Author: Cathy Tremain

Cathy Tremainhttps://austerity101.wordpress.comI am a successful self employed bookkeeper. I am self taught as a seamstress and this has been my passion for years. By the way I am a little loopy!
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the basin – day 407

above the darkness a light still shines – stay strong, be kind, breath deep, breath slowly, stay safe, be well

life, since the world was young, has been hard. today is no different yet everything has changed. we change with new eyes awaking from new dreams, always different, always the same. since the world was young we have beholden to others for our very survival, always different, always the same. may our strength be found in kindness, in love, always fragile, always strong.

take care and kindness with you always.

Betty’s Garden – a quilt for my Gran on her 99th birthday

My Gran, Betty R is turning 99 on the 29th of March. As the quilting bug has taken hold of me for this pandemic, I decided to make her a lap quilt. Like all projects, it took a little longer then expected to finish and I was finally able to post it to her yesterday. As there is a pandemic, it will take two weeks to arrive.

Being as old as she is her eyes are failing. And she loves purple. When she was younger she always had a garden. So a purple flower was in order. Mostly purple, with a few pinks. Some green and blue to top the petals and bold colours that are reminiscent of her wonderful gardens. This is a lap quilt – 36*44 inches. Just enough to keep her warm and light enough for her not to be lost under it. I added some ruffle flowers so she can run her fingers through and around them. It was fun to make.

My next project will be two more quilts for my grand niece and nephew (twins) who will be turning 1 in early may. These quilts will most likely arrive late – too early to tell just yet, but my day jobs will keep me busy too.

What are your projects? I would like to know. It is fun to share. Thanks for dropping by :-). Be kind, stay safe, be well.