Farewell August...

MATA HARI

TIME WARP

My 8 block round up for August.

I'm Jumping ahead on a fun new project...

Barb Vedder of Fun with Barb is hosting a wonderful new Swap.
Participants are making and trading Red Broken Dishes blocks.
It's a favorite block pattern of mine and I LOVE Red quilts!
So of course I rushed over and gleefully signed up for this exchange.

I've got 160 HST's pieced and ready for pressing.
These are for the first 40 Broken Dishes blocks.
I will be making 80 blocks for the swap, using reproduction red prints against a natural cotton muslin. (more pictures coming soon)

I'm looking forward to September...
Apple season and cooler temperatures for open windows & outdoor stitching.

every quilt tells a story...

Botanical Show & Tell

These are all of the blocks that have been posted thru August for the Shenandoah Valley Botanical Quilt sew along! I laid all of my blocks onto my friend Pamela's design wall last week to have a better look at them.
(they are not in the order they will appear in the quilt)

The Botanical Blog has received LOTS of beautiful block pictures this month for Show & Tell! To see the latest submissions click HERE!
The next block in the series will be revealed later this week on September 1st.

I hope you are having a Happy and Stitch Filled end to August!
every quilt tells a story.....

Double Dutch and something New

GAIA

MATRIX

It feels like I'm finally making progress again on these little blocks.
The pair above will make a total of 6 Dutch Treats completed so far for August.

I discovered a fabric collection at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax, VA on Saturday that just drew me in to take a closer look. The line is called Foxtail Forest.
I haven't used my sewing machine very much the past 3 months.
That's about to change, at least for a couple days this week.

I love the colors and the childhood prints remind me of sweet, simple joys.
Looking forward to making this into a small couch quilt, perfect for a little Cutie to cuddle under this Fall.

2 Treat blocks for mid August

SPINNING STAR

GEOMETRY in MOTION

Today is also Mid Month show & tell day for the Botanical Album quilt sew along.
I love the diversity of these blocks each month!
Just look at these beautiful "Yellow Tulip" blocks.

You can see more of these beautiful blocks posted on the blog HERE!

every quilt tells a story...

Summer Treats

WOODEN SHOE

HEAD DRESS

Are you working on a Dutch Treat quilt?
There is a Dutch Treat facebook group found HERE.
Judy Garden (author and designer of the original quilt) is a member.
How awesome it would be to share your journey with her and others working on this quilt. Admirers are also welcome to join.

I was extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Kucera Roberts LeClerc! known in blogland as "Quilting in Oz". Several years ago, Mary inspired and encouraged me to begin working on my Dutch Treat quilt. Mary created the Dutch Treat facebook group so others could share their work.
She was a prolific quilter with a kind and generous spirit. She will be greatly missed by many quilters, myself included.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY BOTANICAL ALBUM QUILT
I'm late to post my Lily block for the month of July but here she is:

And the block for August has just been announced on the sew along blog HERE.
The block is Yellow Tulip and this is my Red & Taupe version.

I've been putting all of the blocks into a grid to keep track of my progress.
Below are all the blocks that have been assigned to date:
(the colors look a bit more vibrant in person)

July was a blur... my sweet little grandson had surgery and was not able to continue with summer camp. So he's been spending the past few weeks with me at Camp Nana's house. He was such a brave boy before & after his operation to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. Thankfully, Nana knows the best place to go to cool a sore healing throat.

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I wish you a Happy start to August!