Stash Report

I'm in the middle of making pillowcases for graduation gifts.  They need to be done in about a week, which gives me plenty of time.

Used This Week:  1.75                                           
Used Year to Date: 35.125 yards 
Added this week:  4.25 yards
Added year to date: 53.125 yards
 Net added: 18.00 yards

Linking up    http://www.patchworktimes.com/2015/05/31/fabric-report-week-22-2015/

It is hard for me to stay inside and sew this time of year.  Almost every day I take a walk around the yard and find something else is blooming.  Yesterday I spent all afternoon weeding. 

This is swamp milkweed.  I planted it because the garden center nearby said they had had 'crop failure' of the orange butterfly weed last year.  It is taller than the orange variety, and it didn't bloom much last year.

This viburnum is a wild bush that grows between our yard and the woods.   Before I knew it was a viburnum, I tried to get rid of it.  Now that it has gotten so pretty, I'm glad I failed!  It is taller than I am.

 

This is the area I redid last year.  I pulled out the old azaleas that were burned by the cold weather and eaten by the deer.  I moved all of these plants from my backyard, and they are all doing well in this spot. Someone told me the yellow flowers are Mexican primroses.  I got them from the backyard plant sale a couple of years ago, and they seem to bloom no matter where they are. 

The coral bells  love it here.  They look much better than they ever did out back.

My sister made me a birdhouse, and I hung it last week.  No birds have moved in yet.

 

My family gave me this hanging basket for Mother's Day, and I've managed to keep it alive even though I'm pretty stingy with the water.