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I think maybe I mentioned a few months ago that one of our church quilters had died after a long illness. She was an excellent, and much loved quilter. Before her health got so bad, she bought the book and fabric kit for Eleanor Burns' Underground Railroad quilt, but she never got it started. When she realized she was imminently terminal, she donated all that fabric and the book to our church quilters' group. All the fabrics are beautiful. Our leader cut and bagged separately the fabric needed for each block and carefully labeled each piece. I missed the first meeting on the new project, but I've learned not to do that again!
All those there the first time chose a packet with all the fabrics for a specific block that they would make. Most of the ladies brought their completed block last Thursday, but there were two packets nobody wanted to make: the "Flying Geese" block, and "Birds in the Air". I figured the geese would be no problem for me, but someone suggested I take the birds, and before I knew it, both packets came home with me! I got both of them made Friday, and here they are. I've made lots of geese before, but this was my first try at Birds in the Air. Actually it was not as difficult as I had expected. --- Learned something new too!
This is the first time I've worked with Civil War type fabrics. The fabrics are all beautiful, but I'm not crazy about the color combination in the geese, but that's what was in the packet. Anyway, I think all the blocks will be completed and returned next Thursday, and we will then get started on putting the top together. It will be a beautiful quilt that will be raffled off to raise money for the youth ski trip at Christmas.
Friday it was 80 degrees and sunny here, but I stayed in the sunroom working on log cabin blocks and those blocks. Saturday it was cloudy and about 65 or 70 degrees, and windy! Even so, I pruned 14 rose bushes! When I say pruned, I mean it! I don't think there is a leaf left, but there are lots of little new leaves beginning to sprout out, so they will be green in a few days. I've had the water running on them this afternoon since rain is not to come before Thursday. I was afraid the severe pruning might do the bushes in without water that long! I can hardly wait for them to start blooming! Ah, Spring is on the way!
Hope all of you have a great week of quilting! I guess I'll go back to log cabins!
I'm looking forward to Saturday when I'll get to meet Jennifer of "PurpleHeart Ori-jenn-als" when we meet up with Ruth of "Country Log Cabin Quilter" for lunch and a bit of shopping at a great quilt store! That should be a fun day!
---"Love"
Your Civil War blocks came out very well. I hope we'll see a picture of the finished quilt. Enjoy spring. We've had very spring-like weather here the last week but it's still too early to be sure we won't get frozen and snowed on again. The poor daffoidils and crocuses that weren't quite deep enough got tricked into peeking up though, so I hope maybe we are in for an early spring after all!
ReplyDeleteI made the Underground Railroad quilt a couple years ago, I made the 6" block version and I love mine. Eleanor has a different way of putting the blocks together but I had no problem following along. Yours look great and I hope the quilt will bring in lots of money for the kids ski trip. What a job pruning rose bushes, I think you were right about watering them so they don't go into shock. I bet they will be beautiful in no time! What fun, hope you, Jennifer and Ruth have a wonderful time together on Saturday. You will have to tell us all about it.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, those Civil War blocks are gorgeous! I'd love to be able to enter the raffle when it's finished (that might be pushing it I suppose!). What a lovely way to honour the memory of that quilter. ♥
ReplyDeleteYou did great on the blocks! Will the name of the lady who donated be included in the label? that would be a nice touch. Far as your rose bushes, you probably did them a big favor. If it has been dry, pruning off all that stuff helps them to conserve water. Watering them right after will give them a big boost, too. Do you fertilize? If they are getting ready for a big growing season, fertilizer would be a good idea. I am in the process of pruning mine now. Our Spring is getting ready to spring, LOL.
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Oh, almost forgot! Give Ruth a huge hug from me. Ruth, give Love a huge hug from me, too.
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Those blocks look great and though they may not be colors you would have chosen, they work for the intended project. I hope you'll show photos of the whole quilt. I wish it was 65 or 70 here...after a few days in the 50s, we're back to mis 20s now. Typical, but I'm getting antsy for an actual spring!
ReplyDelete80???? I'm so jealous. I think the civil war blocks look great and I like the colors. Have a fun time with your friends. Glad to hear that your on the move again. Connie204
ReplyDeleteYour blocks turned out wonderful!!
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