You lucky girl! Your Grandmother's yoyo quilt! It's fantastic. I have a yoyo pillow top of my Granny's. And my sister just made a yoyo quilt for her first grand daughter.
And Christina is the best! I sent her birthday wishes too.
I'm just back from vacation and off to catch up on your posts that I missed. Have a great weekend, jj
I am here trailing behind Christina, gathering up empty tea cups and plates, it was a wonderful party, simply wonderful ;-) I love the post above this by the way ...
I had good intentions of doing a yo you quilt and then grew weary of making endless yo yo's. I am one that almost needs instant gratification. I did make pillow covers. Now I see this beautiful quilt and maybe I will just get inspired again. I still have 800 or so done. Maybe another 1800....
July 19, 2010 at 3:22 AM
today is the lovely christina's birthday. you know her, the fabulous cook and photographer with the beautiful soul over at soul aperture? well, in honor of her birthday, we're once again sharing the simple things. happy birthday, beautiful christina, may your day be filled with all of the simple things you love.
and in the spirit of spreading love and good karma in your honor, here are the simple things i'm loving right now...
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a girl and her horse
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heart-shaped stone on the beach.
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calico cat on a crazy quilt
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gorgeous yo-yo quilt made by my great-grandmother and found by me on a basement treasure hunt
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magical light
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painting light on the night sky
happy birthday to you, christina. you are a true generator of love in the blogosphere. and a big thank you to my dear se'lah, for letting me know, otherwise, i might totally have missed this.
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xo Erin
July 16, 2010 at 12:12 AM
Love that yo-yo quilt! What a find!
July 16, 2010 at 12:12 AM
Grateful that there is a Christina in your life to inspire you on your quest for your own particular beauties.
July 16, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Awesome.
What a wonderful post.
July 16, 2010 at 10:09 AM
lovely. and I love that in the last photo, the white light is heart-shaped.
the simple things are the best. they just are.
July 16, 2010 at 5:35 PM
what beautiful things!!!! love that quilt you found. perfection
July 16, 2010 at 8:28 PM
wonderful things, love the quilt and the cat, oh my. take care.
July 16, 2010 at 8:40 PM
What a good list! I love the last picture, especially . . . so magical.
(back in England on Sunday; I owe you a long catch-up)
July 16, 2010 at 11:35 PM
You lucky girl! Your Grandmother's yoyo quilt! It's fantastic. I have a yoyo pillow top of my Granny's. And my sister just made a yoyo quilt for her first grand daughter.
And Christina is the best! I sent her birthday wishes too.
I'm just back from vacation and off to catch up on your posts that I missed. Have a great weekend,
jj
July 17, 2010 at 12:01 AM
I love basement treasure hunts!
July 17, 2010 at 12:51 AM
better than a crazy cat on a calico quilt, right? lol
i have a smaller yo-yo quilt like yours.
beautious list here. love ya.
July 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM
such beautiful photos. i adore the light.
thank you, my friend. so glad you could join in.
xo
July 17, 2010 at 5:10 AM
I am here trailing behind Christina, gathering up empty tea cups and plates, it was a wonderful party, simply wonderful ;-)
I love the post above this by the way ...
July 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM
I had good intentions of doing a yo you quilt and then grew weary of making endless yo yo's. I am one that almost needs instant gratification. I did make pillow covers. Now I see this beautiful quilt and maybe I will just get inspired again. I still have 800 or so done. Maybe another 1800....
July 19, 2010 at 3:22 AM