March Is the Color Green

Of course, March is the color green.  Spring is approaching and St. Patrick's day is nothing but green.  I thought I would share a few of my quilts that could be used to celebrate the month.

I searched through one pile, no, nothing green.

There's more in this closet.  None here.

What about upstairs in the linen closet?  Oh, I found one!

Well, I discovered something about my quilt collection, both old and new, green is not one of my favorite color pallets.  After looking in all the quilt hideaways, I have 3 quilts that I can share that would be considered green. I actually like the color, I wear it, I eat it, I grow it, I spend it and I recycle.  It's restful, it fresh, it's a beautiful natural color in all shades.  I guess I just don't think about it as a whole quilt.

Historically, green was generally an overdye process of yellow and blue which proved to be fugitive  It was the common green in American quilts through at least 1890.

"Harvest Home"

I started this quilt in 2004 and finally finished it in 2007.  It was a store sample for awhile.

"Timeless Reflections"

 

This quilt is a reproduction of a 1840's applique quilt.

It's hand appliqued and hand quilted.  I started it in 1998 and finished in 2001.

"Chubby Chick"

 

This could be spring and green.  It's a Black Mountain pattern.  

 

 I hand appliqued the chicks and machine quilted it.

These chick are just so cute!

2009

Enjoy the month of March with leprechauns, Guinness, day light savings time changes, spring and green quilts.

Until Next Time-Kyle

Fabulous Friday

For today::

Looking Out My Window: A lot of snow has melted in the past couple of days.  I'm looking out  my dining room window, which face north, I can almost see the grass and patio.

     I’m Hearing: Ed is taking the day off, he asked his boss! and is happily grinding coffee beans.  In fact, that is all I can hear!

My Weekend Plans Include: Jessica is coming up from Denver and I have all kinds of fun things planned for a Mom and Daughter weekend.

     I am Reading: Cookbooks,  The Oprah Magazine Cookbook and Morgan Freeman and Friends

Movie Marquee: We are finishing up the BBC series we have been watching, Monarch of the Glen. Check it out. It's delightful. I've been getting it from the public library. Now, that's a good thing!

     Something Quiltie: One of my favorite notions is the "needle dome".  I thread that needle holder up and can sew for a long time before I have to re-thread. It saves so much time.  I'm working on some binding projects.

I Love: My digital camera.  I sure wish I had had one when the girls were little.  Families today can take such phenomenal pictures and keep shooting until they get the perfect picture.  I was always pretty stingy with a film camera. 

     What I’m Planning For: Next weekend I am going on a mini retreat.  So all next week I'm be prepping or is it primping?  In my case prepping.

What’s For Dinner: A second go round of homemade minestrone soup. 

     I Am Thinking About: the fun I had last night with my quilt group.  They are a wonderful group of women.  The goal is to focus only on the positive and let your creative self come to the surface.  Did you know that if your toe nails are painted blue it allows your creative side to blossom?

A Favorite Photo:

 

A Winter Sunset

Until Next Time-Kyle

The Olympics Are Over

The Winter Olympics are now sports history. 

There was lots of drama and thrills and spills

 the USA four man bobsled team

gold metal winners

Remember when Wide World of Sports opened it show with the words and  video  "the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition…"  Remember the agony of defeat video of  the ski jumper, Vinko Bogataj, who had a dreadful misjump and crashed on March 21, 1970.  I think every time we watched that,  we always groaned.

My Winter Olympics are over as well.  I was competing in three events.   And the gold metal goes to....ME!

1.The Tisket a Tasket Basket Quilt.  DONE!

I had fun adding the ric rac to the edge.

2. 35 miles on the treadmill.  Shapely calves for spring!  DONE!

3.I resewed 14 antique ocean wave blocks.  DONE!

I think I need a break.

Until Next Time-Kyle