Daisy and Dell

I think most of the country is covered in snow right now!  So maybe these quilt kits will brighten your day)!  The Live, Love & Laugh Quilt (46′ x 64″) is tucked inside!  All you have to do is put it together!  It’s from the fabric collection of the same name at Henry Glass Fabrics, then click ‘Collections with Limited Skus’ at the bottom of the page, then Live, Love & Laugh is the second one down.  Yes, this is my own line!  WoW!!!!  I still can’t believe it!!!  It’s been out since August & has limited skus now, but we have these kits to offer you!

You’ll have enough fabric for the top & binding, including the panel.  And the pattern, which is a project sheet, is included, of course.  And you get this CUTE, CUTE reusable bag made from the same collection!  You can see the contents below.  The panel has been folded to show the “Butterfly Bandits” block, but you can see the whole panel in the quilt photo!

Even though the fabric is limited now, I’d like to tell you about the collection.  I named some of the blocks in the panel. You can see the ‘Window Box’ in the upper right corner, ‘Up Close’ in the upper left (do you see the butterfly wing?), ‘Flower Bouquet’ down the left side, the ‘Flower Gallery’ & ‘Seed Packets’ across the bottom, and on the right side there’s the little block ‘Just for You’ that could be used as a tag on a gift – like the quilt you’re about to make!

All the panel blocks can be cut apart and used in any way you could imagine.  Soon I’ll have two pillow patterns out and the samples use these blocks cut-apart, so you can see what I mean.  I think you’re really going to like the idea!  Of course, you can use any fabric to take their place in the patterns or even use blocks from another panel!  As you can see in some of the closeups (below) of the individual blocks, the quilting in some of these is just AMAZING with tiny background designs & thread painting!  Many thanks to Mary Jo Yackley (Quiltin’ Time) for making room for me in your schedule.  You always make me look GREAT!!!!

SO, IF YOU’D LIKE TO PURCHASE a kit or two, they’re $59.50 each.  Let us choose a cover color for you!  Just go to the How to Order page on the website and use whichever way is best for you to order.  The studio is closed through next Thursday (2/25), so we’ll fill orders when we return ASAP!  There is a limited supply, though, so don’t dawdle!

It’s such a perfect quilt for spring and summer!

I have a really cute free project to show you, which I’ll put up a few days after I return late next week!  I think you’ll really like it!  But right now it’s SWEET DREAMS for me!

Pat

This post is just about a favorite place of mine!  Our emergency turned out OK in October.  We were really tired after market in Houston, and since we already had reservations for a few days away, we decided to keep them instead of cancelling.

This is the Courtyard looking through the gate. Some years ago this area of rooms was added and we always prefer to stay here rather than in the main hotel. It’s beautiful and a great place to sit and read, appliqué, etc.!  Design?!

Everything reflects the culture of the region, including the rooms inside. It really makes you feel like you are away from the everyday! The landscape is dry and desolate, just like the movies of the Old West. Pancho Villa used to raid all through this area. Big Bend National Park is just 1 hr. south with it’s sweeping views, dry, rocky mountains, colorful history, and the Rio Grande, of course! It has an awesome beauty, and despite it’s forbidding climate, it’s FULL of plant and animal life.

These are two other courtyard areas…..

and the outdoor area of their restaurant. Great food from their chef and if you want to just sit and sit at lunch, you can soak up the peace & quiet! (I don’t think you can take a nap in those chairs, though!)

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OK! Now for some photos of the amazing landscape. With all my talk of peace & quiet, don’t get the idea there’s nothing to do!  The Park offers hiking trails galore, jeep & walking tours, birding, horseback tours, river rafting, etc. There is the River, the desert floor and the mountains, so there’s plenty to see even just by car. It’s an overwhelming place and I always seem to be able to put things in perspective when I’m here!

The dry air makes the evenings cool no matter how hot the day has been and that by itself is a big plus to those of us who live with the humidity in Houston!

The first photo below is on the desert floor across the creosote bushes to the mountains.

The flowers are Bluebonnets, but they’re a special variety called Big Bend Bluebonnets.  They are larger than the regular one that Texas is famous for, with a flower spike growing up to more than a foot high.

Then there is Santa Elena Canyon. This is just one of the canyons on the Rio Grande, but I believe it’s the most beautiful. The river is lazy in the summertime; wild in the spring!

This last photo is looking south into Mexico.  This area is home to mountain lion, black bear and peregrine falcon, among others.

Just wanted to show you a little of something special to me. It’s been great to look at all this again!  And since it’s getting late, it makes me think about that card the maid left on my pillow each night; it said “Sweet Dreams”. . . . . . . . .

Hey!  It’s wonderful to have this outlet to let you know what’s going on with us!  And there’s been a lot!  Because it’s just after market and I have to leave for a few days, I can’t add photos for a little bit, but when I return, I’ll post some for you of our booth, etc.  I hope to keep you updated with all new things that are happening whether it’s fabric or patterns.  And my FAVORITE holiday is coming up soon (Christmas, of course – there is never enough Christmas!) – so there’s plenty to think about.  Plus anything else that may interest you.  Pattern updates and other things will come as they are needed, too.

You can see from my Notes on the Home Page that I have a new fabric collection!  WoW!!  Who would’ve thought I’d get to do that!!?!  It’s been fun and a lot of work, but really worth the nice comments at market this last weekend.  And, yes, I’ll have another one or two coming up later.  I’ll post the fabric line as soon as I can and tell you all about it with photos of the pillows we made with it!  And patterns and BOM’s to tell about, too!  This emergency trip has interrupted, but not for long.

I’ll have to go, but see you in a while!

Pat