dublb

I'll take the rain!
The house we were gonna look at again, is under contract. It had lovely flower beds. I'll look for another one when I git back. I think this trip is just what I need!!

dublb

I mailed _________'s block out taday but forgot ta send a note tellin' my thoughts about it. I guess I'll let ya know when I git back. LOL

JanieW

Gorgeous columbines, QNS.

These are my Antoinette Bouquet tulips. They come out soft yellow and then gradually change to a rapberry peachy colour.

These were last week on Monday

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last week on Tuesday
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Today

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carriem

I got my MB today from QE! It uses all my favorite colors. Thank you so much. My girls both really like the swirly orange and green. I like the design on the dark orange. Even got a little sparkle in there. The three blocks together are a good combo of lights and darks.

I mailed my MB today, should be received by Thursday I would guess.

Bev--have a great trip!!

QNS--some more beautiful flowers. I just bought some columbine to plant in front of the house.

Janie--those are pretty tulips too...thanks for the progression pictures.

QuiltingNinaSue

Beautiful tulip, Janie, I like how you showed how they changed colors...wonderful. I like the side of your house, too, with the red color pieces.

Carrie, a beautiful block. Beautiful collection of three. Don't count on mine when and where it happens to look like those; it will be different, I guarantee that!

Have a good fun safe trip, Dublb.

mirabelle

Just popping in to the RV for a cookie and a coffee QNS then I am going to sit in your garden and enjoy the beautiful flowers and everybody's company. The only flowers I have here is my hibiscus bush and it doesn't flower a lot, and 2 flower bed of hippeastrums. I have not seen the sun for about 3 weeks now, the skies are grey and showers of rain every day.

Janie I love your tulips and how they change colours.

Carriem those blocks play well together, you are going to have one stunning quilt, as will everybody. The MB's have been exceptional so far.

My plans for today is to get the final border on my NOT so Marjen for Error and finish the applique flowers and then start sewing the borders on that quilt. Thursday I will start cutting my DS's new quilt, I am going to make him Bonnie Hunters Smith Mounting Morning, in browns and blues. He doesn't like bright bold colours, so will make it in colours he likes.

Will check in later today, have a great day everyone

oksewglad

Man I could use a cuppa. Thanks QNS. I was getting the oriole and hummingbird feeders ready this morning--I know I'm late--Mr Oriole has been chastising me from my bedroom window every morning--and my neighbor on the river called. Last night lots of rain fell to the west of us and a majority of that comes down the river near here. She's been flooded out 2x before and was taking preventive measures and asked if I could come up and move things from lower level of the house to ground floor--they have a tri level house with a basement level. So left the feeders in the sink--started fixing a bite for DH and myself; took 2 yo back to the barn and headed up. Another neighbor also came by as well as her DS and DIL. We moved things up in about 5 hours time and she has walkway paths through out the upper levels; but hopefully they will stay high and dry. Her DH is on the road and should be back by now. Yes I'm whipped, but managed to make sense of packing her fabrics and clothing patterns for her GD AG doll as well as move lots of things up from basement area. Another friend who lives about 20 miles upriver talked to my DH and said he's seen the water higher only once before. Hopefully preventive measures will work.
OK grands are here now so better check to see what they are up to!!!

QuiltE

JanieW ... OMG your tulips are beautiful! Kind of like getting two for one, with those colour changes. And the white edge adds for extra interest. Nice to see and enjoy after a long winter!

I'm SO impressed with all of you Ladies who know all your plants by name, and even down to the variety/hybrid. I know my plants by these names .... yellow lily, bronze lily, yellow daisy-like thing, green fuzzy creepy crawly, etc.!!!! My Black Eyed Susans are just that ... which variety? I have NO clue! Likewise the Echinacia. Bet I surprised you that I even know their names. Then there are the host of hostas ................

CarrieM ... Look at those blocks, spinning together! That swirly fabric was all one fabric, and there were other parts that had blues, turquoises, purples, darker greens, orange/reds. It reminded me of a Spirograph design. Am I aging myself?

MiraB ... what beauty you must have when your hibiscus blooms. I was stymied about Hippeastrum and thanks to google discovered they are amaryllis. Now that'd be something to see growing naturally, instead of our potted "Audreys"! I have two perennial hibiscus bushes that put on quite a show late in the summer. They don't show their new growth til quite late ... so much so that I am thinking they are dead, then all of a sudden they spring to life. So right now, I am watching and fretting! Our hard winters often kill out some of these more tender things!

OKSGlad ... how good of you to run to the aid of your friend. I'll hope for her sake that it is not so bad as feared.

And now for the unveiling of my May MB ........
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Many Thanks to JanRN ... Isn't it beautiful? The block is called "A Flash of Diamonds" from the book "Quilts for Rosie". The colours are absolutely bang on with my MB Wish List. The fabric is exceptional!!! I took it outside for the photo shoot, and got eaten alive by the mosquitoes (know anything about that CarrieM?), so by the time I did that, I said, forget a group shot. They do play well together!

Guess what? It just started raining ... cats and dogs! And lots of thunder and lightning. So Anael, guess I won't need yours! Now so long as it is not everlasting as Anael's rain ... or related to that dreadful tornado in Oklahoma this afternoon.

Before I succumbed to the mosquitoes ... I did get this shot done, to appease our LovelyDDamsel. Speaking of whom, where is she?
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The hexies have one inch sides, so this will be a table topper as it's about 20"x29". The white isn't white, but a pale mauve floral. It isn't laying too flat, as most of the papers are still in place. The single flower is going to be my guinea pig as I will hand quilt and then try the facing method with that ring of hexies. If that works, then I'll do the same for the table topper.

I'm hooked on these hexies and the process and am looking forward to doing something else as it's been a perfect on the go project for me!

dublb

I love my GFG. Yours is purdy! I plan on my friends doin' some o' the drivin' just so I can work on my GFG.
I'm all packed. First time I've been packed this early ever.

Honchey

Striking MB you have there Carriem...Lots of contrast and very pretty colors....Great Job QuiltE....and You QuiltE received a very soft and lucious butter yellow..(your favorite) MB...
On another note...I have been glued to the TV since this afternoon after learning about the disastrous tornadado that destroyed towns in Oklahoma...school children lost their lives and adults as well...I'm so sad and feel so helpless when I hear about such happenings...