A Growing Stack of Blocks

I don't like these blocks set straight, but prefer them tipped on point. They will have sashing between them, but I haven't thought that far ahead yet. I'm just making more and more.

I'm up to 32 already, and I'm not sick of them yet. I'll have to do a mockup in EQ8 and get an idea of what it might look like. I couldn't find a name for them in the Barbara Brackman software, and Mereth suggested Courtyard, so that's what I'm calling them.

I'm busy spinning up a lovely dark fleece, but when I break to have a cup of coffee I've been going through this set of books.

They are a Time-Life set from quite a long time ago; I haunted Ebay until I found a complete set, and then paid an exorbitant amount to have them posted over here. There are 20 titles, covering everything from architecture to food, and I love going through them.

Yesterday I chose the Quilts volume, and made a note of some that caught my eye.

This would obligingly use up a lot of my tiny strips, as well as a chunk of meterage for the sashing.

I know I've complained about my blue stash, and how I'm sick of the colour, but this would be perfect for my repro blues. I made a schoolhouse quilt when my son was in kindy, nearly 40 years ago. I made it as a prize in their raffle, and it was won by my son's best friend. Alas, there is no picture of that, only one of Jonny clutching it happily. I really doubt it has survived, but it's a nice memory.

When I've gone through all the American Country books I'll start on my collection of Country Living. I treasure these, especially the older ones which featured quilts on nearly every page. I was lucky enough to find 20 issues in an opshop, and grabbed them all. What a find!