My Pet Cat

My Pet Cat

Actually, I have two cats, and this one doesn’t look like either one, but I guess it’s close enough. Sophie, I used a technique I remember learning during an earlier block lotto project to make the tail. Maybe the...

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My First Fish

My First Fish

Here is fish #1.  I may make an Aquarium full of fish this month! The pattern is from the Row by Row from Pinwheels Quilting & Needlework  Valdosta GA. It was designed by Chris Summers.   It is going to be so much fun to see all the different blocks as they get posted.  Happy Fourth of July to...

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My First Pet Block

My First Pet Block

Here is my first block.  It is made from a pattern in Out Of The Box with easy blocks -fun  with free form piecing by  Mary Lou Weidman and Melanie Bautista McFarland.  I hope to try some other techniques before the end of the...

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This is Sierra – she’s a bit grumpy

This is Sierra – she’s a bit grumpy

I found this pattern on Craftsy for free, it’s by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sewhooked.com. The original was 5″, so I scaled it up to 9″. I wonder if I should have just put a background border around it. Maybe I’ll try another one. I have three pets and hope to make a block for each of them – I have all month to get them done. I am worried that it will be difficult to part with my pet portraits – does anyone else...

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Two sets completed

Two sets completed

I’ve completed two sets of blocks for the draw this month and found they went together pretty well.  I do love blue and white quilts.  The hardest part was choosing the fabrics, a usual occurrence for me. While looking through my pictures I have to say I really like all the blocks this year even though I didn’t get to make all of them!  Sophie you’re really inspiring me to make more sewing...

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