It is finally spring here in Connecticut. Happy Memorial Day! I've been BUSY! Last weekend I took a ferry to block island to meet up with New England members of the American Quilt Study Group the Historical Museum.
A friend at my Ninigret Quilt Guild gifted me this shipwreck reproduction fabric a while ago. It was so interested to learn more about it!
I loved this court house step log cabin very much. I've never made one.
I wonder if it would make a good sew along? What do you think?
I think it would be fun.
I also loved this nine patch. I have a soft spot for them.
We also had a little back stage tour and saw these incredible dresses. The first one was a wedding dress.
Earlier this month, I made some Kentucky Derby fascinators for me and my girlfriends.
It sure was a sloppy run for the roses!
I taught a Liberated House workshop for the CT Piecemakers.
This is always such a fun class. No two houses are ever the same.
Mr fun and I have been working to prepare our new raised planters. I'm excited to get plants. I hope it doesn't turn into a deer buffet.
Here are my columbines. I planted seeds last year and I'm so happy with the variety of colors.
Happy Spring Everyone! Thanks for coming by.
Check out those sleeves!
I just returned home on Saturday night from Bridgton, Maine where I taught the Pineapple Workshop. Here is my instagram collage. Isn't that a beautiful sky?
Finally, I listened to this book and really enjoyed it. It is a family story set a the base of little bighorn mountains. It was gentle and good for the soul.
xoxo
HI Barb!!! I have made that Courthouse step quilt...it was super fun and fast and I would love to make another one! Calico hill...I love that story.
ReplyDeleteOh yes courthouse steps would make a really fun sew along...I'm game :0). Keep us posted on your raised beds, I'm having a heck of a time guarding my plants from deer and squirrels !
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that interesting story about the shipwreck and Calico Hill! I made a Courthouse Steps quilt in Asian fabrics about a decade and a half ago and would be very interested in making another in different style fabrics - not that I need another project!😊
ReplyDeleteVery informative and interesting post. I loved the Calico Hill story. In your collage of pineapple quilt blocks the lovely clouds in the sky look like a fantastic eagle flying toward the viewer. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting post. Thanks for sharing about Calico Hill.
ReplyDeleteI was with you at the AQSG on Block Island and glad to have found your blog. I have made traditional and pineapple log cabins and would be interested in joining a sew along for the courthouse steps. Good luck with the garden. Pamela Papazidis
ReplyDeleteHello Barb ! I'm in for the Sew Along (if it's possible ?). Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos ! Hugs !
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting museum…wonderful to have a “backstage” tour. I wonder how many yards of fabric are in those dresses…especially those sleeves! The courthouse steps quilt —-wow! So many little strips of fabric. I would consider a sew along…
ReplyDeleteFun class projects. I still need to quilt my pineapple log cabin from the class I took with you. Gail at the cozy quilter
What a wonderful tour that must have been. I've done a courthouse steps (still a flimsy) but not with beautifully matched symmetry like the one you showed.
ReplyDeleteLove the Courthouse Steps and Nine Patch quilts. A sew a long sounds good.
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting bit of history. To get to see the original quilts must be amazing. I have goosebumps! I keep looking at all the wonderful prints in those quilts. Thank you for sharing these beauties and the dresses too. Love, love, love the hats. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the post. I enjoyed it : )
ReplyDeleteYes for court house step sew along (or start along)
What a busy month you have had!! I was exhausted by the end of the post! I really want to make some more of those houses. So stinking cute!! Have a super day!
ReplyDeleteLove all of your posts! So interesting and fun!
ReplyDeleteSo interesting to learn about Calico Hill--a story I have never heard before.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Courthouse Steps quilt. Don't know that I have time to join a SAL, but I might try making a mini.
Nine-patches are a favorite of mine. Love that vintage one.
Oh, those dresses! Can you imagine stitching those gathered skirts by hand?
What great derby fascinators. You ladies look so classy!
You have such a wonderful variety of columbines.
You've been busy teaching classes. Would love to learn from you in person someday.
Your book recommendation sounds like something I could enjoy!
Thanks for a great post, Barb. Always good to catch up with you.
Beautiful photos and lovely creations.
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