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A Stroll in the Garden

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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Bellflower

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” ― Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married

Snapdragon

“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ” ― Coco Chanel

Snapdragon

“Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Snapdragon

“Time is an illusion.” ― Albert Einstein

Snapdragon

“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” ― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

Peony

“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” ― C.S. Lewis

Peony

“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

Peony

Stay safe. Stay healthy.

See the world around you!

Garden Baskets and Iris Projects

I have hand stitched the tulips, fruit, birds and kitty to the borders of Garden Baskets.

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets

A little detail has been added, too.

Garden Baskets

There are a billion buds and leaves to stitch to the borders. That is going to take some time.

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets Update and a Gif

Garden Baskets Update

Garden Baskets Update 3

Garden Baskets Update 4

My Step-Mom gave me a small pack of fat quarters recently, and asked if I would make an Iris wall-hanging for her.

She has never asked me for anything, so I am delighted to take on this project!

Iris

I chose a hand-dyed piece of fabric (one that I dyed several years ago) that I thought would work well for the background. I also found a free coloring page for inspiration.

I have a tracing paper overlay and I am using Steam-A-Seam 2. I like Steam-A-Seam 2 because it allows me to reposition pieces until I am ready to press them permanently into place.

Iris

I am using a mix of hand-dyes, the fat quarters that my Step-Mom gave me, and a few prints that I have in my stash.

Iris

I am liking how it looks!

Iris

It will be ready for thread painting soon. However, Betty Boop is still in the hospital (it has been a month now). It seems that replacement parts are hard to get. So I guess the Iris will stay on the design wall for a while and it is back to leaves and buds for the Garden Basket quilt for me.

Quilt On!

A Stroll in the Garden

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ― Mother Teresa

White Tailed Deer

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Peony

“Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.” ― Charlotte Bronte

Peony

“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.” ― Brian Tracy

Peony

“Happiness comes from helping others, by being with others, and by sharing, even if it’s only a smile.” ― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

White Tailed Deer

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” ― W. Clement Stone

Rose

“If you have a candle, the light won’t glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.” ― Steven Tyler

Peony

Stay safe. Stay healthy.

See the world around you!