Showing posts with label table topper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label table topper. Show all posts

Monday, December 8, 2008

Christmas Cheer

I made a table topper for Christmas and called it Christmas Cheer. Pieced and quilted by machine, from twenty-one snowball blocks.

Covered with a blanket of snow, winter has arrived in my garden. I wonder if we will have a white Christmas this year? The house is decorated and the gifts are ready for wrapping. Now, it is time to plan the holiday menu.

Last Wednesday, Susan from Hanging On by a Needle and Thread presented me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. Then, on Friday, I received another one from Terry, at Terry's Treasures. What a double honour! Thank you Susan and Terry.

So many wonderful bloggers out there. My list of favourites just keeps growing! Isn't is wonderful what we can learn from each other and how we inspire each other? To be praised for a job well done and to praise others. To explore new blogs and to find comfort in old favourites. I have been asked to pick 5 nominees for the award. That would be very hard to do. In my eyes, we are all nominees of the Kreativ Blogger Award. So, congratulations to you all!

Blogging is time consuming and cuts into our quilting time, but it is also very rewarding. Every quilter knows the importance of time spent quilting, so quilt when you need to and blog when you can. Inspire, be inspired, explore new blogs and praise a fellow blogger today.

Today I would like to praise three blogs that inspire me. Funoldhag (Carol), Quilt it (Marit), and Spirit Cloth (Jude). If these blogs are new to you, please stop by for a visit and be inspired!

Until next week.....happy quilting!

Karen

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Summer Tea

There is nothing like a cup of tea in the garden. Early in the morning, listening to the birds and taking in the beauty around you. I love to garden and survive, I would not, if I didn't have dirt to dig in. Have you ever taken in the garden, not with your eyes, but your nose? The smell of the earth alone is heavenly. Summer Tea is the name I gave my recently completed table topper. The pattern for the teapot and teacups came from Debbie Mumm's book Quick Country Quilts for Every Room. I did the applique by hand. Hope you like it!








Would you like to see my Tea Garden?













Well, I'm off for a cup of tea. So.................
 
Until next week.....happy quilting!
 
Karen