HOUSE QUILT TOP

I have a new quilt top put together using Moda Fig Tree fabrics. The pattern is from a book called "Fig Tree Quilts Houses" by Joanna Figueroa and Lisa Quan. The pattern is called "My Cotswold Cottages". I don't know if I am meant to use this type of fabric. It is different than my usual fare. I do like the fabrics and I think I like the quilt viewed from a distance. When I am up close, I see such a busy look that I am not sure that it looks good.The pattern called for 16 house blocks set in four rows. I added one more row of four blocks to make a rectangular quilt.

This past Wednesday, I met a fellow blogger for the first time. Her name is Jackie and her blog name is 1836 Victorian Farmhouse. I am not exactly next door to where she is vacationing in Florida. I drove about 50 miles to meet her at a Sit & Sew at Lillie's Quilting Loft. We spent about 3 hours stitching and talking getting to know each other. It was a good visit. Jackie will undoubtedly be making more trips to Central Florida in the future and I am sure we will get together again. This was my first time to meet a blogger in person. Jackie is working on hand piecing blocks for a Dear Jane quilt. The quilt shop has an online store that is part of Quiltshops.com. I think most of you are familiar with that web site if you care to take a peek.

Thanks to all of you that left comments on my last post about the setting for the basket blocks. I think I have made up my mind about the setting. Need to applique more of the blocks and I am working on that.

I have lots of sewing to do today. Hope you get some sewing time too.

Karen