SLOW is the one word that comes to mind when I describe my garden this year.  I even had most of it planted by the end of April.  I’m chalkin’ it up to our wonky weather this year, too much rain!! 

Everything is small too, therefore, I feed it to the ducks.  At least they are dining well!

Lots of blossoms, but barely any squash.

I’ve got a teeny tiny watermelon that doesn’t seem to want to grow up.  He’s been this way for a few days!

Green tomatoes that don’t want to get red.  Even my Big Boy’s are not very big.

But my salvation is the cucumbers.  I’m starting to see cucs with those blossoms.  There is hope!

But the most fun for me while I garden is watching the waiting girls.  They sit, they watch, they wait, for any fresh morsel I will throw over the fence. 

How does your garden grow this summer?

My BFF, Renee, scored another pre-garage sale quilt scrap bag from one of her neighbors. It cost her a whole dollar. She gave most of it to me, except she kept the 30 or so completed Dresden Plate patterned blocks!! 

This is what I pulled out of the bag……

It looks as if someone started on the border and then started to work inward.  It has all been hand stitched….

But has all these dangling strips ready to be stitched. 

 I really don’t even know where to start or how to begin to finish this puzzle of a quilt!

I assume this is the middle because there are pre-cut squares in these colors all in the same bag.

There are lots and lots of squares just ready to finish this whole thing.

Does anyone have any ideas on what to do first??  HELP!