A Quilter with a Green Thumb - Maybe... Maybe Not ?

I bought two Amaryllis kits right before Christmas, thinking they might bloom sometime between Christmas and New Year's when my Mom was visiting.  My Mom love flowers and I thought it would be cool to have Red Amaryllis blooming in my living room.

I took them out of the box and followed the directions.  This is the way they looked when I started them.  One was already sprouting out.

Cool ... maybe I will have blooms by New Years! Or at least one bloom!

This is the way they looked on December 29th.  One was growing and one wasn't.

Well, at least one of them is going to bloom. It will look really cool next to my other plants.

Well... New Year's came and went and still no blooms.

On the 8th of January it started to open.

This is how it looked on the 10th of January. I took pictures during the day as I watched it change.

Then the next day!

And the next day!

These were taken on January13th. 

And this is the one that is not growing...It looks perfectly fine but nothing is happening.

The Red Amaryllis does look very nice with my green plants on the table by the window.

Up close of the bloom.  This could be a beautiful red texture fabric to use in a quilt.

That's one nice bloom!  It really could inspire a very pretty thread painted quilt!
I think it was worth taking a picture or two or three everyday.  Hope you enjoyed the view.   
We are suppose to get 7 inches of heavy snow today.  It started snowing early this morning.  I think I will just stay inside and enjoy the flowers! It's a good day to sew in the dining room and enjoy the view of the snow on the evergreens.  Yes, I have to quilt too, but I also need a few Minutes for Me of sewing on the green donation quilt. 
Have a wonderful day!
Marcia


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