Blue sky and blossom

Sunday's great spent sewing - but then we're biased.

Today I helped Lyn set up her new machine and start making more blocks.

Then I came home and my daughter and I made this dress for her - it's made of light blue linen, cut on the bias and trimmed with bias binding (so we're sticking with the biased theme).

Eat the flowers - who me?

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day...

I don't think the song was written for yarn, but hey.... (it's not the month of May either)

I discovered a new yarn shop not too far from my house and they will be renovating soon so they had 20% off Noro - and a great range of colours!

The top colour is really like sunshine.

Pompom bush - kerria japonica

You were right it is kerria japonica,

but there is also a Lady Banks connection.

The hardy deciduous shrub was named for William Kerr, British horticulturist from the 1800s, who also introduced the Lady Banks rose and nandina to our gardens.

With flowers as golden as a sunrise, Kerria japonica brings sunbeams to the shadiest spots of a garden.

Interestingly, this used to be a shady spot in the garden, but the neighbour's tree fell in a storm last year so now it gets a lot more light, but it still seems to be happy.

Read more at Suite101: Kerria Japonica: Shade-loving Shrub For The Garden http://www.suite101.com/content/kerria-japonica-a110464#ixzz1IGGuyfFT

Tulips

It suits Dad, but guess who's wearing it...