A Quilt Post

The above 9 quilts I sewed for the Care Committee from my church & the baby quilts are gifted to families having 1st babies. I sewed most of them in spring & finished the last 3 in fall. Love sewing baby quilts as they are a small project to work on & sew up quickly & also love working with bright colours & also a variety of patterns.

This cranberry quilt I sewed for a door prize for my church's Christmas Banquet that was held earlier this month.

I just loved this fabric collection when I first saw it at the fabric store & I put some white with it to bring out the vibrant reds. This was a new pattern for me & not too difficult except I made it into a lap sized - approx 58 x 58 & not the crib sized that the pattern called for. 

This is the back of the quilt. A dear friend from my Small Group won the quilt & she was so very pleased & it has gone to a very good home!

Burwalde Woods

 On the other side of this bridge, are the Burwalde Woods. It contains large maple & oak trees, natural prairie grasses, a variety of wildflowers during the summer & beautiful vegetation to photograph in the fall.

 The Dead Horse Creek also meanders through the woods & there is a small amount of water in places.

 

 In the meadow, there are many Milkweed plants & some pods are still filled with seeds.

 

 These seeds are just waiting for a strong wind to take them to another area where they will grow. Milkweed is not wanted by dairy farmers in grassy meadows where cows graze as it can taint the milk.

 

 Lexie, my assistant, looking for a squirrel to chase.

 

 Looking across the meadow, is a slough filled with bulrushes.

 Golden leaves & rose hips on a wild rosebush.

 A green cluster of berries gives a contrast of colour to the reddish stem & the brown & green leaves.

Sharp thorns on a hawthorn tree. I found so much colour & textures when exploring the Burwalde Woods.