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There’s something magical about this time of year.

The snow may still be falling… the trees may still be bare… and yet we begin to crave color. Bright, joyful color. The kind that feels hopeful. The kind that reminds us spring is coming.

That’s exactly the spirit behind our March Collection in The Art of Home Club — Nordic Blooms.

Inspired by traditional Norwegian folk art, this collection is filled with bold florals, rich reds, deep navy, warm golden tones, and that unmistakable Scandinavian charm.

It’s cozy.
It’s vibrant.
And it absolutely glows against a winter backdrop ...

 Hello Everyone,

It's been a wild and wooly ride through the storm of '26 here at Wilder's Last Resort.  All of the downed trees took our power and Internet connection out on Monday, 2/16 and wasn't restored until Thursday 2/26. Our Internet was restored on 2/27. During that outage, I did what I could on the Timeless quilt when we turned our generator on.

 The snow is melting! It's too soon to hope for spring, but I enjoy the warmer temperatures.

It's Sunday, so lunch with Frank and Charlotte. Today is Frank's birthday, and he picked Olive Garden for lunch. Yum, soup and salad. I love the chicken gnocchi soup. 

And as always, F*ck the Felon, ice, and anyone dumb enough to support them. 

I’m afraid I let the days get away from me a little bit, and I forgot to make a RSC post yesterday. I have made some more blocks with my green scraps, but not as many as I had anticipated. Maybe I can blame it on February being a short month. Anyway, I got my green blocks out last night and took some pictures, and it’s not too late to write a quick post.

And another one of the nine patches.

 I have not been very good about sharing finishes lately.  So, I thought today I would share a bunch of pretty scrappy donation quilts that have crossed the finish line.

You have been seeing a lot of stitching in notebooks recently.

Well....I have lots of those, embroidered/stitched notebooks. 

Today it's a different one, an old one.

(you may have seen it at the 'other place')

There are lots of these little stitched/design/exploration pieces dotted around my house.

I'm tempted to keep sharing them with you. 

       

Comments

• Delightful indeed! by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• Oh please do! I love your stitched note books! by Christine Barnes http://www.flickr.com/photos/christinebarnes/t

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