Spring is here!

 While it may be almost the end of April, I am so excited to really see the spring season show her colors.  Lots and lots of daffodils, some forsythia, magnolia blossoms, and even a yard full of dandelions are showing their soft spring colors. And the promise of leaves has arrived in the buds on the trees.  Oh, I couldn't be happier. 

View in neighborhood of beautiful colors

And look who showed up in my backyard!  We watched for several minutes these 2 and another doe.

We think this was the pair born a year ago.   You can see they are starting to shed their winter fur.

And I do have a red scrappy block to share:  this was for Stash Bee this month. My 9 year old Jensen wants a red and white quilt. So this is where I will start. 

Other than this, I have nothing to show: I have been down with a nasty cold that has sucked my energy, my appetite, and my where with all to do anything except consume cold medication and a box of kleenex.

A few blocks! And a trip!

 

We made another trip; this time to visit the grandkids again in Louisiana.  It was wonderful to be with them for spring/Easter break.  Really warm weather ( up to the 80s) and my son took off the week to be with us. We celebrated both my son's birthday as well as Easter making a ham dinner . Zero needlework done all week. 

All the Huber guys on our hike!

In the meantime, I have completed 2 of my Tilda blocks which are 16 inches. That gives me a total of 6. I still need a few more fat quarters to finish all the blocks. The fabrics are such a wonderful collection of colors and prints.

And after seeing all the Dear Jane blocks last weekend, I pulled mine to to assemble a few more. Lots of different techniques: applique and tiny machine piecing this time. 

Last but not least, I have finished a project mesh bag with counted cross done on it. 

Away from home.

I am visiting my sister in Indianapolis. The great part,  besides seeing her and Mom, is that spring has arrived here. Beautiful daffodils, magnolia trees in blossom , yellow Forsythia peeking from corners and some red bud trees:  all make my heart sing with joy. Oh, to smell rain and green grass and flowers again. I needed to borrow a light coat as it is too warm for mine when I left at 32 degrees. 

My sister had her stitches out this week on her elbow where she broke many bones and had 2 replaced. She is having therapy with homework as well.. And we have been out and about some. I do enjoy new restaurants and got to see her family for her birthday.

 And I have brought hand work for the evenings.

The first is a sweatshirt project which I saw on Instagram from Flynn and Mabel. Here is the link I saw:  Video of how to    I had it all prepped at home: I used puffy paint to "draw" the lettering, followed by embroidering over the paint in a satin stitch.

The sweatshirt (for me) is a light blue and the colors are lilac and purple, light and dark teal, and light and dark blue. 

The second is a wool applique for spring also prepped at home as soon as I had been asked to come. 

This is wool applique on a plaid flannel. I shortened it from the original pattern. It is for my dining room table.