Sunshine, Blooms & Bookmarks

We've been busy playing outside, enjoying the fantastic weather all week long. 

Now that the ♥ white with purple throat violets ♥ are popping up, I'm oh so thrilled about gardening. 

We've been watering the strawberry patch, 

thanks to a bunch of new blooms. Almost all the tulips are out, the hostas are just beginning to open & the creeping phlox is blooming.

A brief afternoon in the sewing room with munchkin today produced 4 bookmarks---a special request. 

Now that we have the hang of it, 

she'll be whipping up a few more this week.

*Thankfully, mom's fabric stash is always available.*

Hopefully, I'll have a bit of time to sneak into the sewing room and catch up on some much needed RSVP black & white blocks soon.

Piece.

Heather

A Little Sunshine Does the Trick

The sun has been out & temperatures are mild.

AHHHH. Spring is really here to stay.

My favorite white violets (with purple throats) are up---I must 

have been so excited, I forgot to snap a pic!!

Have a wonderful week in the sunshine!

Heather

Manatee Love

The highlight of the recent family vacation (accordingto one munchkin) HAD to be the trip to Bradenton, Florida to see THE manatee, Snooty.

These gentle giants became a bit of an obsession with our middle child, thanks to a library book checked out last year. 

Visiting a 'famous' manatee at the South Florida Museum's Parker Aquarium was a dream come true. 

We watched him eat (and eat and eat) romaine lettuce, kale, sweet potatoes, broccoli & carrots. Snooty was born in captivity & has been raised by humans. The other 2 manatees pictured are part of the Manatee Rehabilitation Network rescue program. They'll be returned to the wild next winter.

Spring is in the Air

 After some much needed rain this past week, 

the daffodils are in bloom & many other perennials 

are beginning to pop up. 

It's too nice to stay inside...maybe I'll get some sewing done 

at the local quilt club tomorrow evening. 

That would be a nice first outing for the featherweight!

Best Wishes, 

Heather

A FWQAL Block

OK, so I flipped through the Farmer's Wife Book this afternoon,
thinking I'd better get some fabrics ready to go for another block
someday---When the Century of Progress Block caught my eye. 

I was explaining fussy cutting to munchkin & I thought why not show you instead of trying to explain it...we also talked about adjusting patterns so the pieces in the center were combined to make the corners of the inner square larger, decreasing bulk in the center. 
You can do THAT? Oh, yes, you can!

Piece.

Heather