Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Unaccompanied Minor

My ex- husband tagged me on Facebook with this cartoon a few days ago.

I told him, in my defense, I am essentially an unaccompanied minor, wandering around by myself.  Don't be judgey. 

I like that we are on friendly terms.  Even after all these years we still give each other a bad time. 

Holiday sales are my kryptonite.   

I have an inkling to make a Chicken Quilt.  Using Chicken fabrics. 

I also picked up some red fabrics. 

One day I had to go to Maumee, Ohio to a store called The Quilt Foundry.  I decided I needed these greens for my t-shirt quilt, and then I saw these cute fat quarters. 

It was also skinny bolt sale day.  I bought the purple for $5.99 per yard, it is a little under 2 yards.  I thought it would make a good backing for a table topper I made a while back. 

I also just had to go to Joann's because I needed sequins pins to make the pine cone for guild.  I always look at their white on whites to see if there is anything that would make a nice addition to my stash.

I don't know if you can see it but there are arrows on it.  No the dark spot is not a stain, Lucy hair. 

Remember my tiny friendship stars? 

I used it for a border for one of Jeff's shirts.  This was a thermal shirt, but he wore it a lot of the time during the winter, so I had to include it.

I used this cute little green and yellow flower print around the John Deere Logo from a shirt sleeve.

Here are the shirts I have done so far.
I think the rest of the shirts will go together much easier than the cross stitch, and thermal.  Need to choose the next shirt and figure out another border.  9 patch, 4 patch, maybe a twist of some sort. 

Things are getting done around the house.  The daughter's SO tilled the garden so I got my tomatoes and peppers planted.  He weed whipped the pumpkin hill, so the boys planted some pumpkins, I also managed to finally get my flowers planted, and some of weeding done.

My poppy plants are full of buds.  I think all the rain has done weird stuff to the petals.  I have a flowering almond that is always full of leaves and blooms, this year, it looks like a pile of sticks.  :(

My flower garden is also full of columbine. 
I couldn't get over this chubby bumble bee. 

Last year Jeff brought home a 5 gallon bucket full of Lily of the Valley, someone had thrown it into the garbage pit at work, I threw them into the dirt by the garage.  I had a bunch of them actually come up and bloom this year.

 
The flowers make me smile.  Such a sweet memory of my sweet husband.



9 comments:

  1. your tee shirt quilt is gonna be awesome! love it.
    good that ex and you are on friendly terms. that cartoon about sums it up for us doesnt it? I left some behind too LOL your chicken fabrics look fun.

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  2. Those t shirt blocks are looking great! You are balancing them well. I may have acquired some new fabric this week too, it is hard not to when there is a sale involved :)

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  3. Love the surrounds on your tee shirts--and nice fabrics you got--I think you showed a lot of restraint...;))) in that store...(jes sayin'); I like that white on white, too--they've always been a favorite of mine...
    (The chicken fabrics are a hoot--or is that a cluck hahaha)

    The only flowers in bloom here right now are irises and some sad looking marigolds....in the RAIN!! Still raining this morning...and gray again...
    hugs, Julierose

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  4. John Deere is looking good. Like fabric buys. I have been extra good about using my stash. My son gave me a gift card for my birthday and I got a set oh loc-bloc rulers and some off white to have on hand for background. Watch those Lily of the Valley flowers, they spread like crazy.

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  5. Your John Deere blocks are looking fabulous. It is going to be a wonderful quilt.

    Your flowers are looking so pretty. The poppy is such a pretty color and the Lily of the Valley plants are always so nice. They remind me of my grandmother who grew them.

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  6. I love flowers too. I wish I had the knack for planting one of those gardens where there are flowers everywhere that just grow into each other and look so amazing. Terry bought me a Columbine yesterday. I have wanted one forever. It is very deep purple. Your T-shirt quilt is coming along nicely.
    xx, Carol

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  7. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I love Pickles. I see a LOT of Terry and I in that comic strip, lol.
    xx, Carol

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  8. I really love those teeny tiny stars. They really set that shirt off nicely! You have been a busy bee yourself! I am almost ready to plant the place we dug up in the front yard on Mother's day. Just need to get some wood chips for when it is finished.

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