Lynn Carson Harris

Tealorange!

This is what I've been working on the last few days. TEALORANGE! You may remember me posting some of the blocks over the last two years. These blocks were made by my quilt bee members two years in a row. Aren't they cheery?

This quilt has been a real "pick me up" this week. I needed that.

It is too rainy and gloomy to get a good full view photo so, you'll have to wait for the final reveal because I now have it basted and ready for quilting. I hope I don't agonize too long over how to quilt it. 

(However, my facebook followers have seen a not so great full view photo. If you want ALL the news from the hen house, you should follow me on facebook too.)

Blue Garden Dress

Miss P has a new dress and she calls it her "Blue Garden Dress".

The fabric, from Jennifer's  Happy Land line, was leftover from the backing of one of the quilts I made for her. Miss P loves the fabric so we zipped out a dress this week. She chose the pattern from my vintage collection.

She likes that it is pretty enough for "fancy" wear but also looks great with jeans. Since it was SNOWING yesterday and warm weather seems to be taking its time this year we need some dresses that look good paired with pants. Miss P doesn't like to have "freezy legs" on the playground at recess and I don't blame her. I love her practical style. 

It is also a great dress for playhouse time.

I used an old Simplicity 6764 pattern but instead of using a facing, I lined the bodice for a more "finished" inside.

I love that these old patterns never seem to go out of style. 

Super Hero: Behind the Scenes Look at a Quilt Blogger's Son

He is my super hero.

His special skills involve being tall enough to hold

and help display quilts for photo sessions.

And being patient with the elements (strong winds, rain, snow etc.) 

while I try to squeeze in multiple photo shoots

on brief and sometimes rare visits home.

It can be exhausting

and sometimes he thinks he's my butler. What a ham.

He often has great artistic suggestions on how to show the quilts.

However, I think those ideas are just an excuse to use his super hero skills to go climbing in the rickety loft of the barn.

Here's a big thank you to M,  my supermodel super hero. 

These photos are outtakes from the photo shoot for my Atomic Pinwheels pattern. 

Well Worn

This postage stamp quilt is one of my favorite things at my mother-in-law's house. It was made by HER mother-in-law. I love all the different fabrics in it - lots of squares sewn together. It is a true scrap quilt made much like my first quilt but the squares are much smaller and it has seen so much use and love. I can imagine all of the time put into sewing those squares together and hand quilting - at a time when she was raising her own children, doing the gardening, canning and other housekeeping chores by hand. It is a utility quilt made for use. I love how the colors and fabric have softened over the years. It is super snuggly and still gets used. Miss P slept under it on our recent stay there. 
So. Much. Goodness.  You can just feel the love passed from one generation to the next.

 

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