You Know It's Cold When...

You know it's really cold when the leaves on your Rhododendron curl up tight like pencils. This happens when the temperatures get into the teens. The warmer the plant is, the flatter its leaves will be, so this is an easy way to figure out how cold it is without looking at a thermometer.

After finishing my book, I sat down to watch TV and start sewing down the binding of the Golden Zebras quilt.

This is Mary Lou, who took my bird class at MQX in 2018. She made this quilt for a friend who works with birds of prey. It was the first time she entered a quilt to be judged. You can see the results!

If you want to make your own free pieced birds, you can get my tutorial here, at my Etsy shop. It's an instant download so you can get started right away.