his fishing, food and traveling.

March will be 10 years since he passed to

at the age of 85 to the best fishing place of all.