Round Robin Ready to Mail

I am part of a Round Robin project over at the Quilt and Needle. Seems like it took forever to get this one ready to send on. Deb, the medallion owner, is doing this for her husband, and wanted fabrics that felt western, or like leather..... I had two pieces in my stash that seemed perfect! I had seen this blended ninepatch idea and decided to use it to turn the medallion on point. these small nine patch blocks are finished at 2 1/4", and there are over 100 of them! It will feel so good to get it in the mail tomorrow to the next participant.

Blue Iris !!!!

What a wonderful surprise!  I have a clump of these delicious blue variegated bearded iris in my yard!!!!


It is so much fun to work my way through a first blooming cycle in our new home..... 


I only wish there was enough of them to divide and share with my friend Dean, who has shared many wonderful plants with me already this season.  



Now that i removed the black plastic out from under them, maybe I can coax them to multiply quicker.....   I'm sure some good fertilizer will help tremendously. 

I am also the lucky owner of several bunches of this very pristine, pure white bearded iris!  


I  finally  figured out how to upload pics from my new  phone to my photobucket site..... 

There are lots more pictures there.... you can check out the link.... 
Scraphappydenise's photobucket site  
hope you enjoy the show..... 

Garden progress

I feel like I'm actually making some progress in my garden!   I'm still harvesting black plastic out from under the barkdust.... but I feel like that will be long term project.  One section at a time......  I have to keep telling myself that it's a "work in progress" and probably will be for many years.....

I'm not making as much progress in the sewing area... seems like it's one or the other.  If I can just keep up with my exchange projects until school lets out,  I'll be happy!

This is a before view.... now if I can figure out howto get pics out of my new android camera.....

What a Rainbow!

for the second week in a row,  on Wednesday evening, we have had the most awesome rainbows!  this is the one from last week.  It ends, in my neighbor's pasture!    last night, it was in almost the same exact spot!

There is nothing like looking out your kitchen window to something this spectacular!  Last night, my camera was getting it's battery recharged.

I am so blessed.

I've been MIA again...

Well,  spring is trying to spring around here, and I'm desperately trying to stay ahead of the yard work.
(Not easy on a little over an acre, I'm discovering)  It doesn't help that what was once beautiful beds have been neglected for at least 4 years......

The wisteria is beginning to bloom,  the lilacs are about finished,  our rhododendrons  are starting to bloom.

I've been trying to keep ahead of the swap blocks and quilt auntie blocks I've committed myself to, as well as the Round Robin activities I'm signed up for.

Not a lot of personal sewing happening at my house right now....  but I am trying to sit at the machine each evening , if only for an hour or so.....

Heading to the ORegon Coast with some girlfriends for the weekend,  an am taking some hand work with me.

where have I been?

WOW!  I can't believe it's been nearly 6 weeks since I blogged.  I have been trying to catch up on some projects, stay afloat at work, and finish getting the old house ready to put on the market. 

Good news.... the house is now officially for sale, and we actually had someone go through it the second day it was on RMLS. 

been working on getting a few items ready for our quilt show next month. 

We are having a wonderful winter weatherwise.  It's like spring out there.  This was our sunrise one day last week.  Isn't it beautiful? 

Happy New Year! The year of the diminishing UFOs.

Well,  the holidays have come and gone.... it's back to work.... and I still need to de-decorate my house.  With the move and wanting to entertain several small groups of friends and family, we had guests for dinner this last Sunday,  I decided to keep my trees and decorations out until this next weekend.   Only a couple more nights of enjoying the lights on the trees.  I'm off to buy some more plastic totes tomorrow to put it all away.   (My old cardboard boxes won't do out in the shop, as they are not mouse proof).  my plan for anything that can make nesting material, is to put in a tote, and seal shut with tape.  In all the years we've been married, I've always had inside storage for these things..... so if anyone has any better ideas for me,  please let me know.....

I have done a little sewing while on my break..... I'll have to get pics uploaded and posted of you all.  Now, if I can just get these projects finished!

I'm on  a mission to finish up UFO's.... and to work on using up some of this stash of fabric I just relocated.  Charity quilt projects are on my horizon.....   While it can be convenient to have a lot of fabric on hand, especially since I love scrappy quilts,  it can also be overwhelming.... I just made a checkerboard sashing for a quilt top.... cut, and cut, and cut...... still have a stack of those same fabrics...... I think it multiplied like bunnies.....