I-2

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 13

Method used: hand piecing

Here it is the middle of November, the sun is shining and the morning temperature is 50 F/10 C. It doesn't get much better then that. So, outside I go, no jacket required, to feed the birds and take a picture of Kaye's Courtyard.

K-6

Difficulty of block: moderate

Number of pieces: 33

Method used: hand piecing

I found Ann's Folly a little difficult to piece. Maybe it was just my hands acting up or maybe it was all the little slivers of fabric, or a combination of both. Anyway, I managed to piece it together and it looks pretty good. I redrafted Brenda's block and eliminated four squares from the corners. To me, it doesn't look like the original pattern had squares in the corners. Because of all the wrinkles, in the original quilt, I think sometimes it looks like seam lines. I added this block to my sidebar as an Oops! block, but I may be wrong.

D-13

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 5

Method used: hand piecing

Field of Dreams was a breeze. I finished piecing it before I finished my cup of tea. I've listed this block as an Oops! block on my sidebar. Brenda has the center piece extending right to the outside edges. The original is set in about a quarter of an inch.

J-9

Difficulty of block: moderate

Number of pieces: 13

Method used: hand piecing, hand applique

I had the Maury High School block pieced together in a blink of the eye, but it took forever to applique on the four little melons.

I-8

Difficulty of block: easy
Number of pieces: 25
Method used: hand piecing

Pete's Paintbox almost took on a different look. I cut the four inner triangles out of the blue fabric by mistake. Such a bummer! I was nice and comfy in my favourite chair ready to hand piece.

M-5

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 14

Method used: hand piecing

I'm not sure why, but Brenda has redrafted Mother's Point from the original pattern. The four little squares in two of the blocks should be completely enclosed. Two sides are missing. I have listed this block as an Oops! block on my sidebar. It's still looks nice though.

A road trip to Pennsylvania and a day trip to Toronto have done wonders for my reproduction stash. I found some lovely purples, a bundle of Jo Morton's new line called Toast II and many more. Around 26 yards (about 107 pieces) of reproduction fabric. This should keep me going for a very long time.

G-11

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 13

Method used: hand piecing, hand applique

Decisions, Decisions is a simply lovely block and I like the rustic feel of the fabric.

E-2

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 11

Method used: hand piecing, hand applique

Merry May was another fun one to make. I love the colour purple and noticed I only have a couple of pieces in my reproduction stash. Also, I have very little in the way of light neutral fabric. Time for a little shopping!

F-13

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 5

Method used: hand applique

Don't you just love the pink fabric? It is from a Judie Rothermel collection called Charleston. I thought it would work well with the blue fabric I selected for the Tour de France block.

C-1

Difficulty of block: easy

Number of pieces: 13

Method used: hand piecing

You can tell Autumn is just around the corner, by the fabric I selected for Trooper Green's Badge. The sun is shining, but the temperature has dipped. Fall is in the air.