Time for Dessert

I had to make sure I had enough of the 10” blocks before I started on the half size “babies”. There will be sixteen 5" blocks all together. I’ve already posted Fotini’s, so here are the next batch. Yum!!

Kim Barbour, Standish, Maine. I love watching Kim embroider while we sit at one of the volunteer tables at our annual show. I am assuming this is an orphan because of the misdirection of that one corner. Kim is very precise, so for her send me a block with an error (however slight) is an honor. Of course, it is a perfect 5 ½” so for me to make it an exact 5”, I had to clip the points a bit. It is still a beautiful block. Thanks Kim!

 

Karen Beigh, Melbourne, Florida. (Log Cabin Quilter) Karen and I have been corresponding for years. Several years ago, she sent me a pile of orphan blocks. I have used many of them, but I still have a few left and it was difficult to choose which to use. I chose this one for two reasons; 1) it represents Karen’s fabulous applique skills and 2) the motifs on this fabric look a little like the Covid 19 molecule and Karen has appliqued a pathway out from the center, as if we are escaping from the pandemic. She sent a label with the same sentiment we all feel, “Hit the Road Jack, don’t you come back!”. Thanks Karen!

Stephanie Hanson, McKinney, Texas. How cute is this tiny house? As the blocks came rolling in and it became evident that I would need to re-work the size of some of them, I was ever so grateful to have this little guy as one of 5” blocks. Stephanie has been making these little houses during her stay at home time. Her message says it all, “Coming home, staying home.” Thanks Stephanie! 

Roxanne Hooper, Vienna, Virginia. Roxanne sent 2 adorable little blocks that were left over from a mini quilt swap sponsored by Lori (HumbleQuilts). It was hard to choose which to use, but rest assured the other will go into my next “pot luck” quilt! Thanks Roxanne! 

Laura Lane, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Laura is the Collections Manager at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA (NEQM.org). I am fortunate to be able to run down to Lowell on occasion and have lunch and quilty time with Laura. I cannot figure out why this little gem is a reject, but it fits perfectly with all the other 5” blocks. Thanks Laura! 

Shasta Matova, Columbus, Ohio. (High Road Quilter) Shasta’s block was rectangular shaped so I figured the best way to utilize it would be to cut it down to the 5” size and use the remainder in my next pot luck quilt. I have quite a collection now. She is working on a wonderful “quote” quilt right now so take a scroll through her blog (here). Thanks Shasta! 

Nancy Messier, Columbus, Ohio. (Joy for Grace) Nancy sent me two blocks and it was really hard to make a choice. It just so happened that the size was the determining factor. I needed another 5” block to complete the final layout. This was an orphan from her Cheddarback project, an online sew-a-long by the very generous Gay Bomers. She also included some little neon squares that I will put to good use. Thanks Nancy! 

Katherine (Kathi) Schaffer, Lima, NY. Here’s the story: “I have 4 year old twin grandsons, one loves stars, the other loves anything blue. So, for Christmas last year I made companion quilts for them: one white with blue stars – the other blue with white stars. Each quilt had 81 hand appliqued stars! Obviously, Grammie cannot count as I made 82 of the white with blue stars!” When Kathi’s block arrived, I was getting pretty nervous that I would not be able to fit one more 10” block into the mix, so I was so happy when I opened the envelope to see that I could work it into one of the 5” blocks. Thanks Kathi! 

Grace Thorne, Fredericksburg, Maryland. (City Mouse Quilter). Grace has to be one of the most prolific quilters out there during this whole pandemic. Do scroll through her posts (here) to see all that she has accomplished during what she calls her “Coronacation”. I specifically asked Grace for a small block so I could fit it in either category. Thanks Grace for this perfect 9-patch! 

Just a few more morsels before assembly begins.