A possible layout. No big decisions at this point, just playing with possibilities.
The tiger lilies are late this year. I hope I will have blooms next week. We need rain badly and we are going into a 6 day stretch of over 90 degree days starting Saturday. If the lilies only need heat I'll have flowers; if they need rain, maybe not.
I couldn't find one coneflower that didn't have holes in its petals. I have seen a few Japanese Beetles so I don't know if they are responsible.
This dark coleus is so pretty. The leaves look like suede. The cute little baby bunny that I have been showing ate 2 plants out of my lowest pot on the steps. I will have to replant because it looks pretty bare on one side.
Wonderful stars with so lovely fabrics! I love that layout and would like to make that myself, too!
ReplyDeleteI love your starts! You get a lot done.. I used to but lately I have been in a sewing slump.. You are my inspiration to pull me back out!
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www.reneescountryquilts.blogspot.com
Savannah GA.
Stars arereally bright and colorful. The Beetles are eating everything. Also the bunnies. Have to stay in and quilt it will be so warm the next few days. Chris
ReplyDeleteWanda, I am sorry that should have read I love your **STARS**
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Love the friendship stars created by the sashing. This will be a beautiful quilt. We awoke to heavy rain this morning....I wish I could send you some.
ReplyDeleteThe stars are fabulous! I especially love the little stars in the sashing area! Gorgeous! Your flowers are looking wonderful as usual. Each year it seems less and less of my coneflowers bloom. Not sure why, but I love them.
ReplyDeleteFabulous stars! I love your layout. My coneflowers and lilies are just starting to bloom. I have little holes in all of my blooms. Don't know what is making them.
ReplyDeleteYour stars are so pretty. I like that you make the points a different fabric from the centers. What fabric are you using for the background?
ReplyDeleteSmitten with the stars. Just smitten
ReplyDeleteIt is so strange to see some white in your projects ;-) Love your stars. The idea is developing beautifully. Yes, I know you can't comment back to me. No need to.
ReplyDeleteThe stars are nice and I'm sure you are going to come up with a very nice layout. Our lilies bloom in June and July in Texas. This year I got one or two blooms and the rest dried up on the plants for the lack of rain. The grasshoppers are everywhere eating everything.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I found a Japanese beetle on one of my coneflowers, so they will definitely eat them. Although they're preferred food seems to be rosebushes. Especially MY rosebushes.
ReplyDeleteLove the stars and the batik strip quilt. The florals are pretty, but somehow all together do not have the impact of the batik strips.
The stars sparkle and I love the addition of the friendship stars.
ReplyDeleteI love the star layout. The sashing additions really make it pop
ReplyDeleteI love "possibilities"... and your star blocks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI like your preliminary stary layout - double stars! I have some of that same coleus. It IS beautiful. Some of mine survived the winter (indoors, or course) and is even thriving in this heat. My kind of plant!
ReplyDeleteThe layout looks just fabulous and those stars are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the Tiger lillies blooming.
Love the stars. I had just read that the Japanese Beetles are back with a vengence. Did you know that they sell traps for them? I was just reading about it and I am going to pick some up. They just about ate my basil plant so I brought it in the house and got rid of them with soapy water. If you have a bottle add some dish detergent and spray your plants. I am getting my pile of scraps ready to sew these next few or I should say many hot days.
ReplyDeleteThe layout you're using for those stars is lovely. Those stars are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWe're getting the same heatwave starting tomorrow. Sounds like it's going to be incredibly hot and humid.
I really like how your star quilt is shaping up. The corner stars are cool.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't had 6 days of sunshine in a row. Rain again and more to come tomorrow, but I hear most of the US is going into a heat wave......
ReplyDeleteLove your post today... full of such pretty fabrics in the stars and your garden beauties. You always capture such nice photo's of your flowers.
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p.s. I think that cute lil bunny will no doubt come back for more of your potted plants.
I'm co-tutoring a workshop on "colour theory for knitters" this afternoon - I wish I could take your quilts with me!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely colors, inside and out. Wishing you a little bit of rain and cool weather soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat stars. My aunt and I were just talking about using white for a background. I rarely do but it really makes your colors show up. She prefers a light gray. I love tiger lilies myself.
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