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Editorial
There
is an old saying, April showers bring May flowers, which
is a variation of the c.1557 small poem,
Sweet April showers,
Do spring May flowers.
The poem is attributed
to English poet and farmer, Thomas Tusser, in his writings: A
Hundred Good Pointes of Husbandrie. Husbandry is the care,
cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
In a time in which most
people lived close to the land and didnt have our modern-day
conveniences or entertainments to see them through the winter, April
was a welcome transition month when daylight hours became longer
and people were able to be outside more. It held a hope of better
weather to come for planting and pasturing the livestock. With this
hope also came the spring rains that nourished the land for early
blooms in May but also hindered any lingering outside in the freshening
weather.
I am not sure our foremothers
of the 1500s were able to use the longer daylight hours of the rainy
days of April to ply their hand to stitching, but today it provides
a perfect excuse to come in from spring garden prepping to work
on small quilt projects between rain showers.
In this April issue,
we have two great projects from two staff members, Barbara Chojnackis
Row for Readers and Isobel Meekins Twirling
Tulips. Nancy Scott created a stunning light and shadow
batik quilt, Barn Raised Birds, and Linda M. Anthony
provided us with Star Containers, which all of our
quilt testers say is a fun and great weekend project. Each pattern
is perfect for a rainy weekend in April!
As a gift to our TQPM
subscribers, April Showers, a mini quilt or table
hot pad, is available as a bonus pattern this month. To download
your copy, log into your subscriber page and click on the link.
Barbara
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BOM Updates
Complete
Barbara Douglas' Botanicals BOM & Embroidery Workshop
with the Anthurium Andre in Block 12.
Project started
in the May 2017 issue.
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Create
a row of fifteen Rail Fence Pinwheel blocks in month 9 of
Linda M. Anthony's Scrap-It-Up, Row-a-Month Quilt.
Project started
in the April 2017 issue.
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In
Valerie Franzese's My Colorado Backyard, appliqué
Steller's Jays for Block 3.
Project started
in the February 2018 issue.
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Star Containers
Made by Karen K |

Row for Readers
Made by Bonni F |

Row for Readers
Made by Trinda T |

Twirling Tulips
Table Runner
Made by Kathy J |

Twirling Tulips
Table Runner
Made by Penny B |
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