Party in the Garden

Hello Quilting Friends,

It's been a busy time in my quilting room. April is almost here and that's when Party in the Garden has to be finished. I'll be appliqueing this little window box over the next couple of days. I'll also be adding some embroidery embellishments.

Just one more applique block to go, and two pieced blocks. Then the fun really begins....the pattern writing. I've been keeping up pretty well as I go along, but there's still much more to do before it's ready.

Today is the last day to make a comment to be eligible to win a Heartfire pattern. Zinny will be selecting the winner tomorrow morning.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

As always,
Lynn

The House on Edgewood Lane Class

Hello Everyone,

I spent a fun day on Sunday with nine ladies that signed up for the House on Edgewood Lane class. It is so much fun for me to watch my design come alive in other colors and with the special touches that everyone brings to their own quilt.

I always learn something new from the students when I teach a class. There are so many tidbits of quilting information that we can share with one another. Now don't forget to do your homework everyone so I can post more pictures after the next class meeting!

Sit back and enjoy your Smilebox presentation. Press the arrow key to advance the slideshow. Hit the escape key on your computer when you want to return to your main screen.

As always,
Lynn

How Do You Measure Up?

Dear Quilting Friends,

This whole post came about when I was rummaging about the cabin looking for a tape measure. Did I find one? No. Did I care? Not really. I began looking at all the items at the cabin that measure something....like this poultry scale.

You never know when Zinny is going to bring you a rubber chicken. You know what they say about a chicken in every pot!
I use an old scale to hold a cookie jar.
Boy Howdy! Five pounds of cookies.....I'm in heaven.
I bought this tool used by a surveyor to display a quilt.
Think I'll measure the next snow with it.
Joe did a nice job polishing this old brass scale.
The towels in the bathroom have a nice home. Word of warning to guests....spiders like this scale too!
We take measurements to see if things are "on the level."
My dining room table is a bit off. This level belonged to my Dad. I never throw anything away.
Architect measurement tool.
We measure time.
Both clocks were made by Joe. He's just so clever!
We measure temperature.
Barometric pressure. This one is totally incorrect. It is by no means a fair day up in the mountains. ....and last by not least, we measure the DOW. While I was taking this picture it started to go south. What is important about all of these tools used for measurement you ask? It is important that there isn't a tool that we use to measure up to each other. We all have different life stories and skills making us unique individuals.

I'll get back to my quilting now....measuring as precisely as I can to create the best quilt that I know how to make....without a tape measure.

As always,
Lynn

P.S. Don't forget to post a comment for the pattern giveaway from the previous post.