Snowflake Quilts

Dear Jane B-8 Dear Jane H-2

M-7 Junko's Rose Garden - hardest block so far.  J-10 Chieko's Calla Lily C-10 Soldiers and Sailors Monument

It has been a few years. How did all that time slip by? I've been doing a little "grandmother's flower garden" paper piecing when I travel but that is it.  One of my friends is expecting her first grandchild and wants to learn foundation paper piecing. I am so thankful to her. It has made me dig out my sewing area and brush up on the technique.  Now I'm going to start up on Dear Jane again. Here is A-9.  Dear Jane I- 7 Busy day. Bella is singing in the District Middle School festival and Marco is running the 55 m in the State Finals for indoor track. 

Breakwater Thoughts , published in the Burlington Free Press March 6, 2015   A penetrating gust of an ice cold gale hits my face. Snow crystals glow in the early morning light, as if to say follow us . The light breeze buffets me and as I stumble, the snow crackling under my feet, the snow seems to create miniatures crevasses running across the sheets of snow that cover the breakwater I’m walking on top of.   As I walk, I take in my surroundings, with thoughts tumbling around in my head. Soon I will be at the edge of the lake where the foot of the lighthouse touches the frozen waters of lake champlain. But the closer I get to end of my walk, thoughts about flowers from my surroundings. Thoughts about life, and how there is a common truth that we all have to face. The truth of how all things has to end whether you like it or not. I have always disliked endings. The last day of summer, the end of a book, the finish of a morning stroll, parting ways with a friend. All though a

Trying to get as many blocks done before kids go back to school and I have no time again. Not real happy with A-3, but will redo later. Colors were nice though. Dear Jane: Block A-10 Dear Jane: Block B-9 Dear Jane: Block I-4 Dear Jane: Block J-3 Dear Jane: Block A-3

Did two of these blocks while visiting a Quilt Show in Manchester, NH last week and 3 more finished at home since they needed my machine. Dear Jane Quilt Block: E-11 Dear Jane Quilt Block: F-9 Dear Jane Quilt Block: G-3 Dear Jane Quilt Block: G-13 Dear Jane Quilt Block: H-6