This quilt is all batik, made with 2.5" strips in a pattern I call "the other 16 patch". The true 16 patch is made of squares. There are 32 blocks each made with 2 different batiks so there were 64 strips total.
There is one full width strip and 2 leftover pieces from previous backings on the back of this quilt. It is 62.5" x 70.5". It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and it was longarm quilted by Robin Diaz.
I mentioned digging out ditch lilies a couple days ago. They are day lilies that grow wild along country roads. These are about 6-8" tall and look at those roots! It's no wonder they are so hardy and such a pain to get rid of.
I got the old growth broken off of the 3rd Sedum plant and when I raked the leaves I found the Hosta to the right of it already growing.
I worked 1 1/2 hours and am only about half done in this flowerbed.
Here are 2 more Hostas starting to grow. I haven't seen any in the back garden yet, but with it being 63 yesterday and today maybe warmer, I'm sure there will be some by the end of the day.
I moved a couple pots into my garage for the winter. It is about 55 degrees in there all winter so this Begonia wintered over nicely and has new leaves. I have windows in the overhead doors as well as on the side of the garage.
I should have taken this photo at a different angle so you could see how tall they are. These geraniums were wintered over the year before and then I brought them in before the first frost for their second garage winter. I watered them about once a month. There are 3 or 4 in this pot and this tallest one has buds. It's too early to put them outside because we still have nights in the 30s and 40s.
I sewed the last twig print border on the wild Kaffe quilt top and will press it today and show it to you tomorrow.
6 comments:
Lots of fun gardening going on at your place, Wanda--I am looking for a scented geranium --I used to have a collection of them, but long ago...
39 here and yet another gray one here...I am working on my final block of 6 for Blues quilt...then I have to decide what to stitch on the borders...I have no idea...hugs, Julierose
Refreshing green quilt top like your gardens with all the green emerging from the winter.
the quilt looks great and the strips on the back of it goes well with it. So many plants - I will need to get busy weeding over the next couple weeks I will probably be pulling weeds as I pick strawberries in a couple weeks I've been spotting trees growing in there and have already pulled out some
Your batik quilt is a delight and that pieced backing adds an extra bit of pizzazz!
Soon you'll be glad you cleaned up the flower beds before it's too hot. That begonia certainly enjoyed spending the winter in your garage!
Hugs!
The batik quilt is beautiful. It has spots where it looks like it glows!
One of the men in your family will love this one!
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