The beginning of the school year always has me thinking about organization...I think it's all those clean notebooks and folders and new pens and pencils. So off I go to do something organizational...stay tuned!
Here is a scene from the busy downtown port...
and a view from the Cliffwalk looking out to the ocean. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me when we walked by the mansions or when the antique cars were parading down the main street...what must it have been like there in the "old" days?
Four proms...(I only have photos of two of them)
More on what I have up to later...stay tuned!
I have designed a block of the month quilt for my local quilt guild. I thought I would share it here too. Here's what we are doing...each block will only be two colors. There will be a total of 10 blocks. Above is the suggested finished quilt, it is approximately 60" x 73", but you can put the blocks together any way you want. If you want to use only two fabrics in your quilt you will need approximately 4 yards of each fabric for the suggested finished quilt.
Block of the Month
February 2007
Monkey Wrench
Block should measure 12 ½”.
Please make sure you are using an accurate ¼” seam allowance.
Colors for this month’s block exchange are red and white.
Fabric Requirements:
From white fabric cut:
Two 5” squares
Four 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles
One 4 ½” square
From red fabric cut:
Two 5” squares
Four 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles
Directions:
Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the 5” white squares.
Place a 5” white square right sides together with a 5” red square. Sew ¼” seam on each side of the drawn diagonal line. Cut on the drawn line line and press the seam toward the red fabric. Trim to 4½”. Make 2 (which will result in four half-square triangles).
Sew each of the white 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles to the red 2 ½” x 4 ½’ rectangles. Make four.
Construct block in rows following the diagram:
