Building a Village house block

Audrey @cottonandbourbon shared earlier this week that she wanted to submit a group entry for QuiltCon and welcomed 100 folks to send her a block. She designed this FPP house block and wants blocks in all different colors for her Building a Village quilt.

I don't often use purple so took this one on as a challenge and really like the way it turned out. It was a fun block to assemble. I really love the  idea of collaboration in the quilting community so this project caught my eye right away. 

Audrey will make her quilt with the first 100 blocks that arrive to her, so if you're interested, do join in. See Audrey's IG profile for more information.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Large Square Crochet Project Update

My vision for my blanket project is to make 4 large granny squares using the cream and the gold yarn. I purchased 6 skeins of each color and will use 3 on each block. My first block (above) is using 1 cream and 2 gold. I have paused making this one any bigger until I get my second one done. As you can see in the photo, there is more gold to be added but I also want to make sure I have enough to give the piece a nice finished edge. It currently measures 24" square.        

The second square is coming right along. I think this one will be one gold and 2 cream but I haven't committed to this. It currently measures 9.5" square.

I am really enjoying my third crochet project, especially how portable the project is and how I can easily added just a few stitches when I can a moment. 

I am not in a rush to finish and am looking forward to seeing how this comes together.

(Previous update: May) 

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Bee Quilt - The Jetsons!

Saturday morning cartoons were a big deal when I was a kid and one of my favorites was the Jetsons. The show was released in 1962 and there were 3 seasons of flying cars, robots, and easily prepped meals. The show was set in 2062 so we've not long to wait for those flying cars!

Why am I talking about the Jetsons?

They are my prompt for my year 2 @unscriptedquiltsbee bee mates. Using a color palette from the series, I asked them to be inspired by shapes and make a simple block surrounded that shape with background fabric. Think square-in-a-square but instead with an irregular shape. Everyone was sent a FQ of Painter's Palette Lapis.

My month is June and happy mail has already started to arrive from my bee mates.

Top Row:  @ellynz and @jenngeorgeburt

Bottom Row: @eacox24  and @scarf.mama 

Aren't these fun?

I don't really know the final design for this project but it is fun to lay them on the design floor and play around.

My year 1 quilt was called Play Time! and hung at QuiltCon!

Have a wonderful day! Patty