Easter 2015 Decoration

 

Today is Easter Sunday here in Greece, and in all the orthodoxe countries. We are lucky, after the snow falls of last Thursday, spring came abruptly and we shall celebrate Easter with a beautiful sun, blue sky and 23 degrees temperature. This year I thought of decorating the house with things I was using at the time my children were kids. and when I found the boxes in the attic and opened them, many memories came back to me... how joyful it was! The little cards were done by my daughter at elementary school. 

Today we shall have her visit with her husband and baby. She cooked the lamb and will bring it ready! I "only" have to cook the potatoes, prepare the salads and deserts! And I am going to do so right now.

Best wishes to all those celebrating Easter today.

Christine

String Quilt Progress

A dream fulfilled : I have a design board in my studio! After years on the knees to arrange the disposal of my blocks on the floor, after years of pains and stiffness I remembered that they were some isolating panels in the underground, remains from the building of the house, and that I could use them for this purpose!

As they were too high to put them vertically, I installed three panels horizontally, one over each other, using adhesive tape all around, to maintain them together. I will have them cut one day, to set them vertically.

For the time being it's ok. This is really an essential tool, especially for this kind of project.

I spend a long time re-arranging the blocks, and at the end I think that not one remained at the place I had chosen at the beginning!

Little problem here.

This is much better!

This tool is as well essential : instead of standing, each time I sew a stripe, to iron it, I press it with this

"ecologic" iron and it makes the job alright!

 Today is the first of May. Here it's a holiday and the tradition is to make a wreath with fresh spring flowers
and hang it on the door.

My daughter and her boyfriend are doing this perfectly!

Have a beautiful day!

Christine

More Christmas decorations

 Every year it's a great pleasure to decorate home with quilts and 

hand made crafts. This Christmas quilt is the second I did, hand pieced and hand quilted.

Christmas quilt

Christmas quilt