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...
Read MoreOne 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....
Read MorePet 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...
Read MoreRaining 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
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...
Read MoreMeet 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!
Read MoreRaining dogs
Here is a spotted puppy to start the month. I plan to make several more blocks as long as nothing gets in the way...
Read MoreRaining cat and fish
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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