It is after sundown on April 30th...so we can say that the May festivities can begin!
May 1st or May Day has the lovely tradition of May baskets...baskets of flowers left to delight your friends and neighbors. This year, I exchanged May Baskets with Jamie...from a swap on Artsy Mama's blog.
As you can see, I received a delightful basket with a teatime for birds! The table is set with a tiny china tea service, under and arch of white/ pale pink roses! I love the little "chintz" table cover!
Thank-you Jamie!
I especially love May Day because it is the day that my first child was born! My daughter, Laura.
These are two quilt blocks of a May Basket quilt I made when she was turning 16. (BTW, that year, quilting was my therapy as I was a bit of a "basket case" from dealing with her teenage trials!)
This is a pastel floral patchwork quilt in the small size called a lap robe or nap quilt.
It features many floral print fabrics...basket blocks alternate with traditional 9-patch blocks, all set "on point".
8 comments:
Happy Birthday to your daughter! Mine is the 5th, but I consider today the start of my 'birthday week'.
I will go to your swap partner's blog to check out her gift. I am hoping there are fairies involved...
Happy Birthday to Laura!
Very Nice Basket!
Happy May Day?
What a beautiful & clever basket!!
Happy May Day!!
:)
Happy Birthday to Laura!!
Your quilts are so amazing Lila!
XOXO
oh and I wish now I had done the May Basket swap. :(
May Day is special to me too. My youngest daughter was born this day! Happy Birthday to all the May Day babies!
What a lovely basket! I'm SURE fairies are involved. After all, May Day is the day when they return to enchant humans after their winter's absence!
Happy Birthday to your daughter! And what a beautiful May Basket you received! Thank you for visiting my blog today! =)
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