Tiny Quilt ~ ''Tis Spring''

 

Spring

Just as we lose hope

she ambles in,

a late guest

dragging her hem

of wildflowers

her torn

veil of mist,

 of light rain,

blowing

her dandelion breath

in our ears; 

and we forgive her,

turning from

chilly winter

ways,

we throw off

our faithful 

sweaters

and 

open 

our arms.

                               by Linda Pastan

I love this poem, so perfectly descriptive and charming.

One more week til  Summer begins on the astronomical calendar. This tiny quilt was a spring challenge, a freebie from TQC.  HERE  [March 23, 2016] "Welcome Spring"

Here is mine.

It is sooo tiny. Just a smidge larger than my cell phone, a perfect little doily for me, who constantly loses her phone in the house.

Auditions and backing. Sure wish this was not the last smidge of this spools print, all my colors, a favorite.

Some glamour shots---showing my inspiration pansies, great colors this year.

I asked if friends wished to make Tis Spring with me. Here is Penny's lovely , very TQC colored version. She does such beautiful piecing. She says she is still looking for just the right pink stripe for the binding.

She has beautiful fabrics in her stash!

And this is Robin of I like to Create's version. I love her patriotic colorway and stripes and plaids. Robin said she isn't using that blue eagle print for the borders--kinda hope she changed her mind, because it looks so cool.

What a fun small project. Anyone else want to take an hour or two and make a Tis Summer version?

Yes, It's Yellow: 

Made another block or two. I started this during Covid lockdown, mindless piecing during those frightful dark days. Pieced the blocks incorrectly and now have started over. Looking at the book/ pattern last night I see I need a LOT more red.

The  unfortunate connotation has shifted though: no more Covid memories--instead I'll remember the day last week when our skies turned mustard yellow orange and the air smelled like burnt BBQ instead of ocean and salt. [Quebec wildfire smoke pollution funneled here to the east coast US June 7, 2023]

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This week's project! Harder than it looks---it's been many many years since I did tie dye. "Pimp my ugly camp T shirt, please?"

Ice dye, above. Nope. My old tee as a tryout, below. RIT dye and rubberbands.

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And an eBay auction Fail. Always a risk, often a disappointment---and so this one is. Big bucks too, whatever was I thinking, "Oh poor me, in the smoke filled house, I need a treat"

More on this one later. Maybe.

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A funny little rain squall has arrived, Mo is hiding on the sofa back, in a snit because the spa van lady gave him his bath and brushed out all his dense old winter fur.

I hope everyone has a great week!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....

[I think these are turnstones]