SASSY GARDEN!

In 2010 Jane Sassaman had a line of fabric called Sunshine and Shadows,

that I fell in love with. A collection of beautiful Garden Prints that included

 Coleus, Jack in the Pulpit, Twigs and Garden Tiles.

I often purge my stash but I just couldn't give this fabric up!

It sat in my stash until last year (2022) when 

I found a pattern on PINTEREST I wanted to use. 

The pattern was in a 2010 International Quilt Festival magazine that

was no longer in print. I ordered a digital copy of the magazine with

The "Avalon" pattern, by Elizabeth Hartman.

I loved this design that I think looks like garden beds.

The backing was a vibrant mustardy color (in my stash).

 I added prints of Jack in the Pulpit for a modern finish!

  WIN WIN!

While visiting my son in Myrtle Beach last September (2023)

we visited Brookgreen Gardens (Garden City, SC) for a photo op!

The E2E Ginko Leaves pattern was Longarm Quilted by

Kim Hensley of Happily Ever Quilting.

This is Eric...my Raider's of the Lost Ark kiddo!

I can't even tell you how much this day meant to me.

Spending time with Eric and my beautiful quilt in a stunning garden

is all this Mom could hope for!

I think he enjoyed it too!

My kid doesn't like to be in photos nor does he like any extra

attention when out and about.

Sew this day was a gift from God...

as Eric will always be!

XYLLIAN HARTZ FINISH

What began as a bunch of leftover pink strips

gifted to me by Kim Hensley...

became a fun project and big surprise for me

at the end.

Sometimes the Heart(s) will surprise you!

I sent this pic to my son, Eric to show him what I was working on. 

He immediately said, if I had not promised this to anyone...

HE WANTED IT!

Eric is very artistic and musically inclined.

He plays guitar, drums, and has a private radio station where

He uploads eclectic music choices

He also loves pinks and purple colors!

His musical entity name is Xyllian Hartz!

I never knew that!

In my stash I found a couple very old

 Amy Butler prints from the "LOVE" line.

I quilted in on my Bernina using straight lines.

I used the text option on my Bernina

and put the label right onto the front of the quilt.

And here's the finished Xyllian Hartz Quilt!

It hung in my hallway as I had imagined.

I took this beauty to Franklin Park Conservatory for 

the perfect photo op with the orchid displays.

Oh the fun conversations I had that day!

But the biggest surprise of these Hearts

is that they will hang in my son's home!

AND I am delivering it to him today....in the beach!

It does a Mother's Heart good!

MY HEART or NOT?

I needed a quilt for February to hang in my hallway.

I though maybe a heart quilt.

My friend Kim had made the Infinite Hearts quilt

and I kinda liked it.

She gave me lots of leftover strips from her quilt.

Then I pulled fabrics from my scraps and stash.

And the sewing began.

Lots of chain piecing...

making one side of the heart at a time.

This was all happening around Christmas

and Santa was watching over me!

He helped me pick the backing and binding.

Two hoarded prints from Amy Butler's LOVE fabric line.

And the hearts filled the design wall.

There were lots of HST left over from the blocks

and I will use them somewhere!

Stay Tuned...cause this take a turn I didn't expect.

And this quilt will hang somewhere I never dreamed!