PINK SATURDAY & SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

Hello and welcome to Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of How Sweet the Sound. If you go to viist her you can get a list of all the other participants. Thank you Beverly for hosting this fun event.



Today I'm so happy to tell you that spring has finally hit West Virginia. I'm really loving it. Hopefully it is here to stay. If we don't get a late frost then just maybe I'll have some wisteria blooms this year.



Thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my post last week. Your kind words mean so much to me.



I had the most wonderful time at my quilt retreat last weekend. It was so nice to get away, relax, stitch with friends and we had some really fabulous meals (and I did not have to cook LOL).

I came home and ended up getting a cold so I did not get on the computer much at all this week.

I'm so sorry I did not get to visit any blogs but I'll be sure to visit you all this week and I'll take a peak at your lasts weeks post too.



Today I have to share with you the projects I did at the retreat. The pic below is the little sample project from my emboridery class.

I still have to quilt the oval's around the outside of it, then I have a vintage oval frame to put it in. I'll be sure to post another pic when it's done.




After the small project I started this larger one. The blue lines here have to be stitiched on yet. This will be a little mini quilt. I finally have the boullion rose stitch down. It was really hard to get it just right.

The pic below is what it will look like finished but of couse I'm doing mine in pinks and pastel colors.

Next I have two patterns that I purchased to work on after this one is complete.

I was thrilled fo finally meet the artist/designer,Martha Offut, of these patterns. She is the most beautiful and interesting person. She has taught classes all over the world. She loved that I did redwork embroidery and she is going to send me a vintage redwork pattern. Can't wait to get that!

Here's a close up of the pattern above.

I love how she adds the quilting with her embroidery.

For my mini workshop on Friday afternoon I took this class where we made a little handbag from a placemat. I used a country look placemat for mine. The handle was made from oxygen tubing with ribbon run through it. I embellished it with a vintage petite point earing and some ribbon. It was fun and took no time at all to make.

I love how the side has the red plaids. I wear alot of plaids in the winter. Love that look!

Spring is starting to show it's face around the farm. Look how pretty my crocus's are! You can see the lemon balm peeking through the ground below it.

Spring has also brought a new critter to the farm. This little beaver has decided to take up residency in the stream out front of our house. Like all critters we welcome him or her!

No problem if he damns up the water, we use this water source to water the veggie garden when we have a dry summer.

Well that is it for my post this week! Thank you so much for stopping by and it was so nice to visit with you.

Blessings to ya! Shirl