Month: April 2020
The Cottage Journal 04.20.2020
A few weeks ago, I ran across a vintage quilt pattern that took my fancy. It reminds me of the tiny verbena that I planted in a dish garden just outside of the front door. The quilt block is a flower that measures 4… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 04.20.2020”
The Cottage Journal 04.13.2020
Yesterday was Easter. Covid-19 had us attending a “virtual” Easter Mass in the morning, and provided us with tons of leftovers from our traditional ham and sweet potatoes family dinner in the afternoon, since no other family were gathered around our table. The Easter… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 04.13.2020”
The Cottage Journal 04.07.2020
I’ve finished the second quilt in my Easter series! (Click here to see the first one.) This second one, called Resurrection, uses the Hovering Hawks quilt block – which dates back to the Civil War era. Its strong diagonal lines reminds me of birds… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 04.07.2020”
The Cottage Journal 04.02.2020
I haven’t done a great deal of sewing lately – the cottage gardens have demanded my attention and so I’ve been weeding and mulching and moving my muscles in ways that they had forgotten about over the winter – oh, my aching back…and knees…and… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 04.02.2020”
Longsmith Cottage 