It is very satisfying and rewarding to finish any quilt project, but especially ones that are left after the maker has passed away. It was an honor when a friend entrusted Linda and me with two treasures she had received this way. One was a set of 40 buttonhole stitched butterfly blocks, and the other a hand pieced top of traditional signature blocks in a variety of fabrics from feedbacks forward. We added sashing and cornerstones to the butterflies and used muslin on the backs of both.
My amaryllis is beautiful again this April and May, with eight large blossoms. Hostas are looking good, and the Maidenhair Fern is growing like weeds in the large pot as well as against the garage wall. The flowerbed near the driveway has been planted with begonias, verbena, coleus, and herbs, with geranium and croton in pots.
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| Picture taken mid-March |
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| Picture taken May 1 |
In case you have missed seeing the cats lately, here are all three enjoying a cool afternoon on the front porch with me.
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| Elizabeth, Rahrah, and Tarbaby (l.-r.) |
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| Elizabeth in Rahrah's box |
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| Tarbaby on his back on my lap |
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| Rahrah being a nuisance |
1 comment:
Ah I've worked on two projects like that - a quilt that was started 80 years ago and I finished for a friend's mother (that was started when she was 2 years old by her mother and aunts); and another one which was a top start by someone's long passed grandmother. It is such an honor to work on those types of quilts and how lucky the person is that they have you in their life to do that! Flowers beautiful and the kitties adorable as always. Cannot believe Elizabeth is in someone else's box ;-)
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