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Spring 2022

By: Lynda April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

gardening, iriseshiking, irises, spring 20222 Comments

It’s finally spring here. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been spending time outside working on the beds. It’s amazing how much things have changed in a week. Here is an area in the shade garden that I weeded and mulched.

Wonderfil Variegated Splendor Thread Grab Bag

By: Lynda March 26, 2022March 26, 2022

gardening, Sewing, Threadlenten roses, sewing, thread, thread grab bags, wonderfil4 Comments

I usually don’t fall for this type of promotion, but recently Wonderfil had a promotion of grab bags of 10 spools of thread for a great price. I don’t have many variegated thread in my stash so I though I’d grab one of these bags. What’s interesting about variegated thread is you never know how…

Around Here – October 29

By: Lynda October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Around Here, Echincea, gardening, genealogy, SewingAround Here, dyeing cord, gardening, genealogy2 Comments

Can you believe October is almost gone? This month has been really busy. I know I’ve gotten a lot done, but then again not!

SAQA Auction Quilt 2021

By: Lynda July 4, 2021

art quilts, Echincea, gardeningechincea, gardening, SAQA art quilt, SAQA Quilt Auction2 Comments

This is my second year to donate an art quilt to the SAQA Auction. The 2021 auction will take place online from September 10 through October 3. Here is the link to the auction. You can go to the link now to view pieces that have been received. They will receive mine later this week.

Feeling Overwhelmed 2021

By: Lynda June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

art quilts, gardeninggardening, gardening kneeling pad, SAQA art quilt, SAQA Collaborative Project, SAQA Indiana14 Comments

It’s kind of weird that I’ve been really feeling overwhelmed. But why?

2021 Iris Parade

By: Lynda May 20, 2021

gardening, irises2021 irises, iris parade, irises, Schreiner's Iris Gardens8 Comments

I love irises, and if you’ve been following me you know I post them every year as they appear. This year I decided to wait until they all had bloomed so I could put them all in one post. So here are the 24 irises that bloomed this year.

The last of the colors

By: Lynda April 26, 2021April 30, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, low immersionfabric dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, low immersion10 Comments

OMG! It’s been so much fun to get back into dyeing. I dyed 61 colors. So here they are!

Firsts and More Colors

By: Lynda April 19, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, irises, low immersionasparagus, asparagus patch, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, gardening firsts, irises, low immersion dyeing10 Comments

I’ve continued on with my low immersion dyeing of my dyes. What has been really challenging is to photograph the browns. They’ve been dyed for a week, but still not able to get a good picture. But that will come.

Dyeing and More

By: Lynda April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, irises, low immersion, vat dyeingdye sampler, dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, irises, vat dyeing, Wonder Washer18 Comments

I’ve been wanting to make a dye sampler book for years, so I can tell exactly how the colors look when low immersion dyed. Some I’ve know, but the majority I have no idea how they will look dyed without ice. I purchased most of my dyes (fiber reactive dyes) so students of my Icy…