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Sunday, September 21, 2025

A Host of Daffodils......And A Quilt Finish♡


Good morning lovely lovelies, lovely friends♡ A lovely welcome to my little springtime place where a host of daffodils are dancing in the spring sunshine♡ Gotta love happy daffodils♡

Yes indeedy, my garden......and all the gardens in this rural paradise have exploded with a host of daffodils, jonquils and snowdrops. So, so pretty; and the scents?? In a word; divine! My home is beginning to take on the appearance of  a florist again. And. I'm beside myself with great joy about that.






I have a quilt finish♡ The Fusion quilt dancing in Tilda and floral fabrics, with crochet skipping around and around is finished, and has been gifted. I don't know if I mentioned that this pretty quilt isn't for me. No?? This pretty is for a very dear friend whose husband passed away a couple of months ago.

I wanted to wrap my friend with love and kindness, where each stitch, both sewn and crocheted, is imbued with beautiful thoughts and sweet memories of the many  times Pete and I enjoyed my friend and her husband's company.

My friend's husband was a raconteur with the best stories of his adventures, and misadventures throughout his life. Oh, the stories! The seemingly improbable but true stories he chronicled. It was always a delight to sit and converse, to laugh hysterically at his many stranger than fiction  yarns. He lived a life bigger than Ben Hur. Many a lunch slipped into dinner when the convivial and companionable conversations seemed to have no end. Hopefully, this quilt will embrace my friend with love and beautiful memories, and when she's feeling sad or a little how's your mother, this quilt will envelope her with the warmest of hugs♡












To finish off the crochet edging skipping around the quilt I was going to crochet a fancy schmancy row but I decided upon scalloped chain stitches. I feel the simplicity of fine scallops dancing around and around is more pleasing. As always my motto of  keep-it-simple-stupid reigns supreme. =)






The fashioning of my friend's quilt can be seen here,  herehere, and here if perhaps your interest is piqued with my process of this fusion quilt. This was the first time I've played with a fusion quilt, and I must say I want to fashion another, for me. I would love a fusion quilt added to the mix of my other pretties, here at my little place. A quilt dancing with a plethora of different fabrics, both on  the front and the back. Scrappy, scrappy scrappy! Love, love, love!

The quilt has been gifted to my friend and she loves it. We were born in the same month, in the same year. We are kindred spirits in many ways, but one of the many threads that weave our friendship together is our floral addiction. She adores flowers as much as I. Indeed, she dances with myriad of flowers swirling and swirling around her in floralicious delight; as do I. My wish is that her fusion quilt wraps her in love and friendship, sprinkling many a smile into her days. Those good days. And, those not so good days.



May your day be sprinkled with many a hug and much love. Perhaps, dance with a friend among the daffodils.......or perhaps, among the carpet of autumn leaves♡

Until the next time..........



26 comments:

  1. What a wonderfully thoughtful gift to comfort your good friend...I love how this turned out, Kim;))) Simply beautiful work --imbued with loving thoughts...hugs, Julierose

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  2. I don't think I have ever seen a quilt fashioned like that before - where did you get the idea? had you seen one? so many pretty flowers and we here are seeing our last flowers of the season and fall will be arriving shortly here in the south - a couple more weeks of nice end of summer weather

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  3. Fusions is so beautiful! Your friend will feel your love whenever she snuggles in the pretty quilt. Happy stitching!

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  4. Love all the daffodils. Beautiful! The quilt looks great. What a wonderful thing to gift. I'm glad you have good memories. Your friend's husband sounds like he was quite the character.

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  5. What a beautiful gift for your friend, I am sure it will give her much comfort on the challenging days. Seeing the quilt being worn makes me thing of a coat, how good would that be!!

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  6. Hi Kim
    What a wonderful thought, your friend must be thrilled to receive such a gift so lovingly stitched. Enjoy your daffodil’s .
    Best wishes Kay cxx

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    1. Yes, my friend was thrilled, Kay. =) As for the daffodils, I must say I'm loving them. The bluebells are beginning to pop up and grab the baton from the daffs. Gotta, gotta love Spring! Have a lovely week, lovely Kay. Kim Xx

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  7. Such a beautiful quilt Kim and the crochet gives it such a beautiful drape. What a lovely gift for your friend.
    Gorgeous plethora of beautiful daffodils - I shall be planting mine soon. Have a lovely week. xx

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  8. A beautiful and generous gift to comfort. Kindness is a lost treasure on those days...
    Gorgeous daffodils Kim ! And pictures ;)
    Have a shinny week !
    Hug
    Anna

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  9. A beautiful finish! Hope your friend is doing well and enjoying the hug (what my daughter calls quilts gifted to friends).

