Blocks from Quiltnanny arrived on 5/26/09

Blocks from Quiltnanny Rec'd 05/26/09

I can't remember if I posted these yet or not... I think I did over on the message board, but just in case I didn't share them here - here is a look at what quiltnanny sent in on behalf of the SunshineQuilters donation to the HeartStrings Quilt Project ;) I'm collecting blocks from all of us thru the month of June to send in. ;)

Thanks Quiltingnanny for sending a few extras :) I love the variety - and I even spot a 1930s fabric ;) Can't wait to see how many everyone sends in all together from our group.... scrappy around red always looks great! ;)

Happy Weekend! ~bonnie

My Blue Heaven

Dear Bonnie:

Your version looks so different than Bonnie Hunter's version. Is it all in coloration? (I'm madly printing your photo out, and her tutorial, before leaving for work.)

Would you please tell me, what size is your finished block?

Have a good/great day!

Elaine Adair
http://www.elaineadairpieces.blogspot.com/

I didn’t realize it until after my post that the “My Blue Heaven” I’ve started is actually a whole different pattern than Bonnie Hunters… oops.

I got mine from http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MyBlueHeavenBlock.html and resized it so that my blocks finish at 8” each… using HST’s that finish at 2” and 4” for the blocks.

I need to update my blog… but last week when Bonnie and I were emailing back and forth and she mentioned her upcoming workshop she was doing “My Blue Heaven” I assumed it was the same when in fact her quilt is her own design and consumes 2 different alternating blocks.

Sorry for the confusion. My friend and I are using a variety of WOW and COC’s as background pieces and any colors in med to dark as our small HSTs and decided to keep all of the larger HSTS in the blue family… to give it an overall look of blues..

I love how these blocks are coming along. I think this is the most scrappy looking quilt I’ve ever made J

Love from Texas!

Ta-Da! Take a step back and look with me at my design wall...

Today I finished up mine and crazy'boutquilts blocks for the next round of swapping. I already had one of these four blocks made (My Blue Heaven in the top right hand corner of the design wall)

Each block finishes at 8" and I just love how placing them all together makes a secondary deign! I went ahead and joined 4 of each together to make a total of 4 big jumbo blocks. One more step to getting them together faster!! However I'll wait before going any farther until the blocks Crazy'boutquilts sends me arrive b/c I may want to move things around a bit.

But don't they all look great together? Yummm! Scrap-OH-lishious! I'm tempted to place the other 12 blocks I have ready to mail up there to really see how big it's gonna be... but I'll wait... don't want to have to removed the Jewel Boxes just yet..

Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend... keeping busy sewing and doing red work has helped to keep my mind off of my mother. We lost her to Cancer 10 years ago this week... when I was only 24. She was actually buried on Memorial Day in 1999.

Well, now that those blocks are completed for this round - IT'S TIME TO GET BUSY on making more 1930's Jewel Box blocks!!! Eek! I have a lot of catching up to do if I really want to swap 3 sets (which I do)

So that is what I will be working on this week. What about you? What do you plan to accomplish?

Love from Texas,
Bonnie

We're having a Stay-ation here at home

If you're one of my few faithful followers... you already know that I've recently fallen in love with red work. ;) and this block I'm working on called "A more than 24 hour day" is certainly taking me forever to finish up!

My hoope was in the van everyday in hopes to be worked before Nora let out for school... but I have to admit, I was late most days or just in the nick of time so needless to say I really do need more than a 24 hour day. ;) This is my 4th or 5th block in this "Quilter's Blessings"Block of the Month Series from my friend Bea in Germany.

So what are your plans...Where are you going? or what are you doing this Memorial Day Weekend? Instead of a vacation for the long weekend, we are staying right here at home. "Stay-cation"

Did you notice the two little BEhineys in the background??? To read all about the girls fun today click on over to our family blog.

Happy Weekend & Love from Texas!

So have I been working on this week???

Last weekend I used my Triangulations to make up about 20 sets of HSTs for
more of these My Blue Heaven Blocks. I really, really enjoy working on
these and how they are so pretty together.

I recently read Bonnie Hunter say she's doing this pattern on her next
workshop this coming weekend - isn't that so cool! I'm right in synch with "THE"
Bonnie I admire so much. ;)