Tag: Easter quilt
The Cottage Journal 03.10.2021
Spring is officially just a few days away, but this week the weather has made me think we’ve already arrived. The sunshine and 60’s and 70’s have encouraged my day lilies and peonies to start their push up through the soil, and I’m seeing… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.10.2021”
The Cottage Journal 03.04.2021
I’ve had some fun Easter egg fabric in my stash for several years. Here’s what I finally did with it! Hippity Hop Quilt by Katie Longsmith, 2021 / Size: 44″ x 49″ / 100% cotton fabrics / Hippity Hop machine embroidery design by Embroidery… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.04.2021”
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”
We are an Easter people
When my mother died several years ago, my sister-in-law Therese sent me a sympathy card with her handwritten message inside: “remember – we are an Easter people”. Her words not only comforted me, but gave strength as well, to my faith in God, and… Continue Reading “We are an Easter people”
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