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Find Me in the Garden

Amy FriendJuly 8, 2015gardening14 Comments

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know I love gardening! It’s all the sweeter this year following such … Read More

Garden Quilt Complete!

Amy FriendAugust 14, 2013Blend Fabrics, Complete Quilts, Craftsy, etsy, gardening, paper piecing, quilting, sew me a song36 Comments

My garden quilt is finally finished!  I have to admit that I am proud of this quilt because so much work went into it as … Read More

Finished Quilt Top

Amy FriendJuly 31, 2013Andover Fabrics, Fat Quarter Shop, gardening, paper piecing23 Comments

Woo hoo! I am so delighted to have my paper pieced garden series in quilt top form now! I used Wickerweave by Andover Fabrics for … Read More

Dragonfly Paper Pieced Pattern

Amy FriendJuly 15, 2013Craftsy, etsy, gardening, paper piecing15 Comments

I can’t believe that I have finished my garden series!  Thank goodness I chose a theme that I love so much because this set of … Read More

Topiary Paper Pieced Pattern

Amy FriendJune 25, 2013Andover Fabrics, Craftsy, etsy, Fat Quarter Shop, gardening, Marmalade Fabrics, paper piecing, pattern, Sew Fresh Fabrics13 Comments

    I’m so happy with this pattern!  I’ve been mulling over a topiary block design for the better part of a year now but … Read More

Birdhouse Paper Pieced Pattern

Amy FriendJune 23, 2013Andover Fabrics, Craftsy, etsy, Fat Quarter Shop, gardening, paper piecing, pattern, sew me a song18 Comments

I finally found a moment to return to my garden quilt, a long term paper piecing project of mine.  I decided that every garden needed … Read More

Straw Hat Paper Pieced Pattern

Amy FriendApril 27, 2013Craftsy, etsy, gardening, paper piecing, pattern13 Comments

    I’m plugging along at my garden quilt series!  I just finished up a straw hat block. It was an idea I had earlier … Read More

Pussy Willows in the Spring

Amy FriendMarch 25, 2013Craftsy, etsy, Fresh Squeezed Fabrics, gardening, paper piecing, sew me a song29 Comments

    I’m fond of pussy willows. I think it might be because my mom has always loved them.  Also, pussy willows are tied with … Read More

Rose Garden Table Runner

Amy FriendJune 7, 2012gardening, paper piecing, Table Top Swap34 Comments

Right now, I am running the second round of the Table Talk Swap on Flickr. We are exchanging table toppers or table runners to our … Read More

Planting Bulbs Pattern

Amy FriendMay 31, 2012Craftsy, etsy, gardening, paper piecing8 Comments

I know I am a little bit off season here, at least for New England.  Our bulbs finished blooming about a month ago and we won’t be … Read More

Seed Packets Block

Amy FriendMay 20, 2012Craftsy, etsy, gardening, paper piecing17 Comments

I’ve been planning to make a Seed Packet block for my paper pieced garden block series from the start but was having a hard time working … Read More

Sew Me a Song

Amy FriendMay 9, 2012gardening, paper piecing, sew me a song, Sew-Ichigo8 Comments

I am so excited to announce the opening of a new Etsy shop, Sew me a Song! Recently, my friends Becca and Peg told me … Read More

Garden Blocks Mosaic

Amy FriendMay 6, 2012etsy, gardening, paper piecing11 Comments

Well, who knew it would take me two days to get around to making the mosaic?  Here is it!  I like how they are working … Read More

Seed Tray

Amy FriendMay 4, 2012etsy, gardening, paper piecing18 Comments

Do  you love the feeling of possibilities that comes along with planting seeds?  I know I do.  That was the inspiration behind this, the latest … Read More

Victorian Greenhouse

Amy FriendApril 27, 2012etsy, gardening, paper piecing15 Comments

Here is my newest design, the fifth in a series of 10″ paper pieced blocks with a garden theme.  One of the five is a … Read More

Pick Violets Free Pattern and a Giveaway!

Amy FriendApril 11, 2012gardening, giveaway, paper piecing, pattern, tutorial107 Comments

I’m happy to be participating in the Garden Party Blog Hop today! I designed this 10″ block with a gardening trowel and a terracotta pot. … Read More

Garden Boot

Amy FriendMarch 31, 2012etsy, gardening, paper piecing, pattern42 Comments

I had to stay up till I finished this block tonight. This pattern has been in the works for a few weeks now. It took … Read More

Gardening Gloves, a Paper Pieced Pattern

Amy FriendMarch 16, 2012etsy, gardening, paper piecing25 Comments

I finished a new gardening block design; what I hope is the second in a series of 10″ gardening themed blocks. I am attempting to … Read More

Watering Can; a paper pieced pattern

Amy FriendMarch 6, 2012etsy, gardening, invisible zipper, paper piecing, pillow cover18 Comments

Admittedly, I have been on a bit of a paper piecing kick lately. I agreed to design a block for a garden party themed blog … Read More

Just Around the Corner

Amy FriendAugust 7, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening9 Comments

It’s as if, with the turn of the calendar page, my garden has started to suggest that fall is right around the corner. I love … Read More

Painting in the Garden

Amy FriendJuly 31, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening11 Comments

The most exciting thing happened on Tuesday and I have been waiting all week to share it with you! A local artist asked if she … Read More

Hazy, Hot and Humid

Amy FriendJuly 24, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening7 Comments

Hazy, hot and humid describes this past week quite well. Unbearable comes to mind too. It’s been in the 90s even reaching 100 degrees. I … Read More

Daylily Heaven

Amy FriendJuly 17, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening6 Comments

It’s daylily heaven around here. I counted and I have 18 varieties of daylilies in bloom right now! I will share just a few of … Read More

Daylilies Here There and Everywhere

Amy FriendJuly 10, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening12 Comments

It’s daylily time and that delights me to no end! The peak time for daylilies in these parts is mid July so there is more … Read More

Stepping Out A Little Bit Late

Amy FriendJuly 3, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening8 Comments

Our garden tour is beginning a bit late today. There were some technical difficulties this morning. My “IT Department” has temporarily gotten things working again … Read More

Garden Post!

Amy FriendJune 18, 2011bloggers garden tour, gardening10 Comments

I don’t feel like I have much to share from my main garden this week. It’s looking about the same. Peonies are still in bloom; … Read More

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