Hello, March…

It’s Sunday, and I stayed home from church. I didn’t feel like getting out and I didn’t want to spread the flu if I’m still contagious. I’ve had the flu for a week now. As I get older, each time I get sick, I think - I don’t remember it being this bad. Two doctor visits, shots, meds, and rest, and all I finally feel like doing is to sit on the porch in the sun.

But it sure is nice out on the porch. I don’t slow down and just enjoy being in the moment like I used to. I mean, I am slower in a lot of things, but it seems like it takes me so long to do them, I have no time for doing nothing.

It’s quiet, but still lots of activity… sounds in the background…

Crows cawing, bees buzzing, frogs calling, a rooster crowing down the road, a plane flying over, the wind blowing through the trees, squirrels chattering away…

I see the tuft of a bright yellow dandelion in the brown grass a few feet from where I’m sitting. We may still see a snow or two, but spring isn’t far away.

What a beautiful day…

Love Token Sneak Peek 🩵💙♥️

 

Tonight’s the night! The 2026 Love Token Collection will debut at 7pm central at Honeysuckle Lane!

I have a few favorites, and this is lovely piece is at the top of the list.

I had been saving this antique blue velvet presentation case for myself.

But along came a sweet antique item that was perfect for a love token…

And the love token was perfect for this case…

Set your clocks for 7 central tonight…

See you then!

💙

Love,

Lana

Love Tokens in the Making…

 

These lovely things are carefully gathered over time…

Waiting for the perfect moment to make their debut…

Eager to reveal the timeless tokens of love that are hidden inside…

Do you have someone special in mind to receive a one-of-a-kind piece?

Visit Honeysuckle Lane on the evening of January 31st to purchase.

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I’ve been so slack in writing. I hope to do better this year.

Take care and God bless,

Lana

We Resurrected a Hobby!

My husband and I have started working puzzles again! He recently had back surgery and is off work for a few months. We've gone through just about every FBI / unsolved crime / serial killer documentary you can name! For those wondering... Joe Kenda is the best, and Keith Morrison is right up there with Joe!

We are getting ready to work on a puzzle featuring charming art by Sarah Battle. I ordered it from eeBoo. Here is my referral link: eeBoo. If you order through my link, you will get 20% off your order and I will get 20% off an order! I have some favorites on there I’m hoping to order soon.

Once we finish Sarah’s puzzle, we will work a puzzle from QuiltFolk. I wish I had several more QuiltFolk puzzles. It looks like they are sold out.

Below are puzzles we have worked recently…

Do you like to work puzzles?

Come back soon to see the rest!

Take care & God bless,

Lana

Love Tokens Part 2

 

I listed a second batch of love tokens over the weekend. There are three remaining in that collection. Visit Honeysuckle Lane to browse the listings!

And guess what?!! This weekend I will have a third collection! It will consist of more framed love tokens as well as some puzzle purse valentines. These will mail via USPS priority mail, no later than Monday morning, February 10th.

Take care and God bless,

Lana

Love Tokens

 

A new collection of Love Tokens is now available at Honeysuckle Lane. It took me a while to get started on them, but I did manage to get the ones you see here finished over the weekend.

Before I could get an update sent out, several had already sold! There are a few remaining from this collection and more from a past collection.

I hope you like them!

Lana

Family is Precious 💕

I have good intentions of updating my blog more often, but I am spending more time with family rather than crafting, making, home decorating, gardening…. 

Time is precious, and family is even more precious. If you follow my Instagram or Facebook accounts, you will have read some about my granddaughter, Jolee.

Later, I’ll share a little more, but for now, she’s home and treatments have stopped.

We want to fill her life with all the love and happiness possible. 💕

We appreciate all the prayers that have been said for our family.

God bless,

Lana

Sharing Some Finishes

 

Some time back I finished these quilts but forgot to share them here. I really like scrappy quilts and these two are definitely scrappy!

And this is a spin-off from the first…

Both of these are now listed in my Etsy shop, Honeysuckle Lane.

Later, in the spring, I will be listing more floral quilts, but these will be lighter, sweet, and feminine. I hope you will come back to see what I’m making!

Take care and God bless,

Lana

It All Began With a Four-Patch…

This quilt (above) is made from leftovers, and to be honest, I like it more than the original quilt!

It all began with a four-patch idea (for another quilt) which turned into a double four-patch. I had a jelly roll of Moda Richmond Reds fabric that didn’t sell in my fabric destash, so I decided to use it up!

I made four-patch blocks, but they looked too busy and I added black plaid, making it a double four-patch (I think).

I prefer scrappy quilts and to scrap it up even more and to add to the overall size, I found pieces of fabric to use for the large solid blocks. Some pieces are fairly new, but some are older cotton prints, which has always been my preference.

This is the original below…

(Backing in progress)

Once the original quilt top was finished and pinned to the batting and backing (which is pieced), I went to clean and oil my sewing machine before I started to machine quilt it.

And then it happened…

I saw a few dozen leftover four-patch blocks by my machine and thought, what if I sew triangles on these and make them on point?! That will make them bigger and I can probably get a small throw quilt out of them. I took these apart and re-pieced with different prints to make them scrappy.

So I gathered up all the leftover fabric from the first quilt, and started cutting 4” squares, then cutting them diagonally and sewing them on.

I had to pull more fabric to get enough but I managed to find scraps that worked.

During all of this, my pin basted quilt is still on the living room floor. I totally abandoned it!

I arranged all the squares on the floor (on top of the first quilt) and numbered each row before I picked them up. I do this because no matter how careful I am, I get them mixed up or turned sideways.

After all the blocks were sewn together, it was still fairly small. I forget just how much a quilt shrinks when there are so many seams! Again, I gathered every bit of scraps from this project and cut strips for a border. They are 5” long and vary in width. I added narrow sashing between the blocks and the strip border. 

I ended up piecing a few fabrics just to make them big enough. If you look closely you can see the tiny brown check is pieced, as well as the green floral in the last photo. I also used two fabrics to set this block on point.

I can hardly wait to get both of these quilted! I’ll be back in a couple weeks to share with you.

Take care & God bless,

Lana

P.S. I still haven’t cleaned and oiled my sewing machine. 🥴