Apple Tree From Seed 2003

A seed from a Granny Smith apple eaten by our son in 2003 was sowed. This is the first time we have seen so many blossoms. Hope it bears fruit.

This Pic's For Elaine!

Here you go, Elaine!  This pic's for you!! (when I complete the edge of green hexagons I can buy fabric for the back - that will take   f o r e v e r   to decide)

Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt (as of today)

The row of different fabrics around the outer edge is complete.  Up next: one row white, one row green, and then I will snip the basting stitches to get the English paper pieces out.

Afternoon Neighborhood Walk

 Gorgeous view of the Cascade Mountains

Construction of the new middle school

Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt cont'd cont'd cont'd...

My daughter is holding up the quilt (see her toes peeking through).  This is where I'm at with the quilt so far.  I have possibly three more rows to go.  It would be so easy for me to call it quits for the top, but I keep telling myself to do it right.  I had to order more English paper piecing papers from Ebay.  It's the easiest way to go.

Snowmen Quilt

I made this in 1999 (I remembered to date the back).  I didn't do a whole lot of quilting on it.  I'll add it to my To Do list.  Today we are decking the halls.

Candle Making

I made soy candles last night to give as hostess gifts or to add to baskets for Christmas gifts.  I order a lot of candle making items from Candle Science.  The scent I used for these is Christmas Hearth.  There's a hint of pine, orange, cinnamon and ? - I don't know - just yummy.  Time to go out and hang lights on the tree in the front yard.  Maybe I'll post pics of that.