It has been a very wet spring here in my neck of the woods, but has had only positive effects on the garden as plants emerge from the ground, big and lush and loaded with blooms. The busy season has begun, with two large gardens to tend. In the past, I would have been up with the birds and gardening until well after dark, but the body now sees it differently, the pace is a slower and gentler one.
I prefer early morning and evening gardening and staying out of the midday sun. As I move from garden bed to garden bed, it's out with the unruly, overgrown and poor performers, it is time for a makeover. It is also time to enjoy the sights and smells of the garden, a place to disappear, if only for a few hours at a time, it is my tranquil haven.
Karen's Flower Garden
continues to grow, with 78 of 95 flowers joined together.
Ideas are still dancing around in my head, for the border, so nothing is for sure just yet. But, I did find an interesting Micro Dot fabric by Lakehouse Dry Goods to use as the main border fabric. The colour, though not exact, in the photo, is a perfect match for my flowers, as trace amounts appear in each of the different fabrics.
As you can see it has a blotchy look, which gives it some texture. Because my flower garden is a busy one, I think the border needs as much texture as possible. So, to give it more, turning this fabric into hexagons just may be the answer.
A big thank you to the Garden Party, for making this such a fun journey.
Until next time.....happy quilting!
Karen
35 comments:
This is beautiful. I love it.
Does watching my son dig in his garden count? Somehow I always manage to not bring gardening clothes with me :0)
Crispy
I love your gardens, the real and the fabric. Beautiful fabrics.
Your flower garden is beautiful
Love your flowersgarden.
Your 'fabric garden' looks very cosy and I like the colours very much! I agree, being outside in the garden is very relaxing even if there is a lot of work to do.
Groetjes
Annemieke
Your garden looks lovely. The border fabric looks nice also!
Happy quilting, Cisca
Very pretty!!!!! WOW!!! Lots of work and so well worth it!
both your gardens are beautiful.
Great mature attitude to gardening now!! Love the hexies Karen, your garden is looking beautiful..
Very pretty garden!
Beautiful blooms both grown and stitched.
Such a lovely garden flower photo and I just love your hexagon flowers quilt. Isn't it amazing how all those single hexie flowers have come together so beautifully.
All of your flowers are beautiful :-)
Your flower garden is so beautiful. Thank you for organising One Flower Wednesday for us. It is one of the highlights of the week.
Karen, your garden is looking so lovely. I do enjoy the flower garden party although I have been a little lazy for some time. So I have started making a second garden.
How lovely to get out in the garden, spring is a season of hope, new life, a breath of fresh air after being cooped up during winter!
Your hexie quilt is coming along nicely, I love the colours!!!
Lovely flowers. Love the colours of the fabric.
Your flower garden is growing beautifully. Thanks for hosting this weekly!!
Beautiful garden. Love your border fabric. Lakehouse is one of my favorites!
wow almost there, it looks lovely
Your gardens are looking lovely, both of them, I specially love the stitched one, sooooo beautiful and rich of colours.
Thank you Karen for hosting this, it is so nice to see all the others flowers.
Take care
Paula
Love all the reds in your garden, and your bloom is beautiful. Am I right in thinking it is a crocus? Our wild ones are blue.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your border.
Love Leanne
Very beautiful! I really like your color combinations. Your border fabric will be great!
What a lovely garden. You're making great progress.
Your fabric garden is just so lovely ... beautiful colours and I love the touch of blue flowers here and there.
Enjoy both gardens :)
I Karen ,your flower garden is awesome.and you have so many connected...Wow...What size are your hexies? Your colours are fabulous and i like the idea of a hexi border too ..Thank you so much for giving us the pleasure of visiting other gardens each week...Take care
Wow: I'm speechless: what a wonderful and beautiful garden: great fabric, fatastic flowers. Enjoy!
What a beautiful hexiegarden.
Sorry, in my garden is this week no flower growing.
Have a nice day
Renate
I Love your garden!
Such pretty colors and the way they all compliment each other is great :)
Enjoy your day
Marta
Beautiful flower garden and I think that micro-dot fabric is a great choice!!
Beautiful flower garden quilt and flowers, too. I really like your border fabric choice.
It seems as if almost all quilters are gardeners also. Something about the two wonderful activities seems to go together. Both of your flower gardens are gorgeous!!
ooh, I can't wait to see how you finish this! thank you so much for hosting the garden each week.
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