Park like setting

 Every spring I panic as I look out at all the work

needed to keep this yard neat. Our grandson has

come to the rescue again. Next summer he will have a

real job though. I am so blessed to live in such a

beautiful park like setting.

 From the bare grounds of March to this splendid

show of beauty.

Some day these old folks will have to give this

up for good. Not yet though. Maybe we will

find another Brad.  I am almost finished with

the binding on the raffle quilt only a few spots

to neaten up and the corners to hand stitch.

Monday I will start stitching on panel # 2.

The goal is to finish the whole thing by end of June.

Time for another landscape quilt.

 I think it is time to start something new.

This photograph will be my inspiration.

The rolling verdant hills of Minnesota.

One of my favorite places.

Today I will finish putting the binding on the

raffle quilt. It is a beautiful day to sew.

I planted some Shirley poppies and marigolds

outside my studio window to have a spot of

color all summer long.

Saturday a day of slowly taking it easy.

Raffle quilt

 I got the raffle quilt back from Cotton Corner and

they did a great job. Now I just have to bind it and

I can deliver it to them next week. This is a fund

raiser for the Chesterton Art Center.

 I love the colors and will bind it in brown.

It is so beautiful outside that it is hard to keep

my nose in the studio. I got all my planters around

the house done now just to let them grow.

I went colorful this year yellow, purple, red, blue.

Lots of variegated foliage too.

I even put a pink  bougainvillea in one pot.

Well of to the studio to bind the quilt.

Cool Hand Luke

Busy day.

Todd Luke of Cool Hand Luke came today

to wash my windows.

My grandson Brad came to work in the flower beds,

I was busy. Moving things out of the way

of the window man.

He actually takes the triple track storms apart

to clean them.

In the yard I think one more pick up of mulch

and we will have conquered the yard,

Clean windows are nice.

Its nice to have a grandchild(man) around

too. A chance to visit and enjoy their company.

Now early to bed.

I am tired.

Pretty in purple.

 I do love the color purple.

Right now the garden has lots of purple.

From the iris to the gazing ball.

 I got Gwen Marsten's book Minimal Quiltmaking.

Read it cover to cover this week-end.

Loved the book and loved the quilts.

Especially the pale colors in the chapter

on minimal color.

They remind me of sunsets and sunrises.

the insides of flowers and other things

soft and pretty.

I see some of this in my future.

Bed Quilts

 Yesterday I get a call from the Cotton Corner.

They were going to load the Art Center's quilt

to start the quilting. The two bed quilts pictures here

are ready to mail to them also. They will quilt

these for me also. I also thread stitched the trees

on panel # 1 of the big quilt this week.

Gradually getting back on track.

I finally am feeling better.

You know haw bad you felt when you

suddenly feel good. I am happy.

Now to get something done.

Today I will first plant some flowers out

my studio window so I have a happy view to

look at as I quilt this summer.

 The honey suckle finally started blooming.

Everything is so green.

Love it.

We had quite a bit of winter damage. One large

sweet gum tree still hasn't leafed. We lost 18 BIG

arborvitaes to the deer eating them. All my butterfly

bushed are dead. Oh well glad that winter is over.

Well a busy day today.

The library, grocery store, the garden center and

maybe get some fresh shrimp from the shrimp farm

near us. Fresh shrimp sounds good. 

Color

Just needed a bright spot of color today.

Today the sun is shinning and it is going to

be a beautiful day.

Yesterday I got one quilt top mailed to the Cotton

Corner. I iron 2 other king size tops and made a

back for one of them. They are ready to be sent to

be quilted. Today I will do stitching on the trees

on the big quilt.

Little by little I am getting my to do list DONE.

Feels good.

Have a great day everyone.