A Pause and Peace

 My mom passed away on January 17, 2024. 

"I hear his voice. The dead whisper to us, they console us, they admonish us. Love more, love better. "-Dylan Thomas.

May she truly be at peace again with my dad, the love of her life. I love you both, thank you!

This was sung at dad's memorial: Camilla Aria from Merry Widow

Life was devoid of meaning

I wandered far and wide

Knowing not where I was going

And drifting with the tide

And then I saw your image

And all at once I knew

The reason for existence was in my love for you

The love that brought salvation

You're trying to deny

I will not let it die

I know my destination

And when our hearts combine

I'll sing in exaltation

That love has made you mine

Snowman Missing His Cowboy Hat

 I made one like this for my daughter for her Christmas gift 2022.  Now there is a second one for my son for his Christmas gift 2024.

It's fun selecting the green fabrics to make up the tree.  My son's tree has different fabrics from my daughter's tree. The beads that represent ornaments are different too; otherwise, the other items are same. 

Star Puzzle

 I love doing puzzles!

And this was my first puzzle of the year! I had taken a screen shot of this star...

...but forgot to make note of the site when I took the screen shot years ago. I tried a google search, but was unable to find the image or site. 

So, Math came into play-- too early in the New Year! Happily, I have some triangle rulers that were of help to figure out that puzzle.

After having fun looking through my stash of fabrics and picking out colorful motifs, I got busy with my ruler and templates that I made.

One of the templates had to be flipped to get the correct direction of right angle triangle for the points; like one does with patterns when sewing clothes. 

I have to admit the seam ripper became my life saver in getting the points to look correct and getting this mini quilt done. 

More mini quilt projects to come this year, with one or two being stars!!