White Crepe Myrtle Blooms

 

My white crepe myrtle blooms are still beautiful even

though they are about spent.

There are about 8 crepe myrtles at the back of the house, and

they have been very heavy with blooms.

I think next season when it is time to prune, I am

not going to prune, but let the limbs get a little

bigger and stronger.

 

 

 

Full blooms!!

 

I think the south is so blessed to have crepe myrtles

blooming everywhere.

You can hardly go into a town in the south

without seeing a crepe myrtle whether it is

white, watermelon red, lavendar or pink!

 

Lil Twister Doll Quilt

 

 

My experiment with the Lil Twister template.

I thought it came out pretty good.

 

I used 5" squares, 5 by 5 and added

a 3" wide border.

 

Then used the Lil Twister template.

Just line the template lines up with

the squares that cut.

You do end up with some waste,

but I have heard other quilters using

the smallest Twister template to

make more squares.

 

 Sew the squares together and this is how

it ends up. 

I just used muslin for the back and scrapes of blue

for the binding.

 

Now to try making the larger version.

Here is a great tutorial

http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/thebronwen/archive/2011/03/09/twister-quilt-part-1.aspx

 

Of course don't forget to make a label and photo

of your quilt!

 



Getting Ready for Easter

 

 

My little sweet granddaugther

spent this past weekend with us.

And we worked on some crafts for Easter.

 

First we made a garland from plastic easter eggs. 

That was fun and easy.

She picked out the color pattern and

lined up all the easter eggs to thread onto the string.

We hung the garland on the inside of the window.

You can see the garland in the picture on the inside.

 

Then we made a banner from burlap. Cut out a purple

burlap bunny attached him by sewing with some of the

purple thread from the purple burlap.

Stenciled Happy Easter on the banner.

I must admit I did most of the work on the banner,

but she picked out the colors and supervised:)

Pillows!!!

 

Two of three pillows I am sewing up for a friend.

Her sister found this wonderful corky bird fabric.

Heavy weight upholstery fabric. 

Down pillow inserts made them very nice and comfy!

I put an invisible zipper in two of the pillows and

the third did an envelope style.

 

 

 

Love the colors and the funny birds!

Had fun with these.

Christmas Candy Cane Wreath

 

I have seen so many beauty wreaths

made with the colored mesh, I thought I would try

to make one for our home.

 So this is my attempt.

 

I thought it turned out pretty good, considering

I had to do a lot of fluffing to

spread out the mesh.

 

The ornaments are some I picked up at

Fred's and Hobby Lobby.

 

I bought some more mesh and wreath

making supplies, so maybe I

will try again.

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More Pictures from our Western Trip

Devils Tower in Wyoming was awesome to see!

Profile of George Washington on Mount Rushmore.

  Mt. Rushmore!

Buffalo and 'red dog' (baby buffalo) at
Custer State Park in South Dakota near
Mount Rushmore.  The buffalo were huge
and roaming all over the park, even blocking
traffic!!

A visit to Laura Ingall Wilder's home in Mansfield, Mo. was

a real treat.  This is the home where she wrote the "Little House on the Prairie" books.

Quilts on Barns

We saw lots of quilt patterns painted on barns and other buildings.

Our last tour before heading home was a trip to the

National Quilt Museum in Paduach, KY.



Then it was heading back to Alabama and home, sweet, home.

It was a wonderful 29 days we were on the road seeing so many beautiful sites

and meeting interesting people along our way.

I thank God for providing us a safe trip and for the glories of our America.