It's Thursday so it's time to post happy and uplifting topics. Please visit LeeAnna over at Not Afraid of Color to link up with similar blogs. I have finished the third block from the State Fair Sampler. This one is called Black Hawk County and measure 24.5" square. I'm really enjoying making these blocks. The directions are well written and easy to follow.
This is the backing I chose for the Schoolhouse Dash quilt. It's more blue in real life. I think it will look great with the blue and pink front. It's a wide backing and measure 108" wide. Keepsake Quilting has the best prices on these wide backs if you're ever interested.
My daughter bought this little speaker for me and I just love it! I can listen to music from my phone and it sounds so much better coming from this speaker. This comes in really handy when I'm sewing away. It can get pretty loud!!
I can't believe it's Labor Day Weekend already. The summer always flies by. Enjoy the holiday weekend! Hope the weather's good!
Blackhawk County block has some really pretty colors in it. This quilt is going to be stunning. Thank you for the sweet comment regarding my cross stitch. I hope you enjoy your new cs project. Thanks, too, for the Keepsake Quilting tip. I am going to need 108" backings for a few quilts. My kids gave me a wireless speaker for my birthday one year and it is a staple in my craft room. Enjoy your weekend ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Jeanna! Keepsake has sales on widebacks too. I can't resist the prices!
DeleteSuch a pretty block.
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DeleteHi Rosemary! Your latest block is pretty and I love the size. That will be a good-sized project if all the blocks are that size. Yay for a wireless speaker! I've been enjoying my wireless earbuds. It's amazing the music and lyrics I've been missing. Cross stitch will come right back to you - even better than riding a bike. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteThanks, Roseanne! Look at my earlier posts and you'll see that I'm making a quilt for my son and future daughter in law. I have a year before their wedding so I started early!
DeleteI really like the black in your State Fair blocks. It will be stunning. I'm sure you will remember the cross stitching, I hadn't been cross stitching in years, but it all came back to me with a vengeance. Like I want all the new patterns and some new floss , oh my. I do need magnifiers now, or readers stuck on my nose over my glasses......but it works. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Oh no, just what I need, another obsession!! Haha! I'll enjoy it as long as my memory returns!
DeleteI really like the colors in that block! That wireless speaker looks pretty cool (also really compact).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sally! I was surprised how good that speaker works.
DeleteThese blocks are so pretty and in the solid colours dramatic esp. with a little black. You will enjoy the slow stitching with that little project Rosemary. Very calming. Thanks for mentioning that speaker, I will check it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jocelyn! I'm so enjoying making this quilt for my son and future daughter-in-law!
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