Spring has Sprung! Maybe...

Here in Delaware it seems that on certain days that spring is here but then the schizophrenic weather takes a turn and it's winter again. No snow but very cold. But it is always warm in my sewing studio. 

Since the start of the new year it has been busy. My granddaughter turned one in March and it seemed to have happened so fast. I guess that is how it always was but it sure seemed to fly by for her! I am amazed by her everyday and it makes me remember so many things that I had forgotten about her dad and his brother. First steps. First words. First everything. 

I was very excited that the Philadelphia Eagles came through with a huge Super Bowl victory. I have a new Eagles quilt in my head. Just not on paper yet.

I have had the opportunity to make a few new villages. I will be teaching the villages technique at the Old Country Store in Intercourse, PA this July and I am very excited to teach there. I made a beach village that was requested as a possible class. This was very enjoyable for me as I had to choose new fabrics and different foreground fabrics. I was visiting a shop in Intercourse called Farmhouse Memories on Harristown Rd. It is a spectacular spot for fussy cutting fabrics and card making supplies. Perfect for village making. I found a blue sky fabric with seagulls already in it! I grabbed what was left. I loved not having to create my own gulls. I call it Morning Stroll because there is my greyhound, Bugsy, strutting on the sand. I try to put a greyhound in each village as my own trademark.

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A high school friend supports a rescue organization for dogs and asked if I would make a doggie village for a silent auction. I had so much fun recreating another village similar to one that I had made earlier. No two villages can be exactly the same and for me that is the beauty of the technique. I found the perfect backing for it at Farmhouse memories. If you scrapbook or make cards, check it out. They have everything!

My next challenge was to create a gift for my granddaughter. I decided to use a watercolor that her maternal grandfather had done for Christmas and interpret it in fabric! The watercolor done by Phil Castore was adorable and I knew that I wanted her to have it even though I knew that she would not appreciate it for a long time. I was sure to label it with both of our names so that someday she will be able to know who did this. His wife said that I could keep myself busy just doing his annual Christmas watercolors! 

So it is now April and I am getting ready to work on fall! My next villages will be fall and and perhaps another type of Christmas. I have an idea to do another variation of the village, perhaps in a circle? Not sure yet but I will wait for the inspiration to hit me. 

Follow your inspiration this spring and find what makes you happy and passionate to work. 

Piecefully and have a Blessed Easter,

Trisha