Block 24

Be My Neighbor

by Stacy lest Hsu

You can go to her blog to download

the pattern by clicking here.

I just love her block and would love to

make a gazillion little houses

but life got in the way.

Last Friday raccoons got into

our chicken houses.

Through a series of miscommunications

Jeff thought we were shutting up the

houses and we thought he was.

We lost almost all of our chickens

My big Lavender Orpington rooster and his hen

made it through, 1 Americauna hen and 1 banty hen.

We lost all of the others.

The only good thing about it was

the day that it happened.  That night the Amish in

Jamesport were having their monthly

small animal auction.

Nancy and I hopped into the van, drove to Jamesport

We got quite a few egg layers, 2 sets of Silkies and some 

beautiful gold chickens that I'm going to have to

research to find out what they are.

We also bought these 2 turkey babies for Zoie

We live trapped the big boar raccoon and his sow and

called our conservation officer.

Two babies (or kits) came and hung out

with their parents 

until the agent

could coral them and take them and their parents

over to Wallace State Park to be Let loose

in the woods. 

Don't let their cuteness take you in.  They'll 

grow up to be as destructive as all the adults.

(I had to keep telling myself that!)

And all of this was after cleaning out

3 houses, filling them with clean straw

 & rounding up feedersand waterers.

Ships, Stars & Whales is our featured 

quilt from the vintage book Oceans Aweigh.

My nephew Jewell had discovered my Father-in-Law's

recipe for podjarka which is printed in the book

and I promised to email him a copy.

That should do it.

Now lets go see what the others have done with

Stacy's block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

Have a good week ladies.

Blockheads - Block 23

Block 23

Lucky Penny by

Vanessa Goertzen

You can go to her blog

to download the pattern

by clicking here

Back at the farm everything's growing.

This is the rosemary and basil

And here is was last week.

I do have a few flowers too.

As well as a very sleepy cat named Dueces.

Actually he's Pep's cat.

My cats are just overgrown kittens

and still tear around the house full speed ahead.

One of my favorite quilts from our vintage

book for the month (Oceans Aweigh) is

Save the Whales.

I think whales are awesome.  After the last

Market we had in Portland my sister Nancy and I

went down the coast to visit our Uncle Fred 

and Aunt Grace in California.  

We had booked a session to go out and see

Whales but it was canceled because this ocean

was too choppy so I'll have to be content with

my quilt.   My son Max did a woodcut of the

whale and I used it in the quilt.

Now lets go see what the others have done with

Vanessa's block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

Have a good week ladies.

Blockheads 3, Block 22

Hen & Chicks

by Laurie Simpson.

You can go to her blog to download

the pattern by clicking here.

Back in the garden and on the deck

the veggies are growing.  We had a

nice rain last night and they loved it.

some basil seeds got in with the rosemary

and seem to like it there.

Our Vintage book this month is 

which Oceans Aweigh which 

was dedicated to my 

father-in -law Byron Patek.

Byron was a Commander in the Navy during

WWII and earned a bronze star for

sweeping mines during a typhoon.

I thought since Father's Day is in June that it was

a good book to share this month.

Now lets go see what the others have done with

Laurie's block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

And while you're at it, you can check out what they did with 

Lissa's block last week since I forgot to post the links Friday.

Have a good week ladies.

Blockheads 3- Block 21

XOXO

by Lisa Alexander

You can go to her blog to
download the pattern by clicking here

Come back Friday and I'll give you
links to the other designers blogs
to see what they have done with Lisa's block.

Blockheads 3, Block 20

Happy Wednesday, Blockheads,

this is Block 20

Contribution

by Lisa Bongean

You can go to her blog to

download the pattern

by clicking here.

Back in Missouri we've been having

our normal weather for Memorial Day -

chilly and rainy......Nancy and I did

make it to two of the cemeteries to decorate the 

graves nevertheless. Flowers and Flags 

were the order of the day.

At home Jeff braved the weather and planted

rows of peas, carrots, beans, radishes and corn.

We'll eat well this summer.

The lettuce and Swiss chard on the deck 

are doing quite well too.

As are the tomatoes.  The great big one is a

Goliath and I must confess he was pretty

big when I bought him.  BLT's should be 

plentiful this summer.

In this plantar are a Rutgers (great for canning)

and an orange cherry tomato for salads, etc.

My herbs have gone crazy.  Pep makes a roast chicken

dish that uses a lemon, rosemary and thyme - we should 

get to eat it all summer too.

Even the Basil seeds have gone bonkers so Pep can

make his awesome mint/basil pesto for our pork chops. 

We ran out of the pesto about March and the rest of

the spring we had to do without.  

It will take a minute for the basil to get big

enough so lets go see what the others have done with

Lisa's block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

See you next week and

Stay Safe.

Block #19

Compass Point

by Brigitte of Zen Chic

You can go to her blog to download

the pattern by clicking here

Its finally Spring in Missouri and

Grandma's iris are in full bloom.

There are beds of them scattered

through the garden - 

"Audra'a Iris Garden".

And in keeping with living in the country

we have not only flowers (food for the

eyes and the soul), but also vegetables.

Our friend Jeff doesn't have room for a 

large garden at home so we trade space 

for veggies.  

He's got the garden tilled and prepped

for planting.

And while Jeff's garden grows veggies to can and freeze,

we plant smaller gardens on the deck.  

These are bags of potting soil with holes 

poked in the bottom sitting on milk

crates.  One is planted with lettuce and

one with Swiss Chard (Pep's favorite0

And, of course we can't survive without herbs, 

Rosemary, thyme, oregano and basil.

I planted the basil from seeds and it's not up yet 

but any day now!!!!

I just love Spring.

And while we're waiting for the basil to come up, 

lets go see what the others have done with

Brigette's block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

See you next week and

Stay Safe.

Block 18 - Bird & Urn

Block # 18

Bird & Urn 

by Jan Patek

I realize that the designer's patterns

said Block  # 19

but it was really 

Block # 18.  

The two little black circles at

the top of the block are

magnets that are holding the block in 

place so it can get it's picture taken.

And I finally figured out how to 

hold the camera so the block

actually looks square- Yay Me!!!!

To download the pattern to 

make the block click here.

If perchance you're new to my blog

and my kind of appliqué, or just need a

refresher course, click here for a tutorial

on Freezer Paper applique and here

for a tutorial on the basic appliqué stitch.

For tips on doing inside and outside 

curves (the urn, bird and tulips) 

click here, and for tips on stems 

and leaves, click here.

That should get you off 

to a good start. :)

Now lets go see that the other

ladies have done with my block.

Corey Yoder - https://corianderquilts.com/
Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
 Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
 Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
 Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/
Laurie Simpson - http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
 Vanessa Goertzen - https://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/
 Stacy Iest Hsu - https://www.stacyiesthsu.com/blog/
 Robin Pickens - https://www.robinpickens.com/
Janet Clare - http://janetclare.co.uk/blog/
 Jen Kingwell - www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/blog
Joanna Figueroa - https://blog.figtreeandcompany.com/

Have a good week and

Stay Safe.