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  10. How lovely to see your spring pictures, just as it is getting colder here and we are getting ready for winter. I love the idea of crochet borders to quilt blocks, how lovely and so different!

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    1. Hi lovely Radka, For some reason comments aren't coming through to my emails so I'll thank you for your sweet visit here. I've waited over what seems a long winter to see happy daffodils in the garden once again. It's time here for the procession of the spring floral parade once again. Combining quilt blocks and crochet is a lovely idea, isn't it?? I wish though, I could've picked your brain as to a fancy schmancy edging for the quilt. My crochet skills only allowed for a simple border. I really enjoyed making this quilt. I hope you are well. It's lovely to have you visit my little place once again. Kim Xx

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  11. Glorious daffodils! There is something about those early flowers that warm a person's heart. Absolutely - YES - "My wish is that her fusion quilt wraps her in love and friendship, sprinkling many a smile into her days." What a lucky friend and you're wish will come true, for sure. Your friend will be warmed for many, many years by the wishes and the quilt.

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  12. What a lovely gift to give your friend. Im sure it will wrap her in love. Beautiful daffodils. they are definitely one of my favourite flowers!

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  13. Dear Kim, What a thoughtful gift you made and gifted your friend. How many times have I seen over the years, a husband passed away and the friends just do not keep in contact with a friend because of the fact that she lost her spouse. I could never understand why this happened, until a friend explained why. The reason was so sad, because of their own insecurities they choose to ignore their friend of many years. You are a treasure and a very good person, a true friend. Thank you for sharing the bounty of your garden 🪴 especially those daffodils, cannot wait to see what you create next! I still have some flower squares left, which you gifted me last year and something is brewing in the back of my mind to create a garden in 💐. Hugs 🤗 Maggie

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    1. Thank you, dear Maggie. My friend is a special lady with a beautiful heart. So, you still have some flower squares. I look forward to seeing how you make those flower squares bloom. Kim Xx

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  14. What a gorgeous finish. I love the mix of "plain" cut fabric squares for the blocks with the painstaking hand crochet work holding them together, perfect way to showcase the beauty of the fabric prints and of your stitching as well. Your friend is blessed by the gift of the quilt as truly as she is blessed with your friendship.

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  15. I envy your ability to have pretty flowers in your home. Daffodils are my favorite flower, but I view them from my windows as I am quite allergic to almost all floral scents and would spend my days with migraines if they were in my home. My husband knows to only buy me geraniums in bouquets for special occasions. Your fusion quilt is so very pretty. I have bookmarked one of you posts along the way to remind me to try this method in the future. This is a great gift to bring comfort to your friend.

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  16. Your daffodils are just lovely, Kim! They are one of my favorite flowers, and that reminds me that I need to plant some bulbs this fall. Your fusion quilt is lovely, too, and sounds like the perfect gift of love and comfort for your friend. I love all your photos of it, too.

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  17. Qué maravillosa colcha y que prueba de amor y amistad al regalársela a tu amiga y con todas las flores que tanto tú como ella amáis.
    Tu casa llena de flores con tonos amarillos me encanta💛💛💛BESICOS.

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  18. Such a wonderful gift you have made with so much love for your dear friend. Yes, the loss of a husband is hard, to be wrenched apart after all those happy years together and then feeling the loss every day. You are a wonderful friend to make her such a wonderful gift, to wrap herself in and bring her comfort,

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  19. What a whimsical post for us northern hemisphere types as we head into Fall; we’ll have to wait months and months for fresh daffodils of our own, so thanks for sharing yours! And your fusion quilt is sure to radiate all the love with which you imbued its every stitch. A beautiful gift from one heart to another— Hugs, Nancy O.

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  20. Your bright springy photography is truly amazing, each picture prettier than the last. And I am in love with the field of daffodils. Such a great backdrop to your coverlet combining your specials stitches with pretty fabrics. Tilda has such pretty colors and prints.

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    1. That field of daffodils is amazing, isn't it. The field of daffodils surrounds my friend's quaint little cottage. Both the cottage and daffodils are
      the stuff of dreams. Kim Xx

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  21. The quilt is just beautiful, I am sure your friend was very touched and just loved the thoughtfulness and love that went into making it just for her. So sorry for all your loss, wishing her peace.

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  22. I wandered lonely as a cloud... and then I met this abundance of color and beauty. You did it again, Kim.
    Amalia
    xo

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