rainbows don't wait

I always stop whatever I'm doing 

to view a glowing rainbow with awe 

and share it with all around me.

Wishing you a lovely, colorful weekend full of 

beautiful moments and good promises :) 

xoxo 

Karen

hope patchwork

This pretty little patchwork blanket is en route to Romania!

Thanks to my friend Rachel, who sewed a beautiful berry quilt for this project (see it here), I discovered Project Hope's Rally for Roma. I made this blanket using some cute retro bedsheets (which I found at the thrift shop) as well as various new fabrics - so it is actually a bit of an eco-friendly blanket, too! I referred to Alicia Paulson's book "Stitched in Time" for very helpful instructions, especially about hand-sewing the binding.

I truly hope this brings some prettiness and warmth to a child's life.

There is a quote that just says it all on the Craft Hope website: "You don't need a reason to help people."  I am looking forward to seeing the launch of the next project in a few days!

Have a beautiful day!

xoxo 

Karen

Thank you, dear mom

(...this post is dedicated to all mothers, but especially to my own dear mom....)

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts.  A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.  ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~Marcel Proust

Mother, the ribbons of your love are woven around my heart.  ~Author Unknown

A mother understands what a child does not say.  ~Author Unknown

Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.  ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

 If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.  ~Attributed to Claudia Ghandi

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.  ~William D. Tammeus

 

A mother's heart is a patchwork of love.  ~Author Unknown

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.  ~Author Unknown

Happy Mother's Day!

xoxo

Karen