Down in the Garden - quilt and the real garden

This weekend I have finished my year-long project. A couple of hours ago I sewed on the last border, and now all it wants is the backing and binding. I have enjoyed doing it, but I'm kinda glad it's finished. Tonight I'm going to work on a hand embroidered label for the back. I'll post photos when it is done, which will probably be in a few weeks. Binding takes time to sew on! But here is the quilt top finished!

Here's a close-up.

After the nor-west wind decided to blow itself somewhere else, we spent a pleasant few hours in the garden this afternoon. Cricket, our dog, got a good wash with the cold hose - on a hot afternoon, he loved it.

He also loved snooping around the chicken run. No free dinner for you, Cricket!

I was very happy to find that there is some progress in the pea garden. Don't these look pretty?

 

For some reason I love photographing water. It comes out different every time. The sprinkler was on the beans today . . .

I love my bean teepee's.

The children just enjoyed being outside after a stuffy day in the house, because it was too windy to go out.