Garden Art

This is garden art that my hubby made for me. The cup and saucer are the very first ones we used in our married life. The old bottles were found when my hubby did metal detecting as a hobby. They were found in Los Angles at an old house that was being demolished. Now I can enjoy all of them in our garden.

Surprise Lily

Seems like I'm full of surprises lately. The flower you see blooming is commonly called a Surprise Lily, Magic Lily or a Naked Lady. It's scientific name is Lycoris radiata. The deer ate the first buds over two weeks ago (see the empty stem on the left ). I was so disappointed because I've waited three years for this to bloom. (We've had very dry conditions for the last 3 summers.) Anyway, after the deer ate the first blooms, the bulb sent up another stem with buds and the deer haven't touched it yet. It is lovely and well worth the wait! Now about those dang deer...don't get me started!!

Knitted surprise

I have been knitting lately. This is what I'm about to finish. Can you tell what it is? Hint, it's a pattern from Elizabeth Zimmerman.




Yes, it is the Baby Surprise Sweater! Isn't it great? Only two seams to sew up (top of the shoulders), and I'm done. It was so fun to knit!

Finished Little Quilt

I finally finished the binding on the little quilt. Here it is finished. What do you think? I think the binding "brightens" it up a bit. Enjoy!

New little quilt

I made this today between rain showers and thunderstorms. It is a Buttermilk Basin pattern, and I bought the pattern at a new quilt shop, Lone Star Merchantile. The fabrics are mostly Jo Morton's fabrics. It was so fun to make, and tomorrow I'll machine quilt and bind it. I'm getting ready for fall.  Can you tell?

Quilt in Progress

Ok, it's time for an update on the quilt I'm making. Here it is quilted (as in "quilt-as-you-go"). I still have to sew and add the other 4 borders to make it for our bed. I just thought you'd like to see how it is coming along. Stay tuned...I'll be back.