May, 2003 - I was lucky enough to have completed a few projects this month. The Country Sampler was made for a sampler class that I taught in 2002. My husband Bill picked out the fabric while on a trip to Amish country in Pennsylvania. The expert quilting was done by Cindy Kurpiewski of Heartfelt Stitches, Lake Hoptacong, New Jersey.

This Little Flag is from my pattern, Star of Hope. I originally came up with the idea of a tiny flag because I never had anything to display for July 4th or Memorial Day or Veterans' Day. I made this for my daughter-in-law, Angie.

My grandsons and I investigated the fun of flower pounding. Aftering finding all the information I could on the web, we combed the garden for flowers. In early May, there's not a whole lot of choices in Vermont! But we did find several, some of which I wouldn't have been likely to use but for the more adventurous boys. We used daffodil, anemone, johnny-jump-up, hyacinth, glory-of-the-snow, lungwort, and several different leaves. I practiced some machine quilting to complete this little wall hanging. We had a great time with it and loved the final results. For more projects with my grandsons, see Guest Gallery 21 and Guest Gallery 25.