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.

Quilt Shop Lane

It is amazing what I can accomplish without the help of toddlers. These are the blocks I am trading

And these are the blocks I am keeping

These cute shops were fun to make, but definitely had to use my seam ripper more than once. 

Here is my Seam That Seam strip

And here is my Pinwheel Flowers strip

The variation in size of blocks is very interesting. This will be a fun quilt to  join and quilt. 

Daryl's Quilt Shop Blocks

Here are the quilt shop blocks I made. The first block below is the block I am swapping.

This is the block I made to swap. The little quilt that hangs on the shop can be set on point like this or...

...set straight like this. Whoever receives this block can decide which way they prefer it and tack it place on the block.

I made this block and added rickrack with French knots on the gable end of the roof. 

I changed the windows to square on this block (and the first block above that I will swap), I also cut the gable end with a curvy inside instead of adding rickrack. I did add red French knots. I will add a shank button for the door knobs of these shops after I make the quilt so it doesn't get in the way of the quilting later. Again I placed the little quilt on point here.

The little quilt on the shop is not on point like in the above photo. I am not sure which way I will place the little quilt. Perhaps one will be on point and the other not.

Here is another shop style. I had a few small quilt block stencils, so I stenciled this using Shiva paintstiks. I  added some embroidery by hand to enhance the stencil. I added some ribbon to the roof and added yellow French knots in the center of the flowers on the ribbon. This block got a bit wonky when I sewed it. Maybe it will look better when it's in the quilt and quilted. I hope so!

Here is another style of quilt shop. Again I added rickrack to the roof. Instead of a little quilt in the window, I fussy cut a sewing machine from a sewing notions print fabric.

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 for Cheryl

I've received both my exchange blocks now.

block from Linda and block from Denise

Thanks for the great blocks ladies.

Cheryl

Quit shop to swap

Another block received

Lucy received her final block from Edith today.

Block from Phyllis

I received the beautiful block from Phyllis today.  I just love it!   Thank you.
Trudie

Denise

Yes, I did receive mine on Wed. So pretty, she did an awesome job. Thanks.

Cathy - Blocks Received!

I got happy mail!!! Look at these lovlies!

 

These are my blocks from Deanna, Ann, Marilyn, and Phyllis!  Don't you just love them??  Thanks girls!!! 

block received

Moira received her block.

For a good chuckle today

This was posted on Facebook today and I just had to share!

2 more blocks received

The mailman brought my last 2 blocks today, from Moira and Trudie. They are beautiful, and now I can put the row together.
And Trudie sent a little gift along with the block. Cute coasters. Thanks Trudie. They will be put to good use!!

Block sent and block received

I sent my block off last week and received my block too and it is adorable!

Edith

Both of my blocks got put in the mail today. Should have them by Monday :)

Edith

Lorri's blocks mailed...

I mailed both blocks  on the 5th- Lucy has rec'd  hers but have not seen if Moira got hers. I have not rec'd any back yet but the month is not over  yet. thank you for all you do for this swap

Sewpiecefully

Lorri

1 block received

I received my block from Linda today.  Thanks Linda.  I'm waiting for one more block to arrive.

Cheryl in Illinois

One more block received

My block from Lucy came today. It is beautiful. Thank you.
Getting started on the next row now.

2 blocks mailed out

I finally got both blocks in the mail.  One to Diana in NY, and one to Phyllis in UT.  Sorry it took so long.

Cheryl

quilters garden

I received my flower block from Lynn yesterday.  It's very, very pretty.  And the dotted fabric looks like the same dotted fabric that was used in the iron block I received last month.  They look good!

One blockk sent and one block received

I don't know what happened to the rest of my post earlier!

I sent my block to Lucy on January 5th and received my nice block from Tracy on Saturday, the 10th. Thank you, Tracy. You did a nice job. I will have to get some similar buttons for the rest of my flower blocks. I really like the look!

Block from Ann

The pretty block that Ann sent to me arrived today.  Thank you.  Very pretty.

One block sent and one block received

One block sent and one block received

Blocks received

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

Received another block

The mailman brought another block today, from Betty, in Oregon. THANKS!! I love it!  And congrats on your new great grandson, too. Hope you get to see him soon. SOOO enjoyed my trip to meet mine.