I'm still featuring some quilts (not mine) from the local county fair-
this is a corner-
Now for some blue too-
And one dragonfly detail-
For macros I've got the Borage family blues, Anchusa azurea-
Borage, loved by bees, edible flowers can be eaten in salads, leaves used for cooling drinks blended and strained-
More edible flowers, larger and with a piquant peppery flavor, Nasturiums, delightful in salads-
Summertime, and the living is easy....
or cameras are macro
-Hannah
I checked the Blue Monday site and did find a link that worked, instead of the logo I dragged into my picture files, but can't guarantee the logos above are actual links, so please click on the links at the beginning of the post, thanks, Hannah
Thanks for sharing your blues. There's no link to Blue Monday on the Blue bird logo. Could you please add:
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Happy Blue Monday, Hannah.
Sally- I don't know how to make the logos links, but I put all the links at the beginning of the post where I list them, I clicked on yours just now and it works. I can go to your site and see if I missed something about making the logos active.
ReplyDeleteI did find a code and pasted it in, and it worked, but I some of the other logos don't work and I don't know if the linked logos are saved in my pictures file for the next time or have to be re-intered every time.
DeleteBeautiful Hannah! Thanks for the info on LDN, I've heard about this treatment in the past.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, Laura, if you want any more info email me.
DeleteI'm amazed by people who have the patience and talent to make quilts! The quilting on the first one is absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteYes, so am I. I haven't gotten into quilting yet though I am tempted. It would help to have a $2000 quilting machine to do the fancy stitching. ;-)
DeleteI so like those quilts, I have one given from a friend for my 30th birthday, with 100 hearts on it. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a special friend to do that for you. What is she going to do for 40? Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gunilla. I so admire the stitching on the first quilt that shows in the corner photo. It is incredible.
DeleteI have a friend who make lovely quilts too. Amazing work!Hugs from Brazil!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karla! I find the appliqué technique hard if done right. I was talking to a quilter at the fair and now some people use iron-on fusible interface to attach the small pieces onto the backing and then just stitch the edges instead of folding them under and blind-stitching. The dragonfly applique looks simpler. The fancy stitiching can be freehand but the really complex stuff I suppose is done by a computerized machine.
DeleteThose quilts are definitely works of art...I had not seen the dragonflies before...love borage flowers!
ReplyDeleteThe dragonflies are cute and look less complicated to me. Borage comes up by itself in one of my gardens every year. I had to pull a lot of it out of my bean rows, under protest by all the bees, who were overlooking my runner beans which needed pollinating.
ReplyDeleteHi Hannah, Thanks for visiting. I love the quilts, especially the dragonflies. I've always enjoy the bright and cheerful nasturtiums, too. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Blackberry Lane, your cat was cute.
DeleteTo make this quilt must be a lot of work ! Nice pictures !
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gattina, it's more work than I have been willing to do.
DeleteWhat a beautiful quilt and of course nasturiums with their happy faces and multi-oranges. xox
ReplyDeleteThanks, Corrine, I like the yellow with the orange flashes.
DeleteBeautiful quilt photos...love the flower photos. I never think of eating flowers. They are too beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susie. The flowers don't last all that long then are gone....
DeleteBeautiful work and beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Birgitta. I enjoy seeing them at the fair.
DeleteI am so in awe of those who can do such delicate needlework. One day, I will be brave enough to eat flowers from my garden!
ReplyDeleteOne day I hope to be brave enough to attempt some quilting. The fancy machine would help. Nasturtiums taste great.
DeleteGreat post - I enjoyed looking at the quilts, especially the closeups as well as the nasturtiums. Thanks for sharing on Mandarin Orange Monday:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lorik. The closeup stitching is amazing.
DeleteThose beautiful quilts suggest that a lot of patience and skill has been devoted to them. They are so lovely. I have never tried nasturtiums.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gemma. Maybe some of you will try the nasturtiums. The greens can also be cooked. I've also used daylilies in salads, some of them are very tasty, like yellow ones, others not as much.
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