Here it is March and we are FREEZING here in Virginia. Snow came again last night. What about all these birds singing in my trees? Aren't they confused? First, let me show you how I've put my 9 blocks together. No pattern yet, but it will be available for anyone who purchases any of these blocks. This is one of my "go-to" assemblies and is very easy to put together! I made myself work with fabrics I had on hand and I think this worked. (But it's a very red quilt, don't you think?) Stepping Out Quilt: 41" x 41" Today I share my  Red Hat Purse , the third block in the 2019 BOM. Let me show a few pics of my use of freezer paper for tracing the templates. I cut an oversized piece of red fabric and fused interfacing to the wrong side. Then I ironed the template shape to the front. I made sure I added the extra 1/4" or so at the top which will slide UNDER the yellow trim. Purse bottom template And the handle cut: Two of the 3 purs...

I've been working on these blocks for two weeks now (not full-time, of course!). I wanted to have all 9 blocks finished before launching this new Block of the Month. Here is the Stepping Out Quilt that uses the 5 different blocks (two are repeated). As I said last week, this was first a set of blocks I designed for Intown Quilters in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004. Then I incorporated them into my Block a Day calendars. I'm now shopping for a perfect blue for those sashings. Stepping Out Quilt: 39" x 39". Block Size: 9" These blocks are not free because, as you may remember, I've lost my Craftsy shop and am slowly migrating over to Etsy. I get charged fees on Etsy (and I am not complaining; that's how business runs!) These blocks will be $1.00 for the month in which they run . After that, they will be $3.00. I did that last year and I had no complaints. This was a lot of work (but fun work!) Here is my Red Hat block. January Block: The Red Hat ...