Pick a Petal Block of the Month-March

And, so far, I have made a lot of the glorified 9 patch that were available in February and quite a few of the March block, which is quite challenging to make it to lie flat. I have more than the one shown on this photo; but they are not trimmed and at this stage they look like a mess. I am not really enjoying this block and I think I just need to put it away until my attitute changes a bit.

Texas panel quilt

This quilt top is part of a Bee challenge. We are challenging ouselves to use a panel to make a donation quilt. Now, I will quilt it using my embroidery machine and a 5 pointed star pattern from Amelie Scott.

More Lollipops Blocks

And the lollipops keep on growing. Only 2 more to go. I will miss working on these sweet treats. I am starting to plan the sashing and borders.

Lollipop Blocks

Several years ago, Barbara Brackman had a post that showed a Lollipo Quilt that I loved. It was a red, green and white quilt. I also had seen the amazing quilt that Kim McClean made with similar blocks using Kaffe's fabrics and a light background. These quilts have been in my "to make someday list" for a long time. Fast forward to recent cleaning up in my studio. I found a paper copy of the Lollipop quilt that Barbara had blogged about; and I had noted the blog date, so I could return to it. It was too much to resist. So here I go with a new applique project and I am loving it. More updates to come. Cheers.

Fruit Quilt

The Produce Section: fruit sampler quilt by Elizabeth Hartman

My quilting bee is making this quilt for an auction to benefit the Quilt Guild of Greater Houston. These are the blocks that I have made. We are using solid fabrics and the same light background. The auction will be in January of 2025. More information later.

Pick a Petal BOM

And here it is, my first month block with a few extra arches for future borders. I will be making a few extra arches to add as suggested.

Pick a Petal SAL

 

Pick a Petal quilt image from The Quilt Show website

The 2024 Sew Along (SAL), for The Quilt Show is called Pick a Petal by Jen Kingwell.

It is a beautiful quilt, and I plan to make it with a lot of scrap fabrics. I made 2 other quilts by Jen and they are wonderfully complicated and stimulating.