Cheese and Crackers, Anyone?

I've had a soft spot for 30's fabrics since I was a kid. They populated my Gram's fabric stash. Only difference between those and the ones you find in the stores now -- hers were the originals.

Fast forward a couple decades and to a quilt guild rummage sale. I found a "Cheese and Crackers" pattern featuring 30s fabrics. I kept my eyes open and collected enough for a quilt. Every now and then I would open the box, cut a few strips, sew a few seams. Last month I decided that I had enough for a nice sized quilt. Actually I had enough for a nice sized quilt and a twin.

The pattern has a single primary block separated by white spaces. In one row, it sets horizontally; the next it's aligned vertically.

Using the 30s fabric and a unbleached background resulted in a relaxing quilt. I imagine you could take another style of fabrics and a dynamic background and the quilt would jump up and down, attracting attention.

(I'll be updating with finished pictures of both the queen and the twin sized versions.)

Flying Wild Geese

I wasn't doing it this year; I didn't have time... Right. So here's a block from our guild's Round Robin -- the one I wasn't participating in.



I've always had a soft spot for wild geese blocks. This one flies in a circle, is paper-pieced and made a brilliant sun.

The Citrus Quilt:The beginning

For many years I have been collecting fabric and thinking about the citrus quilt. At the moment, it has lemons, limes, and grapefruits with some Turquoise for contract. . However, I have also included some other fabric that have the same color scheme. Attached are pictures of my fabric, and the patterns I'm thinking about. The fabric may be culled to remove stuff I don't think fits. The top picture is an applique pattern(no yoyo for mine). The bottom are patterns of my own making. Someday, I will decide which one to use.