Lighthouse Quilt

I have been toying with the idea of making my dear grandmother a light house quilt for some time now but every pattern I came across just seemed so complicated I gave up before I even attempted it! I even thought maybe I could make my own pattern ... Then I realized that would be even more complicated!!! So I put the idea on a back burner..

But with my grandmothers 75th birthday coming up I knew I wanted to do something light house related, as she loves them! For years she's been getting light house calendars, lighthouse puzzles, lighthouse coffee mugs, lighthouse books .... She hasn't said it but really how many coffee cups can one have with a picture of a lighthouse on it? She must be getting tired of it!

So, one day while aimlessly walking the aisles of a thrift store back in February I came across light house embroidery squares! And so, a light house quilt began! I did all the embroidery (12 squares) while watching tv at night and then sewed it all together in about two days! I'm happy with the results and Even happier that she loved it!

I love my Grammy and hope she enjoys Her new quilt :)

Also, I gave her a bar of honey oatmeal goat milk soap i made and she thought it was a cookie and almost took a bite!!!! So now my next mission is to make labels for my soap bars!!!!

I love may!

Among other magical things that happen in spring one of the most exciting for me is getting the garden rotor tilled! With every turn of dirt is the promise of crisp cukes, juicy tomatoes, delicious corn, green beans, peas.... Need I go on? And images of sparkling, colorful jars lining the pantry shelves from the summers bounty! (My shelves are looking pretty bare right now!)

Our friendly bee-keeping neighbor came over with his big green tractor and got done in an hour and a half what would have taken us a day (at least) to do with a hand tiller!

We really need a tractor. Some day...

We have tomatoes, peppers and watermelon started, the garden mapped out and rest of our seeds in hand! The kids are taking full advantage of the freshly tilled dirt (the chickens are too!)

Happy gardening!