Now I Know Why!

As my father used to say, "Fall has Fell". The leaves are starting to turn color. Two mornings last week, the grass was white with frost. And the window air conditioners are stowed away for another year (which will probably cause a heat wave!) Today it's raining, and sort of warm-ish. At the store where I work, Christmas decorations are flying off the shelves . . . . really!

This morning, I found out just why my Cranberry bush doesn't do well. I caught this little fellow and his brother having brunch off it. They stayed around a little while; when they saw me watching, they stared right back at me, as if to say "this is our bush, lady; go get your own!" I think mama deer was in the back yard, because they both ran back into the gully at the back as if someone had called them.

I've been wanting to make a Tree of Life quilt for a while now, so for the oldie for this week, I've picked "Little Beech Tree" from the KC Star.

I found something similar in EQ6, called Steps to the Altar, and tweaked it a bit to get this:

Of course, it would probably just be easier to pick up a copy of Quilter's Newsletter magazine, which has a beautiful Tree of Life quilt on the cover, and follow their directions!

Well, my part-time job is currently netting me full-time hours, and my blogging has been neglected, but I promise to post as often as I can! And I'm seriously thinking about taking up hand applique, because I can do that after I fall down in a heap in front of the TV in the evening! For now . . . . .

Happy Quilting!
Maggie