Dear Mom,
Except for the mountain that was plowed from the cul-de-sac into the front yard, all of last weeks snow has melted.
Revealing this-
One of the hundreds of crocus bulbs I've planted in the front yard. Last summer's heat and drought took it's toll and I neglected to add more to the lawn last fall. Hopefully this summer will be different and there will be another 100 bulbs blooming next spring. I get a thrill every time I see these brave flowers in my winter-brown lawn.
Yesterday I wore my Alpine Tweed sweater and the boldly patterned dress I sewed to church.
This dress is a lengthened
Schoolhouse Tunic minus the pleats in the skirt. I wore this with a grey camisole and grey tights. I love this cardigan. The dress is okay. I am still on a search for the perfect tunic/dress pattern. I saw
Lisette pattern 2245 on Pinterest, ordered it, and it arrived on Saturday. I need some time to work up a little sewing bravery- I will mentally sew it a few times and then have to wake up one day with all the stars lined up and say to myself "today is the day"- and then I can start sewing on that one. Stay tuned.
By far, the very nicest thing that happened last week was this:
My friend,
YarnshopAnne, made this quilt. For ME!
This was a thank you for a sweater I made and gave to her. She is most definitely Knit worthy, the sweater is perfect on her and I wanted her to have it with no strings attached and no thanks needed..... But I
very happily accepted the quilt!
I have taken about eleventy-two photos of this quilt, and I move it about, trying it on in different rooms. Right now it is on the railing between the family room and kitchen- pretty much so I can admire it all day long.
Thank you Anne!
Love,
Kim
3 comments:
You are so welcome. I loved making that quilt, it was some great therapy for me! And you, my dear friend, are quite quilt worthy!
You and Anne have a great thing going there. A "trade" of knit goods and quilted goods is a good trade indeed. Love the sweater you knit and love that quilt. They are both treasures.
I came here from Tales from the Coop Keeper and I started laughing so hard at your chickens with their sweaters on. Did you knit them and do you have a pattern? I am raising six of the cutest girls in the chicken world and they would so love these sweaters.
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