Seasons of My Heart

Before I had my knee surgery, I knew that I would not be able to get into my sewing room for a while, so I pieced a little wall quilt with some hand embroidered words, and pinned the sandwich, so I could hand quilt it in the Big Stitch style while recuperating downstairs.

It’s a very old pattern from Nancy Halvorsen – Art to Heart.

Her version on the pattern is made out of all soft earth tones… mostly homespuns.

Of course, I don’t own a single homespun fabric in my whole stash… not my style.

So, I made mine out of pretty bright batiks!!

I added some fun button embellishments.

I like the way it turned out.

It’s already hanging upstairs on the wall in the landing!  What fun!

And hand quilting it was waaaaay out of my box, so to speak!!  

 

You know my motto- if it can done by machine, it will be!!

And it gave me something to do with my hands while stuck downstairs in my recliner!!

And I can blame any uneven stitches on pain meds, right??? LOL!!

Yogi wants to know what you are sewing on these hot long days of summer!!

 

Happy July 4th!!

When I put out my summer decor stuff this year, I realized I needed a summer table runner for the morning room!

So, when I went looking through my drawers of kits and pre-cuts, I found this cute little kit from Connecting Threads.

The pattern is from Fig Tree and Co. called Lollipops!

I loved making this and it was quick and easy, too!!

I had this patriotic fabric for the backing in my stash, too!!

My summer decor is Americana, Raggedys, chickens and sunflowers!! 

I’ve been super busy these last few days getting last minute things done in readiness for my total knee replacement surgery on Monday morning!! 

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments and wishes for a great outcome!!  I will gladly take all the good wishes and prayers I can get!! 

It will be a week or so before I get back here to let you know how it all went!  So, have a great July 4th, y’all!!

Please, vote for me!!

I got a very surprising email today from National Quilters Circle!

My blog made their Blogger Awards finalists list!  Can you believe it??  HOLY COW!!

I am shocked, surprised and oh so VERY HAPPY!!

So, pretty please with sugar on top, won’t you click

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Yogi says a big huge THANK YOU for all the wonderful happy birthday wishes!!

He enjoyed a juicy hamburger for his dinner and a cookie for dessert!!  Woo hoo!!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Yogi!!

Can you believe this little guy is 14 today??

He really doesn’t show his age in photos.

But he has arthritis in his hips and knees, so his age shows sometimes when he walks! :-(

Yogi is the only Westie we’ve ever had.

Westie is the short name for his breed-

the West Highland White Terrier.

So, we thought how clever he was to tilt his head back and forth when listening to someone talk. 

Then we saw the Westie on the Little Caesar dog food commercial on TV do the same thing!!

All Westies do it!!  LOL!!

But he is, without a doubt, the smartest dog we’ve ever had!

And the most stubborn!  Grrr!

He hates squirrels with a passion… and rabbits!

He loves sweets like cake and cookies… dunked in coffee!

He has baked chicken almost every night mixed in with his dry food…

but loves, Loves, LOVES hamburger and steak!!

So, tonight on his birthday, he will get some!!

He is a great lover of quilts. 

As my bee friends will all tell you from personal experience,

you put a quilt down on my floor and he is ON IT in no time!!

I think I have more photos of him than of my kids and hubby!!

You must admit, he a cutie patootie!!