…wake up my garden, wake up the body, wake up my creative work, wake up this blog too!!
Snow melted and here they are!
And some mini irises too!
However, to be honest, I have been doing a lot of creative work that brings me joy, I just can’t seem to find time to blog about it? 🙁
Like teaching! Currently two Beginner’s Quilting classes going on, one almost done and one just starting, and just look how amazing my students are:
I also had fun quilting our Guild’s Raffle Quilt that will debut at our bi-annual Quilt Show in few weeks. Spending hours in my friend Robi’s basement, with her lovely Nolting long-arm, some great conversation, good cup of coffee and few curious kitties, produced this:
I have to admit struggling, at first, to be inspired how to quilt this one, but then once I start, ideas usually come! I think it turned out OK? What do you think? Would you do it differently?
Oh and then there is the best fun of it all – NEW FABRIC to play with!! My friend Katarina did it again folks – her newest fabric collection, LAVISH is now out and it is just so beautiful!!!! It blooms, it shines, it sings and it is, as always, of a superb Art Gallery Fabric quality.
Just look at these beauties…
Here is a combo with one of the main prints (OH. MY. HEAVENS!!) and some others…
And this floral…
He also finished the Basic Obedience and did really well! “Stay” was a hard one, but the promisse of the treat at the end, made his patiently wait…even if I turned my back and walked away. Anyone who has a puppy know how hard that is for them!! 🙂
Charley is really growing into a good, loving dog and Marley is just the best big brother and teacher too. Speaking of Marley… that is currently one of my heart-aches. Our big, aging boy now has two thorn ACLs and it is so hard to watch him not being able to be as active as he was. I just wanted to cry, just about every minute… (Thorn ACL is a very common thing among large breed, aging dogs and we just had a bad luck of Marley’s BOTH knees going within short time.)
But, things WILL get better! We are currently waiting for the inflammation to go away and then there will be surgery #1 and after a few months probably a #2 also. Our hope is that after two repaired ACLs Marley will have two brand new knees and will be completely back to his beautiful self!! Yes, it will be lots of hard work and even more love during the recovery time, but he is so worth it and he gives it all back, and then some.
Just look at this heart-melting smile!! <3
Yeah, coat blowing is happening too (hence the big bag full of undercoat fur).
Leaving you now with this big boy’s smile, I am off to the sewing room some more…
Wishing you a lovely spring awakenings,
love,
Marija
Hi everyone, it's me, Marija, leaving a comment on my own blog! But I recently got this lovely comment from Mary and somehow I managed to click on something wrong and comment DISSAPEARED!! (instead of being published, 🙁 ). Since I can't contact Mary directly (I tried, but it can only be done once the comment is published), I decided to write this and copy the lovely comment here and sincerely apologize to Mary – sorry Mary! Here is Mary's comment:
Mary Howland has left a new comment on your post "Spring is here – time to wake up…":
I grew up in WNY and loved there for over a decade as an adult. I remember the happiness and feeling of hope I felt when I saw the first blades of a crocus, iris, or daffodil poking through the dull dirt or snow. I belonged to the Amherst Museum Quilter's Guild, too. I still miss the rolling hills and greenery.
Me again: Mary, I hope you will come and visit your good old western NY soon!! If you do, please let me know! I will be sure to post pictures from this year's show here on the blog too. And again, so sorry for messing up publishing your comment!
wonderful pictures xx we can all learn from nature xx