Another great and fun block this week! Designed by Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Postage Stamp Turkey block is composed of 64 2' finished squares. I had no cooperation from the wind on photo day, and imagine my experience matches that of a free range Turkey being plumped on someone,s farm (clearly not Purdue). Super excited … Continue reading Fall into a QAL Block 9, Turkey
Life keeps us busy doesn't it! Between work, vacation, work travel and life, I am happy to catch 10 minutes a day on my machine these days! But I have caught up on my blocks, just before a trip to Moldova to sync up and connect with our engineers! I love them each of the … Continue reading Fall into QAL Catch Up {2018-06-22}
We are nearing the finish line with the I Wish You a Merry QAL with block #11 being a North Star designed by Kathleen McCormick of Kathleen McMusing. You can find her blog post with the block pattern right here. This block was a challenge, as using the triangle ruler is still foreign to me. … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 11, North Star {2017-11-29}
I started my last blog post I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 9, Reindeer Games {2017-10-26} with the statement "The blocks in the I Wish You a Merry QAL continue to shine!". Well, that is so true of this block too! It is a Christmas Lantern that lights up the rest of the blocks. This … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 10, Christmas Lantern {2017-11-13}
The blocks in the I Wish You a Merry QAL continue to shine! The hosts of the QAL have created such a delightful range and depth of blocks so far, making this a one of a kind fun QAL just ahead of the holidays. The current block, Reindeer Games was designed by Bobbi Bridgeman at Snowy … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 9, Reindeer Games {2017-10-26}
Alice, or "Sola" at Alice Samuels Quilt Co. created the 8th block for the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-Along and while the block was a challenge, I was so excited and rewarded when it was finished. Her tutorial can be found at With Love at Christmas / Christmas Presents. I knew exactly what I wanted … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 8, With Love at Christmas (Christmas Presents)
Sandy Maxfield of Sandy Star Designs created this Poinsettia for the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-Along which was her second design for this QAL and it also was as fun as the first (I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 6, Angel Block). I mentioned with the last block in this QAL that … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 7, Poinsettia
Sandy Healy of Sandra Healy Designs created this block for the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-Along and let me say, it was super fun to make. Her tutorial can be found at Angel block. Picking fabrics continues to be fun and challenging. I want each of the blocks to be "just right". I loved … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 6, Angel Block
Slowly making progress on multiple projects, with encouragement from The Inquiring Quilter. If you recall, I noted on Wednesday Wait Loss 31 Feature that I had been the newbie highlighted in Jennifer Fulton's blog. What a delightful surprise and a nudge to my keeping myself accountable on my projects! With that in mind, here's a … Continue reading WIP Wednesday 2017-09-14
I love this block by Jennifer Fulton of the Inquiring Quilter. She named her block Christmas Memories and her tutorial can be found at Christmas Memories. While it took a bit more thought work to decide on fabrics for the ornaments, it was a great exercise in putting together a beautiful block to augment the … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 4, Christmas Memories
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