More Plaids & New Fun

More Plaids & New Fun

After today’s post I have received 16 more blocks. Thanks going out to Cathy L, Deborah, Julie Wa, Linda N, Margie, and Myrna. While waiting for the last 10 Plaid blocks, I am having such fun finding patterns and making this month’s block. Here are my first two: My Mom’s dog. Pattern: https://www.etsy.com/shop/quiltdoodledesigns A parakeet I had long ago. His name was Lover Boy. This was a free pattern from McCall’s...

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One pet dog so far

One pet dog so far

Hi everyone, Here is one pet dog (foundation pieced) from Australia, athough the pattern came from Moira McSpadden ‘Dog with Long Ears’ (http://www.thequiltedsnail.com/patterns/doggy3.pdf). The back is not as neat as I would have liked as I sometimes forgot to trim as I went along. Also hope to get my last month’s block in the mail tomorrow....

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Pet Rabbit

Pet Rabbit

This is my second block.  My grandchildren have a pet rabbit so I decided that we needed one for our blocks too. This is raw edge appliqued and I found the pattern in Quilt Mania Special Children...

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Raining dogs

Raining dogs

Doggie number 2. This is from a Bunny Hill Designs named Allie. The   pattern is for a stuffed toy but I think he looks good as a quilt block! The blocks posted so far are looking good and will make some fun...

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July Pets

July Pets

Here’s a cute  little Goldfish for this month.  I got this pattern from Nancy Johnson-Srebro’s book, Block Magic.  It’s a 10 inch block, but, the light strips on the top, bottom and right side make it adjustable for our 9-1/2 inch requirement. I hope this will be...

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Meet Yellow Bellied Toad Beak

Meet Yellow Bellied Toad Beak

Count me in for this month.  I made a bird and named her Yellow Bellied Toad Beak. Sophie, I am in Hive 7 of the Stashbee and low and behold the queen bee for July is having us make your lotto  bird blocks.  They were so much fun that I threw in one for the Lotto  I love your pattern!

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pets and the sunrise blocks are getting put together

pets and the sunrise blocks are getting put together

one fish and one dog for donation! I working on getting my center sun together for the sunrise blocks I won last summer. I drafted the pattern myself and so far it is all going together nicely. I am paper piecing it. I have only cut the pattern apart once while trimming and just once I trimmed off the fabric I had just sewn on. There is a lot of thinking while putting these...

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