I have been both quilting and gardening. It's that time of year when you do both. Our vegetable garden is slowly coming along. The new flower garden is also coming along and it has had a little help but not in a good way. Last night I noticed that the deer have been eating my day lillies. Very bad deer, very bad! I will have to get something to keep them out of it.
On the quilting side I have been cutting and marking pieces for my quilt for the Hospitality House that our Guild does every year. The Hospitality House is a place where the cancer patients stay that live several miles away while they go through there treatments. This years theme is a memory quilt that reminds you of someone that was special to you or inspired you. I am doing a heart quilt out of mostly florals with lots of purples and yellows in it along with various other colors as well.
My Uncle was a principal at the local high school and he had a heart of gold and loved flowers, he was also a cancer patient. Our school colors are purple and gold. My Sister as well as my Grandparents all had hearts of gold and loved flowers also. This quilt will honor all of them as they all had very special place in my life. I can't think of a better way to do so than with a quilt that will go to a cancer patient.
The patients that stay at the Hospitality House get to choose a quilt to use during their treatments and they get to take it with them when they leave.
On another note, Oklahoma Backroads row's are ready to be pressed and sewn together. I hope to make lots of progress on both of these this weekend, especially since we have a chance for scattered showers all weekend. The garden can use the water and I can use the time at the machine.
I will post pictures of both as soon as they are completed. Have a great weekend.
Happy Quilting Everyone!
Anna
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