SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS

This week has been all about making my swap blocks. January is nearly over and I still have four blocks yet to make.

Linda, one of the Mid Century Modern gals lost her house to a fire late last year. She asked us for a house block. She really likes  Tallavera and Mexican pottery with it's bright bold colours. I googled Mexican houses and my inspiration came from this one

First came the fabric pull

I played around with an arched door

and then some windows and shutters. It's hard to fit it all in to a 12 inch block

I thought this fabric worked for a pea gravel driveway

After that, I went for a second block with a more traditional look but still the bright colours. The pattern for this is from 'Bee in my Bonnet' and is in Quiltmakers 100 blocks magazine.

A bit of top stitching to do and these will be in the mail shortly  : )

for the Bee Purposeful group we had to make a yellow and grey block and send extra fabrics to be included in the quilt. Done!

I am off to work.
Enjoy your week end