Pardon the dirt ...
Oh, I'm not dishin' it ...
but I've been shoveling it !!
Amid the stitching of flowers,
I've been planting them ...
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| Above is my "deck" garden ... looking west, and below is my deck garden looking east. I've got strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, green onions and flowers, lots and lots of flowers! |
I also found time this past weekend to plant
ten bare-root rose bushes, and next up is a
row of poplars along the fence seen in the background.
Um ... next weekend maybe :)
However, today you are here to see flowers
of a different sort, aren't you?
Today I share with you my Lovely handbag
....I say lovely as in the material is Lovely by Sandy Gervais ...
I've had the material for quite some time, saving it for that
"something special" and when this hop was announced,
I knew this was the something special I wanted
to make. What better than a Spring/Summer flower
handbag out of this Lovely material in the
Sweet Harmony handbag pattern by Amy Butler?
Well, my LQS friend thought it was pretty
neat too ... the day after I made it for me and this hop
it was decided it should be used as a shop sample ....
so ...
the following day ... I started again:
... the material used here
is Terrain by Kate Spain ...
well ... showed up to work with this beauty ....
and ...
well ... showed up to work with this beauty ....
and ...
NOT!!
This one's mine!!!
This one's mine!!!
But, I did make another :
But this time, it was the tote ....
See the size difference? Same pattern:
Well, geez ... with all of that stitching,
you can imagine the threads and snips and bits
I had all over the floor, so ...
I decided I needed a
handy-dandy thread catcher:
So, I made this little beauty of a thread catcher bag
and pin cushion ... pattern is The Abbey Bag
and the materials are just about all Me and My Sister Designs'
Ticklish line, though I probably threw in some others of theirs
I had as they have so many fun and bright flower prints.
So there you have it ... my creations for the Say It with Flowers
blog hop... I'm so glad I got to participate with you fine
hoppers again ... I perform well with deadlines ... would you say?
And speaking of deadlines, I have a graduation quilt to
finish before Friday this week, which I started this past
weekend, so I guess I should get back to business.
If you are interested, I promise I will post pictures
of it when finished ... it's on the machine right now as
I'm in the middle of quilting it ... and if I posted it now,
chances are my niece may see it before she should
{wink} She turns 18 next week and graduates
from high school this weekend ... I think that
warrants a quilt, wouldn't you?
Please be sure to visit with our fellow
gardening bloggers today .... I'm positive
what they have blooming will be perfection
beyond compare:
Say it With Flowers
Wednesday, May 29th
Why Knot Kwilt -- you are here!
Cheerleader Carol and Squad leader Madame ...
to each of you I give a bouquet of the sweetest
flowers to bloom in your heart as they do in mine.
to each of you I give a bouquet of the sweetest
flowers to bloom in your heart as they do in mine.
Thank you!
I leave you with one of my all time favorite sayings ...
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courtesy of Pinterest |
as so well illustrated by Mary Engelbreit.
It seems so fitting for this hop.
To each of you I give my sincere
appreciation for your visit,
and to every flower in my garden of life,
I give my undying love and gratitude!
Thank you!
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