September 14, 2021

My card for Carol is going to be very late. Of all my cousins, she lives the furthest away from me. Since she is also the closest to la belle province I picked the Fleur-de-Lis pattern for her.

September 13, 2021

It wasn’t until a few years ago that Will and Alex filled me in on what a Champagne birthday was. I’d never heard of it before then.

This year is Alex’s Champagne Birthday and he turns into a teenager as well. I can’t even tell you how happy I am that I’ll be spending his special day with him.

September 6, 2021

I know Jackie grows a garden each year but she has never mentioned that she grows flowers. This bouquet is the kind that doesn’t take any looking after.

As Jackie celebrates her 70th I can’t help but think how much the McKnight women would have missed over the years if she hadn’t held that first get-together at the farm 20 years ago.

September 4, 2021

I usually make the same card in different fabrics for these two birthdays but I ran out of time this year and I had to dig into my stash of blocks so they each received a different one. They are individuals after all so they deserve something all their own even on a shared birthday.

Regan’s card is from the original Splendid Sampler series. I had trouble finding the name of the pattern as my colour choices are very different from the ones in the book and it looked like a totally different block. Dare I say I liked my choices better?

Thekla has trees on their farm so the willow tree seemed suitable but I know they need a lot of water and it has been particularly dry in Saskatchewan this year. Fortunately, this tree won’t suffer from a drought.