Quilt Show Highlights

Feedsack Quilt by Judy Signorino, Quilted by Susan Atwell

Going gaga over the feedsack prints....reminds me 

of the treasures sent over by Marjorie. 

They're tucked away for the perfect project.

String Star, Pennsylvania Circa 1880

For you string quilt fanatics out there 

{and those of us who thought this was a relatively new phenomenon},

String Star from the 1880s.

1910 Vintage Blocks
Old Fly Foot Friendship Quilt by Pat Atwell, Quilted by Susan Atwell

 This quilt was such a treat to see and then we noticed the 2 embroidered names

...and the paper names that were attached to the original blocks. 

What a find!

Special thanks to Karen & Diane for tolerating all my picture taking

and quilty ramblings.

More to come in the next installment.
Happy Quilting,

Heather

Antique Applique

This beautiful quilt was on display at the String Along Quilt Guild show 

at the Porter County Expo Center over the weekend. 

Don't you just love the D.W.??

Gorgeous and in such fantastic condition, too.

The hand quilting is positively exquisite.

There are more photos to come, including some vintage 30s

{but of course!} and more antique blocks that made me squeal in delight.

Heather

More 30s & Blooms

 Spring is in the air, 30s are my choice in fabrics and 

there are even more flowers out in the yard. 

Life is good.

 The strawberry patch has about 2 dozen flowers in bloom....and it's March! 

Can you imagine how many berries we'll collect this year?

 The tulips are a nice new addition to the backyard. 

And they're a welcome sight.

Ah, my violets. Nothing says spring like violets and these white ones with purple throats are my absolute favorite. They remind me of helping out in great grandpa Eddie's garden when I was just a toddler.

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Heather

Dotty FWQAL Block

It's been a long, l-o-n-g break from the 

Farmer's Wife Quilt along.

Happily, the polka-dotty postage stamp block

{#68 in the series} came together without a hitch.

Looking forward to some more piecing soon.

piece.

Heather

Spring is in the Air

It's unbelievable in this area to see a monarch butterfly March 20th.
But I did this year
and I've seen some smaller butterflies
over the past couple days.

Flowers and ground cover, hostas and violets are opening en masse...
it's like nothing we've ever witnessed here.

Our snow fall for the entire 2011-2012 'winter'
was an inch LESS than just one 
day of accumulation 2010-2011.

It's been phenomenal!

It's no wonder the sewing isn't getting done.

Tip toe through the tulips
Happy Dancing,
Heather