Carolina Lily & Empty Spools

Here is the latest (#32) block of Civil War 150 - Carolina Lily.

And here is the one before that - #31 - Empty Spools. Funny, I just posted a "Spools" quilt that I made and here is another spool. You can see that I didn't make it an empty one. It looks kind of big and blobby but if I put it with the other blocks and step back about 10 feet, it looks okay!

Prairie Paisley

Now August is here and that makes me sad. Even though we have a month left of summer, it somehow feels like less than that. Of course it has been bloody hot here in the nation's capital. Rain is in our forecast today and I am hoping for it.

Above is Prairie Paisley, a top I just completed. If it looks familiar it is because it was on the cover of a recent magazine. Yes, I am a magazine quilter at times. I had actually bought a jelly roll and yardage of Minik & Simpson's fabric a couple years ago and was waiting for inspiration to strike. When this pattern appeared, I pulled out the fabric and started sewing.

Spools Doll Quilt

My great-niece turned three last week so I sent her this little doll quilt that I made.

Civil War 150

I haven't posted any photos of my Civil War 150 blocks lately, so here are some that I have made in the past month or so...

I've been having a lot of fun with feature fabrics - fussy cutting them to fit the blocks.

Now I have both Generals Grant and Lee represented.

I am up to date and have 29 blocks so far...that makes 29 weeks out of the year.

Acadia National Park, Maine

My husband and I returned last week from a trip to Maine. Isn't this just how you picture it to look? We had a marvelous time, hiking, eating lobster, and just enjoying each other's company. I even found a quilt shop in Bar Harbor called Fabricate where I bought some blueberry fabric!

Flag Quilt

Happy Fourth of July weekend! This is a mini quilt I made a couple years ago. It now resides in my friend Kitty's country house. I have made a few little flag quilts - they are awfully fun to make when you are in a patriotic mood! We are planning to go to a baseball game on the 4th - how American is that? - and then we leave on the 5th for a week's vacation in Maine.

Baby Quilt

June is hurrying by way too fast. My youngest is off to Spain for a month with his school's immersion program. My other son is home from law school for the summer doing an internship. We are enjoying his company because it has been three years since he has spent this much time at home.

Yes, I have been doing more than just making Civil War 150 blocks! This is a Log Cabin baby quilt that I saw in a recent magazine (can't remember which one at the moment!). It is a great "leader and ender" quilt and came together very quickly. I hand-quilted it which also went very fast and was a pleasure.