Valentine’s Day Mystery – Day 7
As with most mysteries, there is a cliff hanger. I apologize for the delay in posts, which had the that effect. The Lover’s Knots alternate with the Home Maker blocks to surround the Wedding Bouquet. Now, the Farmer’s Wife now starts to fit into the...Purple Passion Flower
Variable Block Quilt Layout Flower Weave Block This month, the EQ8 Block Spotlight was the Flower Weave Block. It is a contemporary block within EQ8. The Block Spotlight is a monthly challenge, which encourages each of us to get out of our comfort zone and try...
Valentine’s Day Mystery – Day 6
Remember the Wedding Bouquet Quilt block from Day 1? It has found a home between two of the Home Maker blocks. Do you see a pattern emerging? What do you think the next set of blocks will look like? How many more of each block are there? The Farmer’s Wife block...
Valentine’s Day Mystery – Day 5
The clues for this mystery are starting to come together today. Two of the Lovers Knot blocks flank the Home Maker Block. Note the Lovers Knot is oriented differently on either side of the Home Maker. Spoiler, this set of blocks is duplicated later in the quilt. The...
Valentine’s Day Mystery – Day 4
Home Maker Block The fourth clue in our Valentine’s Day Mystery is the Home Maker Block by Clara Stone, Practical Needlework, ca. 1906. It follows the progression of Lover’s Knot, Wedding Bouquet and Farmer’s Wife. In Old Fashioned Love, women...
Valentine’s Mystery – Day 3
Farmer’s Wife Block Most old romances start with flirtation, love and marriage. Our first two blocks – Lover’s Knot and Wedding Bouquet. cover that. The next block represents what happened after the wedding – in many cases – a woman...
Valentines Day Project – Day Two
Lover’s Knot What Valentine’s quilt would be complete without the mention of Love? There are several traditionla blocks that represent love. I needed one that would compliment the Wedding Bouquet block from yesterday. It Lover’s Knot by Nancy Cabot,...
A New valentine’s Day Project
Wedding Bouquet Block For Valentine’s Day, a quilt in hues of pink and white, made of blocks about love and relationships, seem so appropriate. At least, that was my thinking when I designed my latest quilt. As with several of my other quilts I used traditional...
