My blocks for June……9 for the drawing and 2 for...

Wanted to get these posted before I leave next week. I will donate all 8 of them! They are so cute....

I promise.  This will be the last one … unless I come across something else that I find interesting enough that I can’t resist sharing 🙂 This Baby Sailboat quilt came from a Leisure Arts Publication, Quick Method – Classic Blue Quilts.  It’s quite old, but I found some copies online on eBay … and I wouldn’t be surprised to still see it on shelves at Jo-Ann. I think there’s a couple of interesting design...

Here are my ships for this month. I’d like to be able to make some more before the end of the...

I’ve made two ships and I loved the method for making 8 HSTs in one go. I will definitely do that again. I’m having some trouble finding blues in my stash, none of them are blue enough to contrast nicely with the white. If I find any, I’ll make a few...

Lately, whenever I am looking for something else, I see sail boat/tall ships quilts. These two are from the book Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. The sailboat block in both quilts is the same (a shorter version of this month’s lotto block) which makes the contrast between the two quilts even more interesting–one seems to lean toward the Gees Bend style, the other feels purely Amish.     Our winners this...

I was flipping through a book looking for something else, when I saw this quilt … and had to share. These blocks are wider  than ours, but similar enough that I think you can easily see how effective this quilt design is … with plain sashing and borders.  If you had a set of our lotto blocks, you could choose whether to go white or blue for that sashing and borders. I think the reverse blocks (whichever way) would give this classic...

Here are three tall ship blocks for...

I always like to see ship blocks – they make me think of an exciting vacation.  When I was picking the blues for my ships this month, one reminded me of a foggy night, one of a lightning-filled sky, and the third a starry night.  Kathie L in...

It’s weird how life is merging with art at the moment. My husband, toddler and I launch our kayaks from a nearby sailboat marina. Recently I started rowing practice, same marina, twice a week. It’s fun watching the sailboats on the lake and this months block reminds me of them! I had just gotten off the lake when my phone made it’s usual whistle announcing the arrival of the sneak peak. Thank you Sophie for another fun block....

Here are 6 entries for the month.  I like this block and I like the method for making 8 HSTs in “one”...

I made the nine blocks on the cover of the Tall Ship Directions. I’ll be donating my blocks to the pot for the lucky winners’ fleet of...