Well, hello there! So glad you could make it to another Block Party, I hope you had a great Labor Day and were able to relax and enjoy some time relaxing instead of laboring, unless it was fun work like crafting or quilting or maybe painting!
First, I want to announce the winner of the last Giveaway which was the Insul-Bright Insulated Lining.
I used this classroom tool to select the winner by adding all the names of the linkies and comment participants to generate the winner because you are more than a number! For each contest, I just select "change names" and add the names from all the posts included for that particular giveaway. Pretty cool huh? And the winner of the Insul Bright is....
(Apple Blossom from Scraps of Life.)
Please send me an email so you can give me your information! Congratulations!! I hate picking just one winner. But we'll be having more giveaways every month.
This week's featured block is a variation on the Churn Dash or Wrench block with also falls under the 9 patch category. check this lovely out from Amy Smart or this darling from Quilt Infatuation, (don't we all have one) over on Quilter Blogs.
I chose this one, called Prairie Queen, which seems similar but with more color options.
It's amazing the way the color placement changes the whole look of the block so you can't tell it was a "churn dash" type to start with! And the corners are easy to match! Unfortunately, I was not able to make a block this week because my body was telling me to take a break or else!!! And if we don't listen to ourselves, we'll be down for the count.
But Camille Roskelley has a super neat video clip of hers under construction! Have you seen this? Watch and enjoy! And make your own.
If the video was too fast for you, here is a pattern from the Quilter's Cache by Marcia Hohn.
Below is a little excerpt that resonated with me from History of Quilting it's kind of like the blogging community I have found online. It's a "girl" thing.
"The wide open spaces and relative isolation of the Great Plains also made the idea of the "quilting bee" attractive. At a quilting bee women from the area would bring quilt tops that were already pieced and work together to quilt the top. The quilting bee afforded plains women a chance to socialize. Often a quilting bee would be a full day affair with lunch served to the women who came to help and dinner for all the families. Sometimes there would be a dance in the evening. One of the happier functions of the quilting bee was to help provide young women with quilts for their hope chests."
As always, thanks to some of our sponsors.
The September Giveaway is sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop and they are sending out a charm pack to the winner. All you have to do is leave a link to your quilt block, any block! (at a blog post or flickr) or leave a comment. Everyone is included in the drawing. YAY!
Oops! I forgot to add the linkie thing, my apologies.
What a great block, Elaine! I had watched the video and wondered what it was called. Scrappy versions are cute, and that one from Welcome Home Farm Blog is really clever.
ReplyDeleteI love learning the history behind a block and quilters. Thanks for the lovely resources. I am not a Prairie Queen, I have decided! lol
ReplyDeleteSusie