Love Entwined

Esther Aliu is starting another Block of the Month, and it has captivated me. No details yet, just hints, but I am thinking of using the Michelle Hill fabric I got a while back (Adelaide) for it. No guarantees, but I have it and I want to use it, and this could be it. The fabric in the lower right is the background, and if that won't be enough, will also use the fabric in the lower left. I will also probably add some complimentary fabric from stash, but this is a good start.

Grandmother's Choice BOW 40 and 41

BOW 40 is Art Square - Women as artists have been perceived as not as important as male artists, take for example, art quilts. Because they have been made by women, not art, but craft. When done by a man, ground breaking. Just my perception.

BOW 41 is Contrary Wife - wives should put up and shut up - not as much as times past, in some places, but we still have a ways to go.

Grandmother's Choice BOWs 38 and 39

BOW 38 is Nonsense, and BOW 39 is Endless Stairs.

Shipshewana Sampler section 2

Another section assigned and completed.

Out to Sea progress

Finally getting back to the Mariner's compass I started several years ago in a Judy Mathieson class. It got set into the background square when I took another class from her at Empty Spools. And last weekend I finally got the Square in Square blocks done with the embroidered lighthouses. It is up to 54" square, and needs another round or two to bring it up to queen size.

Grandmother's Choice BOW 36 and 37

BOW 36 is the Sunbonnet Baby. My little bit of rebellion is the bird tattoo on her shoulder.

BOW 37 is the Nameless Star, one of my favorite blocks, or at least one I have made more than any other. I usually call it the sawtooth star.

Shipshewana Sampler section 4

The only applique block in this quilt. Used freezer paper (doubled) and starch to iron the seam allowance under, laid out using light box, pinned and hand appliqued.