What happens when you combine a very cold and snowy winter with a longing for warm spring breezes and leaves on the trees with some great black and white prints and a beautiful blue solid?  Add a little imagination and some stitching and Zephyr is...

I picked up Lotta Jansdotter's Sylvia collection when I was at Quilt Market last fall.  I mean, black and white print?  Yes!  Lotta?  Yes!  Who could resist? I had an idea about some large leaves and an applique method I wanted to try; I added...