Thursday, April 12, 2012

Post-Shop Hop

The Southern Arizona Shop Hop has come and gone.  The winner of one of the grand prizes which was a Bernina 350 was Jeanie Hardwick of St. David, AZ.  Congratulations to Jeanie and I hope she has lots of fun with it. 

Spring has arrived.  Things are starting to turn green.  I am going to attempt my first perennial flower garden here in Arizona.  The dirt is like concrete.  I've started a compost bin in some old horse tubs, the horses destroyed.  I bought some plants for High Country Gardens out of Santa Fe.  They sell native plants and have developed some plants that I hope will do well in our area.

Mom has come and gone.  She had quite a few quilts to quilt while she was here this winter and kept busy up until she left last week. 

I'm working on a raffle quilt for the aminal shelter that my brother works for in Michigan.  It is the Al-Van Animal Shelter in South Haven, MI.  If you want a dog or cat, consider the shelter first.  It is a pineapple block made with fabric from Moda's Max and Whiskers collection.

Hopefully it won't be as long until the next post.

Laura