Yahoo! The sky stitching is done on my cross stitch project. Now, I will be working on the flowers at the bottom of the picture. There are lots of colour changes in this section so it will take a while.
I quilted my colour challenge quilt this week and will be putting the binding on this weekend. Then, I get to do the hand stitching--I like this part of the project. I used 30 wt white thread on the top and light blue 50 wt thread in the bobbin to match the backing fabric. I will have a picture of the completed quilt in next week's post.
My hand quilting is coming along too...the red block is done and the blue one is well on its way. The metal piece in the middle of the block is my magnetic needle minder.
My butterfly weed is about to burst into bloom. This is one of my favourite flowers in the garden with its bright orange flower clusters.
The purple flowers are Veronica and the pink ones behind it are Pincushion Flowers.
The swallowtail butterfly caterpillars and I are sharing the parsley plant again this year. They sure grow fast. 
I saw these mushrooms on a neighbour's lawn on my walk one morning this week.
I bought this plant for my garden last year and it started to flower this week. So pretty. The underside of the yellow flowers is red. I'm not sure what it is called...
My husband and I tried goat milk ice cream this week. Delicious!
Finn, just after eating his breakfast one morning, and before cleaning his beard. He's going for a haircut this coming week.
I will link up with Kathy and Frederique this weekend.
What a cool barn quilt and being able to easily take it down during the winter months is like icing on a cake! I look forward to seeing your color challenge finish next week. I did like you sneak peak and tour of your garden!
ReplyDeleteYour cross-stitched barn and sky are looking amazing, Gail! I think it won't be long before you have a finish. Nice to have your challenge quilt finished, too, and progress on the hand quilting. I Spy a little penguin in your red pineapple block! Beautiful flowers and love seeing the barn quilt block hung up, too!
ReplyDeleteYour painted barn quilt is so pretty. What a wonderful sight to see from the kitchen. Your cross stitch is coming along. Those flowers will take a little time to stitch. I love how you quilted your color challenge quilt. I find quilting on my machine to be quite arduous. Do you have any tips to make it easier? Your hand quilting is looking great also. Enjoy your stitching and those pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe changing of thread colors in your cross stitch project is where all the magic will happen. I love seeing quilt bloggers show flowers in their gardens. The pincushion flower really caught my eye. Often times posts like this has me looking at seeds to buy.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cool photo of the mushrooms! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLOL Finn looks awful dapper! Hi Gail and Happy Sunday. What a lovely post. Your cross stitch is looking fabulous and love your colorful quilts. Wow your garden! Just gorgeous. What an amazing mushroom photo.
ReplyDeleteOh that red and yellow flower! It's a surprise to find out one color is on the top and the other is on the bottom. Beautiful flower. I'm very impressed with your barn quilt. Very attractive on the house. Nice quilting on the cute quilt. Hope you have another successful week.
ReplyDeleteI remember you going to the barn quilt painting class. It looks great, you must be sp thrilled to see it ha going up outside. I have never come across goat milk icecream before. I have tried sheep milk cheese which is very tasty, and tried rather tentatively to milk a goat some time ago. We were camping at a farm and bought some goat milk to take away with us when we moved on.
ReplyDeleteHow great to have your barn quilt hanging on the wall and removable for the winter, that's perfect! The sky on your cross stitch project looks wonderful, the flower field is going to be a lot of work but I'm sure it's worth it! Cool flowers, and of course, cute Finn ;) Thank you for sharing and linking up, sorry for being so late visiting.
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