Busy week with lots of stitching,
visiting and dining!
Lovely dinner last nite with our chemist,
back from presenting his project to
corporate bosses in California.
We visited local BBQ shop,
and oh there was so much meat!
I was even gifted some gorgeous mini
blocks by a friend. They are adorable!
I've made great progress on my string
stars and even prophetically stitched up
enough strings for four purple ones! Yay
(Rainbow scrap challenge for July is purple!)
four quilts. After quizzing the family quilters, they all
agreed they would not be making string
star quilts themselves. I still need more solid cream string
blocks and 1/2 blocks but already I've made enough
large stars for one top!
This is one of my block bank boxes.
The date on the box is 2021. Yes, I do color code the
dates on my UFOs so I can tell when I last touched them!
It is so much fun to pull out the fixings
and make up blocks/quilts.
The lattices were also sewn on the color sashed quilt
this morning.
Color Around the Block.
It was fun to do and will be displayed on
the railing for a while.
Stay safe and sew on !
Linking up with :
the scrappy quilts look great and they always look so good displayed in a church for some reason don't they
ReplyDeleteSomething about the space really makes them pop! The calm and peaceful feeling is very relaxing and just makes the whole experience wonderful.
DeleteOnce again you have made some beautiful blocks and quilts just from strings. That must be why I keep dropping strings in a big paper bag I have. I really like the string stars. I might need to do some like that one of these days. Have a safe and happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteI do love the strings! And the stars are just so effective! I may burn out (see what I did there!) after this bunch gets done. One for each of the kids and 1 for us!
DeleteBeautiful blocks, fun time with family and yummy food makes life great!
ReplyDeleteExactly , we really have to appreciate what we have!
DeleteI love all your stringy blocks - and those stars are especially gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI do love those stars! Have a great week!
DeleteSuch a lot of colour in your string blocks, the string stars are particularly stunning! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I do love them.
DeletePS. Meant to add, the quilt show at the church looks lovely, so much to see and admire.
ReplyDeleteIt was such a wonderful , peaceful afternoon.
DeleteWow, Color Around the Block is a beautiful string quilt! And I love your block bank idea, although you are far more organized than I am. The string stars are gorgeous too.
ReplyDeleteThat block bank let me just sew when the ideas or sewjo dries up a bit. Then I have lots to stitch together. Hopefully , I won't burn out on string stars, 4 more to go.
DeleteAh!! Color coding!! what a fantastic idea
ReplyDeleteNow those string blocks - I just love how happy and colorful they are...
The coding helps when you need to defend you ufo progress! It is fun to see how old they are ! We do love strings , don't we!
DeleteI think the secret to being able to get so many scrappy quilts done is to be organized like you are! You're an inspiration. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
ReplyDeleteBeing retired doesn't hurt either! I have a partner who is self sufficient so my time is my own. Thank you for hosting , I get so much encouragement visiting all the sites.
DeleteWhat a lovely display of quilts at the church. It's always so interesting reading about them. Way to go, being so organized!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun isn't it , reading each quilter's stories. And we quilters do seem to like to organize things!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous display! I love your strings, and your storage "banks" are incredible. The string stars are genius!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us at To Do Tuesday!
I am loving the string blocks. Now I am considering different borders for each one I do. It is so great that our hobby lets us change everything any time we want!
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