Buzz'n Like a Bee

The other day I casually glanced at a shrub

just outside of my window and 

had to stop and look again.

Completely unnoticeable to me

 

 were these tiny pink flowers.

But those flowers had not

gone unnoticed by the honey bees

that live a few doors down in a neighbor's backyard hives.

I hadn't seen the flowers, but instead
the movement of

 ravenous bees eager for the 

taste of fresh flowers.

I was like those hungry honeybees.

 I spent most of my time last week

working on three quick and easy projects.

I was energized to begin working on

something fresh.
I had a plan.

First was this ABC quilt.

 It wasn't anything challenging or
complicated, like those simple flowers on the shrub.

It simply entailed cutting apart a panel
designed for Moda by Abi Hall
called ABC Menagerie.

Then adding some sashing,

  and finally a border.

Machine quilting some straight lines and

  then some hearts in the border.

Just working to a different 

rhythm was refreshing.

Straight line stitching was 

all that was required until 

it was time to do the borders and

then just a bit of free motion quilting.

It felt so good to complete a project

in just a few days.

I was just like those honeybees

so happy to be buzzing around 

tasting the sweetness of the first spring flowers.

I even had enough fabric
leftover to make a few pillowcases.

Those are for the the 3 little people
who come to Nana's house.

But is that all I got done?

No, there's more.

 Can't wait to show you.

Until Next Time-