Quilt in a Day Melon Patch

Wednesday Without Words: a new quilt ("D&J for D.J.")

Miscellany

Well, it's beginning to look a lot like Spring around here, as far as spring looks in Northern New Mexico at 6500 feet... We started pruning the old apple trees in our back yard this morning, before the characteristic wind storms kick up this afternoon. Spring is dry, and windy (I like to say that Arizona blows through on its way to West Texas this time of year), with warm sun during the day and frigid temperatures at night. But if you look, the signs are here that things are beginning to grow...like my tulips!

I love pruning (though my shoulders and elbow don't necessarily...) There is something about doing the hard thing-- cutting away the superfluous and harmful and encouraging the right and the true-- that is extremely satisfying. These are the same reasons I love teaching. It is, likewise, an agricultural endeavor that involves pruning and training, and standing back and marveling and watching as things grow.

And in the spirit of teaching and instruction... this morning on the BaylyBlog, Tim posted the following hilarious chart. I just had to share it for my two sons-- one recently married, the other engaged. You might as well face up to the realities now, fellas!


And lastly, today I completed another quilt (pictured below). It is entitled "Cerca de Jardin", which is Spanish for "garden fence", or at least I hope it is! It is a fence rail pattern, and is intended as the wedding gift for some dear friends later this month.

Quilting

I love quilting. I love fabric. I love color and design. I am not very good at it, but I am slowly improving over time. It is a relaxing, creative outlet for me! After twenty-some years of quilting a variety of things and giving them away, I am finally going to try to start recording my creations.

Here are two of my most recent projects: first, a queen size quilt entitled "Florentine Famulus" which was made for Ben and Elsa's wedding:

And here is my most recent, just completed last night. It is entitled "Bobby on a Fence", and was made for my DDILTB, Nikki. She'll be celebrating her birthday in just a few weeks, and this will be going with her tomorrow to Canada.

If you would like to see some more of my projects (at least the ones that are still around here) you can look in my Quilt Gallery. I love to plan and piece, and am slowing with the sandwiching and piecing, so I have a lot of UFO's (UnFinished Objects). Maybe this will help motivate me to finish some!