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This past weekend we had the blessing of traveling up to Farm and Hive in Idaho for a two day Tweetle Dee Workshop. Susie's farm is such magical piece of heaven. All the little animals greeted us and kept us entertained during our My Heart Belongs to the Wildflowers and our How to Paint a Barn Quilt Class. We all had a wonderful weekend celebrating, dreaming and creating together. Our next Farm and Hive Workshop will be sometime in the spring of '24, so watch for the announcement and get your registration in quickly! We have had a few spots...
Wilde Bloem Morning Glory Barn Quilt
As the colors change from forest green to amber and crimson, we waited for the last of our Wilde Bloem flowers to bloom. Late into the season Morning Glory climbed and began to show small buds, each waiting their turn to burst in blue. Knowing this flower is the last to bloom, and each flower lives for just one day, we found ourselves going out every morning just to see if there was a new bloom. The Mo0rning Glory flower represents love, life and mortality. Lots of symbolism in these beautiful blooms. The first big blue bloom took my breath away. ...
Millie's Cardinal Framed Barn Quilt
Every morning we would climb onto Grandma's couch that slide up to the table in front of the window to look out for the birds that visited the feeders she and my Grandpa tended to. On the breakfast table was a pair of binoculars and a bird identification book. Maybe they helped us look for birds to keep us little one's busy, but we loved the time looking for one very special bird, the Cardinal. She loved those bright red birds, especially against the white snow that drifted on the hills around the farm. We could see them everywhere when snow...
Farm and Hive Workshop
Hi all! We are right in the middle of summer and loving all of the long sunny days, with flowers growing and bees a buzzing. One of my favorite "bee friends" has invited us to come to her new farm in Idaho to teach a two day workshop in October. Farm and Hive is where we will be on October 13th and 14th and we can't wait to share the details with you. We have been blessed to know Susie Goodspeed for many years. We met at an event in Midway, Utah where she was selling her honey and beeswax products...
Pink Patriot Barn Quilt
Happy 4th of July! We hope you are having a wonderful summer full of sun, water and lots of flowers. In honor of the holiday we are releasing our newest barn quilt, the Pink Patriot. We wanted to design a quilt and barn quilt this year with the soft color of pink in it to pay tribute to the hard working, and hopeful women who who have made sacrifices on behalf of our country. There are numerous stories of women in active service away from their loved ones, and women at home in service working to support their loved ones and...