More borders for Keystone

Sometimes the quilt leads us where we would not have gone.
I did not choose the colors of this quilt, the quilt did. These are
not my typical color choices but as this quilt came together one border at a time
I just played with it until it was done. I love the quilt because I learned alot while
it came together.

Here is a project I've been working on for JLW club tomorrow

Cleared a spot in the garden for these

I am enjoying some really lovely quilting publications this long weekend as well, Jo Morton's "Coming Home",Quilt Mania
Spring special edition,with Lucy Kramer Van Slus, Better Homes and Gardens American Patchwork and Quilting with Kathy
Holland's quilt. This a homey long weekend.

Spring is here

Well spring is here and it is time to get out and smell the roses. Last week we went to the Berkley Rose garden. There were a few
roses in bloom but not every single bush. So on my walks throughout the neighborhood I am looking to see more and more
roses. My mom's roses are in full bloom on her white picket fence. Red. My neighbors white roses are showing off in bright
white in their drive strips. This gives me a clue that the Rose Garden may be in full bloom for the up coming weekend. The
Rose garden in full bloom is a breath taking sight.
On another flower/quilt note my daffodil hill needs a border and I will call that one done.
Spring, Spring, Spring.

Last year's Mother's Day present and the contest between Native Plant Strawberries and Hybrid Strawberries

So last year I received 6 strawberry plants from my #1DS for mother's day. They were planted in an ideal spot and they yielded
a few strawberries last year. This year is my suprise after a great rainy season and ignoring them pretty much, I got a good
plate full of strawberries. Amazing! I also planted native strawberries this year a couple of months ago. One or two little
berries have been here and eaten. To make it a fair contest, I will have to wait until next year to see what both yield but for
now I have a beautiful plate full of hybrid strawberries. This was a great mother's day present and suprise. Thanks #1DS.

Baskets

Here are two baskets. One from Blackbird designs and one slightly smaller that I thought I'd do for a group exchange requiring
a 4" block. Both sizes will be my on-going lunch time projects. I have wicker baskets all over the house and love to use them
for produce, garden harvesting, fabric collecting, quilts, towels, perfumes and the like. My favorite baskets have been found
while with someone special. I have a huge basket from the Napa Valley that I got with my daughter when she was 5. We filled
it while shopping for picnic treats and some herbs from a farm store. Another favorite is a huge basket that was filled when
I won it at my guilds holiday party. The fabric and the books in it I kept. The wine theme and accoutraments went to a co-worker
that has a hobby vineyard. Baskets are fun to get and give.

Latest lunchtime endeavors

The first is a 4"by4" patch and the second is now 7"x7" but will be squared up to 6.5"x6.5".
These were at my at work lunchtimes and today we drove to the native plant nursery in Tilden Park. Since it was
a clear, bright sunny day at the top of Grizzly Peak we had a treat and were able to see to the Golden Gate Bridge.
I got some edible native plants, some strawberries(very tiny berries) a flowering pink current plant that will have edible
berries come August and I had to get these, a thimbleberry plant. I actually got two thimbleberries( no thorns/sweet berries).
These will produce later in the season.
Looking forward to lots of berries but mind you all these plants are babies. I did have 2 strawberries today while weeding
the strawberry plants I got from DS last year. Thanks DS.