The Children's Corner Quilt

I decided to start a new quilt just to pass the time.  It is gentle applique for the most part.  I just wanted something that I didn't have to concentrate hard on, just a little relaxing stitching.  It is the Flowers quilt by Linda Brannock.

We have been "Sheltering in Place" for over 2 weeks now.  We don't have a lockdown order but we have been asked to stay home except for essentials.  It breaks my heart to hear about the hardship and sorrow that other's are going through in other parts of the country.

We are all coping the best way we know how;  I stitch, my SIL does some deep cleaning, a friend reads and reads, my husband is looking forward to some consistent good weather so he can garden. another friend spends her day checking in on everybody else by text, and my son and DIL are making their Halloween costumes.

Sorry this is kind of dark

I finished my Cheddarback quilt below.  And so, I had space on my design wall (Cheddarback was up there for over a year) to put my Alice Jane Blue (AKA Celebrating Mary Brown) blocks all together.  It's a little unconventional, I think.  I don't like the color of the map block.  It just doesn't go with the rest of the blocks.  I bought some different map fabric and am going to replace the original.

I decided early on that I wanted to make the quilt the same size as the original so I didn't add any extra sections.  I kind of like that quirky little row of 5" blocks on the bottom.

I didn't have any blue sprig material like the original to put between the sections of the quilt around the outside.  But I did have some pink that I like a lot.  I ended up putting it around the lily block in the center because I used too light of a background and it looked so washed out.

As I mentioned before I had this on the design wall for over a year and one day my youngest daughter was examining it.  She said, "this quilt reminds me of Debussy's The Children's Corner.  (She is a musician).  It is a quilt that should be on a child's bed.

 Isn't it interesting how we all see the same thing and interpret it from different perspectives?

You can listen  to The Children's Corner HERE

So now the  name of this quilt is The Children's Corner.

We got a late April Fool's joke over night.

It snowed and this is my apricot tree with blossoms all over it.

The poor daffodils along the fence are hanging their heads.  But, they are hearty, unlike the apricot blossoms and will recover just fine.

We brought some inside yesterday to brighten the room.

Stay safe,
Robin