two quilts and a block

 This is the third block in the turning twenty block of the Month (really twice monthly)  They are all stars.

 New look on Courtyard pattern.  Instead of using white or off-white for sashing, I used red.  Makes it very bright and gives a cheerful feel to it.

This little quilt is another Yellow Brick Road and will go to Project Linus.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

America the Beautiful Block of the Month

The July Block of the Month from McCall's 2011 yearly quilt is shown here.  A "bounty" block and a church block.  I didn't get a picture, but there is a flag, too.  This is turning into quite a project, but will be nice when finished!  The door on the church is really not crooked, but is following the slope of the seat of the chair where I placed it for picture.

 Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Barn Block for BOM

This is the barn block for "America the Beautiful."  It is a series from the McCall's magazine 2011 issues.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Two blocks from a Block of the Month

These are two blocks from A BOM at Open Gates Blog.  She has 2 different rulers that she strongly suggests you use for the pattern, but I didn't purchase them and am having quite a time now on the third block trying to figure it out.  But I will get it sooner or later.   

I'm sorry, but I can't see buying a ruler for using for only one quilt.  Besides I have lots of rulers and should be able to figure this out!  She does these blocks in such different ways that I have never done before, so this is quite a learning experience!  I do like the way they are turning out though.  You have your choice of doing six blocks or twelve.  Guess which layout I'm doing!!!!!  Maybe I'll change my mind when I get six made!!!!

Having gloomy, wet weather here---good day to sit at the sewing machine------------after I go and get the groceries----not my favorite thing to do!!!  Anybody out there like that job?  Highs only in the 40's and low 50's the next few days.

Tomorrow we will go to a Quilt Show in Tyler.  It is not a very big one, but is a nice one.  We will get to see the azaleas in bloom, too and eat at our favorite barbecue place, Rudy's!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Birdies and Barns

The Birdies from Little Miss Shabby are done for February and January. The white doesn't show up very good in the pictures, but it does show up better in person. I just love that little bird so much! This is a block of the month.

Finished the barn blocks for the Quilt Barns quilt by Eleanor Burns. The pictures show the 6.5" blocks---there are 4 of them. And then there is the big barn with the silo for the center. I still want to put some animals of some kind in there. I did find a bichon-friche to put on one of the blocks---that was the kind my Cleo was. He died 2 years ago. I sure do miss him. He lived to be 18 years old---He lived a long, good life. My mini-poodle, Buster is 16.5 years old and still going strong. The vet says we must do something special to our animals that they live so long---we just give them lots of love and I guess we spoil them, but not with food, if we can hold out with the dog biscuits, never table scraps!

Nice weather again today---up to 65 degrees! Very windy though! Hope it is nice where you are.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan