Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Goofin' Off With Topiaries and a Farewell to Tink (For Now)

Spring has arrived in full swing with an occasional sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest.  We’re predicted to (possibly) get into the 70’s temperature-wise here for a few days.  It’s got my mind on spring and flowers and…all the beautiful flowers and topiaries we saw at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival a few months ago.  The festival will be wrapping up pretty quick here, but the beauty is still fresh in my mind. 

I wasn’t quite ready to let go of those memories yet, as I am waiting for more sunny skies and less gray skies to appear here.  So the other day I put together a little video slide show of all the beautiful topiaries we saw there.  So if you like gardening, flowers, topiaries, or Disney (and who doesn’t love Disney), go ahead and sit back and enjoy a few moments of spring with me.  If you like, enjoy it with your favorite beverage and maybe a little bit of chocolate…or lots of chocolate.  Maybe I'll have to go grab a Ghirardelli chocolate off my desk.  


Not only is the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival wrapping up, but I have also wrapped up my Tinkerbell projects.  I’ll miss the pretty greens, blues, and lavenders of both of these projects.  The next set of projects I’ve decided to work on, while still very Disney, will be in more blacks, browns, grays, and whites.  

Here is the finish of my Tinkerbell cross stitch.  The pattern shows the title as “Tinkerbell Flying Happily.”  I know working on her sure brought a lot of smiles to my face.  I hope once it’s framed and gifted, it can bring some smiles to someone else. 

Tinkerbell Cross Stitch Finish - April 2017

I know I posted a finish of the quilted Tink quilt on my last post, but I have finished the binding now, and here is how it came out.  I won’t be missing this one as much because I plan to keep it for myself.   

Tinkerbell Quilt Finish - April 2017

So what’s up next?  Well, for cross stitch projects, I’ve got another Disney project I started a long time ago that I just need to do the back stitching for.  I imagine that will be done very quickly.  After that, I’ve chosen another extremely large project.  When I had it narrowed down to two, I let hubby make the final choice.  He chose a project which I’ll simply call Mickey and His Pirate Pals for now.  No sneak peeks on this one.  I want you to watch it come alive as I stitch it. 

In the queue for quilting projects, as you already know, is a quilt using Marvel fabrics of Captain America (and possibly Ant Man).  I’ve previewed the Captain America fabric in a previous post, but now I’ll let you peek at the rest of the fabrics.  This will be a queen-sized quilt for our bedroom.  Then it’s time to get back to pumping out some charity quilts.  So many projects…never enough time.  

Sneak Peek - Captain America Quilt Fabric Palette

12 comments:

  1. Nice to have a finish and the next project lined up. Spring is lagging too here in Mass.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Kathleen. It has been an extra gray and rainy spring here in the Pacific Northwest (where it's gray and rainy a lot).

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  2. Enjoyed the tour! Just love the colors of your tinkerbell quilt!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Paige. I have enjoyed working with the colors and will miss them for a while. I have a feeling I'll be back to them before I know it, though.

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  3. Hi Andrea, I love the colours of your Tinkerbell Quilt, so fresh and pretty! I'm looking forward to seeing your new projects as they progress.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Sandra! I made the first cuts for the new quilt today and did a shopping trip for embroidery floss at JoAnn's. Pictures of the new starts should be coming soon.

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  4. I love the topiaries at Epcot! Tinkerbell is adorable. I love the colors. I am looking forward to seeing what is up next. Your quilt is very pretty.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Cathie! I adore the topiaries at Epcot. People think Disney World is all about the rides, but for us there is so much more like the festivals and free entertainment. I made the first cuts today for the new quilt, so I should have an update up sometime this weekend

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  5. Your cross stitching is beautiful! The Tinkerbell quilt is sew pretty. Love the colors. The Disney photos are so much fun. Looking forward to seeing the Cpt America quilt. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Pat! It's been fun getting to know my fellow quilters and stitchers.

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  6. Love how Tinkerbell looks. I have a Winnie the Pooh cross stitch that desperately needs my attention but unfortunately it can't be heard amongst the noise of everything else xx

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    1. Thanks for visiting, Gina. Yes. I know how different projects can call out to us at different times and create noise amongst our current projects.

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