Quilt Blocks, Post Cards and Lady

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Here is a sneak peek of the some of the "Winters aren't Blue" table topper blocks.

August Purple & Brown challenge block

I am providing the quilt block for Sept P & B challenge. At first I thought I would do this Shadow Trapunto..

But decided to do this maple leaf block.

I made this block for a friend.

These are the Post Cards I received in the FabLoversSwap first post card swap. Theme ...Garden

Lady

Oct 1998 - Aug 2009

Lady was my first beagle. She was a wonderful momma dog. She loved puppies and thought they were all hers. She even raised one litter of grand babies when her daughter suddenly died. Her favorite treat was bacon. She loved hunting and tracking but couldn't do much because of bad allergic reactions to poison ivy. She thought it was marvelous to go out with us target shooting. She also was very good with children and loved to play with them as long as they understood which toys were hers. She loved to get her nails clipped and get baths and ride in the car. We went to a many of yard sales and she always knew the beany squirrels were for her.

Favorite Quilt

Amy is having a Bloggers' Quilt Festival
There are over 400 quilts shown and the story behind the quilt. Go on over and check it out and join the fun!

The quilt I have chosen as my favorite is called

"Winters aren't Blue".

(Blue as in sad)

This quilt had many firsts. One was that I had joined a Quilt Bee. I didn't even know that any bees existed anymore. The fellowship of quilters was great. One of the projects of the group was that a quilt pattern was given out each month and members were to make the block. Wow this made me try new techniques. I also wanted to make a mostly blue and white quilt. I had learned a new technique in a quilt class my 1st ever quilt class, on invisible machine applique.

I had bought a quilt book by Margaret Rolfe and fell in love with this duck pattern

I used antique linens for the 1st time

and fussy cut and sharp star points

And pieced back.

And close stitching

The result:

Thank you Amy for hosting this online quilt show.