Windy days

Last week there were a few days of very strong winds. We watched the many tall poplar trees bend in the wind, which was blowing in the the direction of the greenhouse, hoping they would not get blown over. The first morning we saw three of them uprooted, and laying near the swamp and the marsh marigolds that were in the bloom. The second morning we awoke to find this tree laying across the roof of the greenhouse. It did not puncture the plastic, but we did have to wait patiently for a few days for the "tree man" to come and cut it up, because there were more important situations to take care of--like trees on wires, and streets. We also had a few more trees removed to avoid others from falling onto the greenhouse filled with Australian water lilies.

This is my first attempt at making a quilted jacket. Thanks to quilter friends who have made jackets and encouraged me, I decided to make one for Noel for her 6th birthday, May 12. The fabrics were colorful two and a half strips packaged as a "jelly roll". I used a jacket pattern, and randomly sewed the strips on to the batting and lining, then cut the pattern pieces. The jacket was then sewn together (already quilted!). The lining is a colorful fabric with pictures of flowers in pale yellow, green and pink colors. I enjoyed making it, and when I had questions during the process, I was a phone call away from help, thanks to Betty King.