All in an April evening

It's almost Easter, the most beautiful time of the year.  Brighter, longer days, pretty spring flowers and busy, happy little birds building their nests and singing all day long, particularly at dawn with the wonderful dawn chorus. Little lambs and beauty everywhere.  A little ladybird flew into the house yesterday, a sign of nice weather and a very welcome visitor in April.

"All in the April evening

April airs were abroad

I saw the sheep with their lambs

And thought on the Lamb of God".

I learned this lovely song in school from our wonderful singing teacher Miss Maireád Piggott back in the 1970's and each Spring I find myself singing it again and thinking of her.

♫Spring's the crown of all the year, 

No other season can compare

The violets bloom again

Refreshed by April's rain

The bluebells in the woodlands grow

The cowslips in the grasses show

Among the meadows green

So now we sing of the Spring, ah

Sing of the meadows in Spring

Sing of the flowers it brings

Birds fluttering on the wing

And every pretty thing♫

♫Birds sing so merrily

Telling us verily

Sunshine returns again

Winter is over

Now see the honey bee

Seeking so busily

Robbing each flower again

Spring is here once more.♫

Peter Rabbitt and Jemima Puddleduck Baby quilt.

I have finished the little quilt I made for my beautiful granddaughter. The Peter Rabbit quilt started at the end of January. I put pink gingham on the back and on the binding.  All it needs now is a label.

I decided to also make a little pram quilt from scraps of pastel material left over from another project. They are 2" squares and so pretty.

Pretty Patchwork Quilt Top.