Design Wall Monday - May 26, 2025

 Today is Memorial Day.  A day set aside to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.  It used to be called Decoration Day and I remember going to the cemetery for a memorial service each year.  My father wore his Army uniform from WWII and was proud to be part of the memorial service.  I also remember the 21 gun salute and how loud the gunshots were.

Now, as I age, I do not go to the cemetery on Memorial Day, but I pray a prayer of thanks for all the brave ones who gave their lives for our country.  

The Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Belgium and has graves of Americans who died in WWI.  

This week I sewed more Log Cabin blocks and also embroidered another redwork snowman block for my Christmas quilt.  It was a very productive week.  How about you?  Please join our Design Wall Monday Linky Party below and let us know what you are  doing this week.

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Design Wall Monday - May 19, 2025

Good Morning Quilters!

This past week, I worked more on appliqué leaves and flowers for the Cousin’s Walk quilts.  I have one end of two of the borders yet to do, and am feeling the surge to finish it.  So glad that I am working on it again.

Here are the ends of two borders that are now finished:

The second project ongoing is the UFO of Log Cabin.blocks.  I made 10 more blocks that will finish at 7.5 inches square.  While sewing them, I wondered what little blocks would look like.  You know I like to make little blocks.  

So, dividing the measurements in half, resulted in little blocks that finish at 3 3/4 inches square.  Here are two blocks side by side:

And here are ten of the little blocks on my design wall:

I had fun making them, and have started the next 10 blocks in each side.  There is something soothing about adding strips to a block on the sewing machine.  And batching them in tens makes the completion count go faster.

What are you working on this week?  There were lots of beautiful pictures and interesting blog posts last week.  Thank you for participating.  I am looking forward to reading what you post this week.  Join our Design Wall Monday Linky Party below.

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Design Wall Monday - May 12, 2025

 Happy Mother’s Day to you!

Last week I got out my UFO log cabin quilt blocks.  I looked back on my blog posts and the last time I had this project out was February, 2021.

But last week, the simplicity of adding strips of dark and light fabric around a center red square was just what I needed.  Here is a picture of the 200 center squares that were the start of this project many years ago:

I had only about 16 blocks (that will finish at 7.5” square) before this week, and made some good progress on 10 more blocks.  Here is a picture of the 10 blocks partially finished:  

 

When complete, there are four lights or four darks around the center.  I hope to get these 10 blocks completed this week.  It is fun to use so many different fabrics in a quilt, and I am once again having fun quilting.

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Design Wall Monday - May 5, 2025

 Good Morning Quilters!

I worked a little bit this week on the unfinished border on Cousin’s Walk.  Slow and steady is the plan for this project, as somehow, I don’t want it to end.  

Here are the two borders I am working on:

I have still been knitting dish cloths and tried a pattern that looks like herringbone.  I made one in turquoise and it was not the size I like, and I also made some mistakes in the pattern.   Then I tried another, but ran out of  yarn before finishing it.  I have started my third dish cloth in this pattern, and I know I have enough of this yarn to finish it.  And by working this pattern three times, I have figured out the pattern so I don’t have to refer to the directions all the time, (and not make so many mistakes).  Here is a picture of all three:

Thanks for joining our Design Wall Linky Party again this week.  My design wall has my blue and shirting Jane Stickle blocks on it, and no blocks joined the ones already there this past week.  I hope to see some pretty quilts on your design walls.  Or just pictures of what you are working on.  I appreciate your participation every week.  Thanks!

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