Happy Critters Make It To The Finish Line

It's a finish!

Happy Critters

42.5 x 59.5

These are 8.5 inch (finished) Happy Blocks. The centers are 5 inch squares of scraps I had with critters on them. The frames are 2.5 inch width tone on tone (TOT) scraps. 

I finished this top and a few others in June 2024.

I quilted it simply with vertical and horizontal lines in the frames.

The backing is a rusty brown and the binding were pieces of different dark browns I had in the leftover binding box. 

And sew on...

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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)

Yesterday I transplanted some of the seedlings of flowers I winter sowed earlier this year in milk jugs and pots I left out on the deck.  I planted them on the mound in the new Perky Goth/Moonlight Garden that will have pink (perky), black (goth) and white (moonlight) flowers - a memorial garden to honor my Perky Goth granddaughter Kayla who passed away unexpectedly a few years ago.  

I transplanted Innocence Evening Primrose described as: "Large and sweetly fragrant white flowers age to apple-blossom pink. The blending of these two shades is extremely attractive. Compact, fast-growing 12-20 in. tall plants flower from late spring to early fall. Use Innocence evening primrose as a ground cover near sitting areas, or add plants to borders and large containers. Winter hardy to zone 4."

I transplanted Black Gem Cornflowers described as: "The cut-edged petals of cornflower 'Black Gem' gather into small thistle-shaped flowers above silvery leaves tailor-made to showcase the dark maroon blooms. Your cottage garden will become a hive of activity as honeybees hum contentedly around the generous flowering of this long-loved hardy annual. Self-sows."

I transplanted Black Magic Cornflowers described as: "With vivid color, 'Black Magic' makes great dried or cut flowers, while edible petals make a stunning garnish to salads, crudités platters, or dinner plates. Bachelor's button, also called cornflower, will "naturalize"; it self-sows for another crop of flowers the following season, and birds love the seed heads!"