Watching our Gardens Grow

Gardening



It’s that wonderful time of year when we all get to pause and marvel at the bounty offered to us by the harvest season.  Our gardens, in their first year, have brought great joy to all of us and we have sincerely delighted in watching them grow.

We are all amazed by what has grown and how well it has grown.  My children are particularly impressed by the height of their sunflowers, which started out as ordinary sunflower seeds.

I am reminded of the words, “out of small things proceedeth that which is great.”

Truly, that has been the case in our yard this year.  I hope they’re getting it.  I hope they’re learning from this.

How does your garden grow?

Jennifer

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Kitchen Windows

Decorating



I realized when I posted about my new kitchen sign that I’d never taken pictures of the valances I made for my kitchen windows this summer.  I previously had vintage white linen in the windows but wanted some pattern in the room.  I found a Robert Allen print that I liked and went with that.


I like the way it brings a few more shades of blue into the room as well as a touch of green and yellow.


I also picked up a mirror on clearance, painted it white, and hung it between the two windows in the eating area.  A simple project that adds beauty to my kitchen.


HH

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Baby Boy Blues Quilt

Quilting and Sewing



I started this quilt months ago.  It’s done in kona cotton solids from the poisedon fat quarter pack I purchased to make this quilt and then this q uilt .  I had a few pieces left over so I added some white and put it together.  Three quilts from one fat quarter pack is pretty good!  Then I got my heart set on a metro living circles border in charcoal, but didn’t have enough fabric and it was on backorder everywhere.  So it hung in my closet for a while.


I quilted it over the weekend, opting to do a very simple pattern on either side of the seams in the center of the quilt.  I’m very happy with it.

The backing I pieced using more of the circles and a scrap from the back of  the 2nd water and sky quilt.


I also like how the quilting looks from the back of the quilt:


For the binding I used a solid green from my stash.  I honestly have no idea what color it is or where it came from, I’ve had it for so long.    I think the solid green around the edges is the perfect finish for this quilt.


I continue to get better at the machine binding technique.  I do prefer finishing the binding by hand but time constraints and elbow pain have made this option a very practical one for me at this stage in time.   I think it looks nice.


I’m delivering it today to my friend who is a wonderful young mother.  I really hope she likes it.


It’s one of my favorite baby boy quilts I’ve made.  Solids are a lot of fun to work with.  I love these blues.


Hopeful Homemaker

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