Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Beginning to sew BE blocks

I've started sewing my Block Exchange blocks for this year.  Here are some photos:

 I spy with my little eye - a tiger and a bear and a fox and a dalmation and a penguin and Sally in her car!  My contributions to Louise's I Spy quilt (they're in-the-mail to you, Louise).

 This block is actually for the Charm group's charity quilt, not Block Exchange, but I thought I'd post a photo of it anyway.  Carol Schon designed the pattern. I didn't have many plaids in my collection, but I tried to use "manly" fabrics for the pieces to go with the man-quilt theme. [Beth - this block is in-the-mail to you.]

  Daisy's floor tile block - I managed to sneak in a dog print in honor of Gracie. [Daisy - this one is in-the-mail to you.]

Cindy's block - pieced and uncut and in-the-mail to Cindy.  You may have noticed that I started with the easy blocks first!


I was also happy to receive my first BE block in the mail, too.  Thanks, Cindy!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's quilts progress.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Louise's block


Louise is asking for novelty prints.

She wants four different ones, that she'll cut into a hexagon. Size is 4.5 square.

She's making an 'I Spy' quilt for her newest great grand child: Kennedy.

Cindy's block


Cindy is having us make a nine patch.

An idea she learned from Jan.

She's making a disappearing nine patch.

We're making the nines, she's making them disappear.

Cindy says this fabric is from the 80's-90's ... I can feel my hair getting bigger.

Beth's block (s)


These are Beth's blocks. We're making four Roman Fences. 

Black and white and a color strip in the center. Blocks are 6.5 square.

Jan AKA 'Nine patch inventor'


Jan, who invented the nine patch, has supplied us with all of these cute little squares.

She wants us to put them together. This is going to be a very cool quilt.

Jan is a very cool lady. Okay, we all are but none of us invented the nine patch.

Eileen's block


This is Eileen's block. It's called 'On a Whim'.

Fabrics are all supplied. The background is lavender, the hsq's on the corners are gray.

Daisy's block


Daisy's block is called 'Antique Tile'. It's 12.5" square. She'd like the colors where she's got them.

Colors: Dark brown, gold, green and a light that goes with the other colors.

Note: Daisy loves brown. This may be obvious.