Rose Cottage

A life changing year. Downsizing at seventy, we now live amidst Black Angus and wooly sheep. The "Rose Cottage" became our new home in 2020. It nestles between our daughter's 1898 farmhouse and a pre-Civil War stone barn. Panoramic views of expansive sky, bright stars, and fenced grazing pastures are a welcome change from suburbia. Each morning the rooster crows from across the road. The sun streams brightly through our bedroom widow; sunsets paint the sky in oranges, pinks, and purples. Best of all, our granddaughters come running past the gazebo to ring our doorbell, bringing us vegetables from their garden, delighted that we now live next door.

This piece was designed for a stitching class centered around mapping memories. The rooster became my compass rose. I enjoy bringing my new found love of hand stitching into my quilt making.