Deana makes a Spring house in Americana colors

Hello QAL members!  I hope you are having a bright and happy July.  

I have been wanting to make up a sample of a couple of the house blocks in the Spring Row Quilt because they are new to the pattern.  Since I have a Buggy Barn Americana quilt that needs 7 more blocks, I thought I would randomly throw in some blocks.   This wild little Americana house will go in that quilt.  I think the fabrics are fitting for a Buggy Barn.  I had to add a strip to the side to make it the right size for that quilt.

I hope to see more of you post the second half of the month.  We have about 14 days left.

Photo Requested

At the request of a very clever lady in the group, I am posting a full photo of the Spring Quilt for you to view.  This one is better than the oval shaped one.  I hope it helps.  

I will add this photo to the Spring QAL sign up link so you can find it easily.

New FREE row QAL starting in July!

Hello to all of my Quilter's Garden friends in blogland!  Thank you for all of your comments, encouragement, and support this past year!

The Quilter's Garden Mystery Row project was such a success that I am going to host another one that is similar.  This time it won't be much of a mystery.  I need to recreate pdf patterns for the three row quilts shown below and need your encouragement to get them done.  Let me know if you are interested in making one of them and which one or which ones (plural) you want to make.  Just leave a comment or shoot me an email.  I will choose the group "favorite" or possibly two of them for the FREE QAL.  

Rules:

1.  Participants will be required to make at least one block from the pattern each month.

2.  Participants will have to post a picture of the finished block to this blog OR email me a picture for me to post for them.

3.  If a block is made by midnight the last day of the month, the participant will get the next month's pattern for free.  If not, they will have an unfinished quilt or will have to purchase the pattern in my Craftsy or Etsy shop.

4.  Late comers will be welcome, but they will have to purchase any patterns they have missed.  The pattern is free ONLY for the month it is hosted.

SPECIAL NOTE:  I reserve the right to change some of the rows from the photos shown.  Some rows may be replaced with patterns that I feel are cuter or simpler to make.  There are a couple that need some improvements.

Don't care for row quilts?  That is ok.  You are only required to make the month's block.  You can do anything with it you wish.

That's it!  This time we are not swapping, so make your quilt any colors you want.

Here are your choices:

Spring Row Quilt

Autumn Row Quilt

Americana Row Quilt

Blocks received in OZ

Hi All,
Just got back home from 2 weeks holiday in Tasmania. I have mail.
Thankyou so much Deana and Daryl. Lovely blocks.
Don't worry about too much about the postage. Daryl, your envelope weighs a bit more than a normal envelope too. Maybe look for a lighter weight when posting over seas...
Thankyou so much for your lovely blocks.
Daryl I love your quilt

Last row revealed

Quilts in the Garden - Final Row

Today is the day to reveal the final row in the quilter's garden.  If you look close the little quilts are not finished yet and are pinned on, but I think you can get the idea.

We will be swapping these blocks in the month of March.  There will be one final swap in April for the border blocks.  It's going to be fun!

flower block received

Thank you Cathy for the beautiful block and sweet note!  It looks gorgeous on my design wall with the other flowers in the garden.

I got mail......

AUSTRALIA POST has delivered my 2 blocks.

Block 40 from Lucy. I love the Suffolk puff. The block is also more green and yellow than it appears.

Block 48 from Deana. I just love the polka dot button.

 I am very happy my blocks are very different than the ones I have made. Just waiting on one more now.

I can't believe they are so much smaller than the quilt shop. I may have to make some more.

Blocks received

I received two beautiful flowers from Lucy today.  Thank you.  They are truly lovely.

Quilt Shop #5 is ready!

I just emailed out Quilt Shop #5 so watch for it.

Received my first flower

I received my flower from Ann today.  It is SO PRETTY!  I love the fabric so much.  Thank you so much!

Blocks Mailed

I mailed out my flower blocks today.  I hope they make it to all of you safely:  Jo, Tracy, Cathy, Marilyn, and Lucy.

Block 1 QUILT SHOP LANE is done

I have done two block 1's today....there are a lot of pieces but I got there.

I made my own quilt design for the window. I strip pieced a block then cut it up to make a pinwheel.

Here is "Nancy's Cupboard" quilt shop to SWAP

And then there is "A Quilter's Home"  for me to keep.

I have also made two block 4's but they still need embellishing. Photos to come.....

I have put my 3 Pinwheel Flower blocks.. No 14, 15 & 16 in the mail to Linda, Deana & Cathy.

Hope they don't take long to reach you and that you are happy with them.

The last Quilt Shop

I finally got the last quilt shop finished.  The pattern is still forth coming, but I wanted you to see what your other choice would look like.

Deana's swap block

I will be swapping this block in January.  It is called Fig Tree Quilts.

Deana: swapping 2 more

I have decided to swap two more blocks.  I want a little more variety in my fabrics for this row and swapping more will do just that.

January: Quilt Shop Lane

How was your Christmas?  Mine was wonderful.  It is so nice to have my daughter home from her mission and the whole family together again.

Let me reveal to you "Quilt Shop Lane", the newest row for the Quilter's Garden.  I just don't think a quilt about quilting would be quite right without quilt shops.  I have more details to add and some constructional changes to make, but here is the sneak peak on where we are headed for the month of January.

I am changing the windows on the first shop below and maybe adding a roof to the second.  Sometimes things just don't come out right the first time.

As a reminder, late comers are welcome to this mystery.  If you make and swap at least one block then you get the next month's pattern for free.  Previous patterns are available in my Craftsy shop or Etsy Shop.

Change my swap block.

Hello to all of you Quilter's Garden Members.  I hope your holiday season is wonderful.  Mine is not white - darn.

I have been bothered by this flower to swap.  It just isn' t good enough - not enough contrast.  I will keep it and probably not use it.  

I will swap this one instead.  I love it but have the match to it, so I can let it go.

3 blocks to swap

Hello out there to wonderful blogland and all of you wonderful Quilt Gardners!  I have three Quilter's Garden flower blocks ready to swap.

I have received irons in the mail.

Thank you Linda, Betty, and Phyllis for the lovely iron blocks.  All three of you do exceptional work.  You can see your blocks with the one I made below.

Here are all of my blocks on the design wall.  The spiky suns are not part of this project.  

Blocks mailed today!

I sent blocks to Carol and Cathy today.