Another year… I am a new grandmother, and a dog mom again to our new puppy. Christmas takes on new meaning.
I do contemplate blogging again. We shall see.
Wishing anyone reading this a wonderful holiday season and happiest of new years!
Christmas 2021
January 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
A bit late with my Christmas post. The holidays seem to get busier and busier, and I forgot to take photos. So, the Clauses say “goodbye” for now.
gardeningonsunnyside
September 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
You can find me gardening over on Instagram at gardeningonsunnyside 🙂
Christmas 2020
December 28, 2020 2 Comments
A quiet Christmas. Wreath made of oranges from my grove. Happiest of New Year!
Monarchs
December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
Back in May, I started spending time “Covid” gardening. To my delight, I happened on some tiny Monarch caterpillars on milkweed I had planted a few years back. I ended up spending several months rearing/releasing them back into my garden. What a joyful event it was in these crazy times!
I continue to garden, and have a newfound appreciation for butterflies, and other wildlife in my garden.
Christmas 2019
December 27, 2019 Leave a Comment
Managing to post once a year… Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Christmas 2018
December 18, 2018 2 Comments
Due to ongoing home improvements and our “real” fireplace being unavailable, I put together a Vintage Retro Christmas corner in my studio. Complete with a cardboard fireplace. It brings back memories of my childhood Christmas, especially the aluminum tree. Happy Holidays!
My Tattoo
January 4, 2018 Leave a Comment
This is about as close as I will ever get to getting a tattoo. When I saw this embroidery pattern, I just had to put it on something, and that something was my denim jacket! Dear Hubby’s reaction: ” Quilt Or Die!?… Quilt or Die!?… It’s just a hobby!” I only wish I could have embroidered the larger pattern. My Janome has a limit of 5″x7″. I found it at Urban Threads 🙂
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment
While Dear Daughter is at home for the holidays, I made good use of my “new to me” Janome MC350E. I embellished a denim shirt for her with cycling woodland creatures – DD is very outdoorsy. I also embellished a denim skirt with a back-to-school fish… In honor of her starting Graduate School in Fish And Wildlife Conservation And Management.
Last Quilt For The Year
December 24, 2017 1 Comment
Here is another vintage quilt top. Someone someplace in time, painstakingly pieced these lovely umbrella ladies. They had even drawn flowers, leaves, and butterflies on the top. After I had quilted it, I spent some time embroidering them. I love the way it turned out! A recurring theme… I love ladies, Sunbonnet Sue, and house blocks. And Hiro looks so handsome in his holiday sweater 🙂 Happy Holidays!
“Artsy” Quilt
November 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
I have a preference for utilitarian quilts, so this is as close as I will probably ever get to being “artsy” with a quilt. In my pursuit to making decorative floral pillows, I cut out so many flowers and leaves that I decided to make a whole quilt. I framed them as if they were still life paintings. I even embroidered my signature on the lower corner 🙂
The Quilty Silo Barn Along
August 15, 2017 2 Comments
Well, I managed to finish Lori Holt’s Quilty Silo Barn Along. I started this quilt four years ago. You can tell I used different muslin for the background. But, these things really don’t bother me, so it’s all good 🙂 . Now, on to the next project…
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