September 6, 2020

I try to find a block pattern that I can somehow relate to the person receiving it. None of my Splendid Sampler blocks were “doing it” for Jackie so I dug a little deeper into my patterns.

I recall much earlier in the pandemic when we were chatting and Jackie said she had cleared out a number of her T-shirts. She hadn’t actually done anything with them at that time but she had sorted through them. And I won’t tell you the number of T’s she came up with.

When I saw this block I knew it was the one for her – at least for this year.

September 4, 2020

Regan and Thekla celebrate their birthdays on the same day. I miss those times when we all celebrated along with Dad.

I try to make a similar card for everyone who shares a birthday and this is no exception. Some of the elements of these cards are the same, and some of them are different.

August 30, 2020

This is one of the blocks from my Block-a-Day calendar. It is smaller than the normal blocks – totally my fault. But since it wouldn’t fit into any of the quilts I’ll be putting together from those daily blocks I decided to use it for a card.

It has been a good summer for Ron at the lake and I know he’s been out on the boat. He’s caught some fish too, but I doubt he got one that looks quite like this!

August 15, 2020

I am slowly, very slowly, working my way through the final blocks from the Splendid Sampler book. This was a bonus block and originally came out in honour of the Kentucky Derby.

I don’t see Tracie on a horse for her birthday, or even at the races, but whatever she does I hope she enjoys a sunny day – don’t forget your sun hat!