Spring has Sprung (at the quilt show)

by Mary Beth Krapil Blossom by blossom the Spring begins. – Algernon Charles Swinburn Has Spring arrived where you are? Here in North Carolina the tulips are blooming and that’s a pretty sure sign. The daffodils come up way before Spring decides to really take hold. They brave the chances of one more winter snow. Sometimes their prediction is right and other years they get frozen by several more weeks of winter. But the tulips are more patient and hang back til it’s a sure bet that the sun will shine most days and the temperatures will remain above the frost line.

happy tulips in my yard

If Spring takes too long, we can always count on quilts to provide our blossoms. Here are some great floral quilts from AQS Quilt Week in Lancaster, PA.

See the Leaves for the Tree – by Marilyn Farquhar – Heidelberg, Ontario, Canada

Petal Play – by Debra Lohman – Mechanicsburg, PA

Blueberry Hill – by Nancy Arseneault – Tucson, AZ

detail of – Blueberry Hill

Succulents – by Aileyn Renli Ecob – Walnut Creek, CA

Always – by Sachiko Yamaji – Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Lola – by Annie Miller Romero

Simple Gifts – by Sherry Southgate – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Echinacea – by Maribeth Schmit

Bottles and Blooms – by Shannon Shirley

In Full Bloom – by Claudia Pfeil – Krefeld, Germany

Tiptoe Through the Tulips – by Shawna Crawford – Lewiston, MT

detail of – Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Twist of Flowers – By Anne Lillholm – Nuenen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

detail of – Twist of Flowers

Circle Doodles – by Rose Orr – Colchester, VT I loved the fantastic quilting and this looked like a giant flower to me.

A kind word is like a Spring day. – Russian proverb  Be kind to each other and happy quilting!