Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Spring day!

Down here in the southern U.S.A. I may complain bitterly about the long hot days of summer; I may miss the New England autumn colors; and periodically long for a just one winter snow storm to dress the trees for the holidays; but there is no-place like the south for the springtime!

First, it lasts a long, long time.  There were daffodils in my front garden the last week of February.  Various Azaleas and flowering trees have been in bloom since mid-March.  And today my Iris and rose bushes started blooming.  Three months of spring!

Today it is sunny but cool so I can actually enjoy the deck with the pets.  Though I don't do as much in the garden as I used to today I can enjoy it with out guild as the yard crew came by and did in an hour what would take me a week!

I also rotated some of the quilts up on the wall and this little English Paper-pieced Grandmother's flower garden is now up in the wall of the guest bedroom....

The quarter/coin gives an idea of how small those pieces are! I made this quilt 13 years ago...my eyes were better then!

Spring makes me want to work with pastels or bright colors!

I have several projects that fit that requirement (like the row of crayon quilt above that is all ready for quilting or the material obsession that need binding) but I am battling the urge to start something new!

That may be part of the "spring" fever thing!



8 comments:

Loris said...

Gorgeous flowers!
and I love the little hexie quilt!
Enjoy your freshened up garden :-)

sewkalico said...

Your hexie quilt is gorgeous. There's nothing loke a bit of Spring to lift the spirits!

Janet O. said...

Oh, the flowers are so pretty. So far the daffodils are the only thing that has opened in my yard (besides a remnant of hyacinth).
Such happy projects. Wonder how long you can fight that urge? : )

Merilyn said...

The flowers are so pretty, love those Azaleas!! Such a dear little hexie quilt, even with good eyes these are not easy to put together LOL!!!
Here Autumn has arrived, but Summer is wanting to stay and play for a bit longer, we've had beatiful days lately in the late 70's Fahrenheit!!

Dolly said...

Gorgeous flowers......Happy (long) Spring !

Can't get enough of it myself !

Vicki said...

Wanted to tell you that I am going to have a quilt on display at the Quilt Study in Charleston in Sept.

dianne said...

we won't EVEN talk about the more than 20 inches of snow that have fallen here in the past week - thank gawd most of it has melted...

cityquilter grace said...

know the "spring" feeling too...my next bonnie quilt is pinks and greens and they are so very cheery!