Last July 1st, I hung a quilt show with everything Canadian I had in the house. All quilts!!
This year -- weather permitting -- I will do the same.
However, this year, I'm adding something new.
Every quilt tells a story
And this is mine
Every quilt has a story
And this is mine
The pattern originally was for a bed size quilt. I wanted a wall hanging to give to Karl.
I took the pattern to Oakville
Blueprinting and had it reduced – a lot!!
The fabric for the tree trunks was
perfect, the red I found was perfect and the few lonely leaves on the tree with
the bright red berries sat perfectly on the tree trunk and branches.
Bird feeders have always been part
of our yards. In Oakville in the front
near the bird feeder, in this house in the back. Well until Rockette the Racoon’s weight broke
the bottom of the stand. Oh well, she
got her tummy full.
The brilliance of the Northern
Cardinal is magnificent. There are a few
names for this beautiful bird – redbird, common cardinal, or red cardinal. A visitor to the yard that you can see
through the heavy ladened leafy trees.
If you see the male cardinal, his
“wife” will not be far away. They mate
for life and each year produce about 2-3 broods. Dad helps to feed the young ones who
generally leave the nest between 9-11 days after hatching.
Their nests are usually well hidden in dense shrubs, vines, or low trees, placed 3-10' above ground, sometimes higher. Nest (built by female) is open cup made of twigs, weeds, grass, bark strips, leaves, rootlets, lined with fine grass or hair.
