Tuesday Quilt Block July 31

My goodness, it is almost August. I guess at this point we can't complain about the heat.

Time to get back into the sewing room and make some more blocks.

This is the envelope or Broken Dishes block.  I am drawn to its simplicity.  It's also easy to make!

I am one of those quilters who like the beginning of things - sewing up blocks and seeing them accumulate.  The play of colors.  I don't like struggling with a full sized quilt top, trying to add borders.  So as you can imagine I have plenty of UFO's (Un-finished objects) in my sewing corner!

I am linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River and with Quilt Story. Both blog hops have lots of pictures of quilt blocks and projects.
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Tuesday Quilt block

There is a thunderstorm this AM with plenty of lightning and scary thunder, but also rain. So we are happy!

Time for a quilt block, and time to make more!

Another Jane Stickle block, an Ohio Star as we know it now, with borders.  Unfortunately I have left most of the very hard ones, including the all applique ones, until the end.  So after the simple blocks I have been sharing lately, they get harder and harder....

I am linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River and with Quilt Story. Both blog hops have lots of pictures of people with quilt blocks and projects.
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Viridian

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Friday Fragments July 20

It's been a lazy week at house of Viridian so there is not much to tell.  See who else is fragmenting at Half-Past Kissin' Time.

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 We finally got some rain yesterday, hurrah! We are in a low level of drought but not nearly as bad as many places in the USA.

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I have spent much of my time this week being a cook, bottle washer, chauffeur, and referee.  I did manage to get in some quilting time though.

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The local farm has their sweet corn in and we had some the other day.  Yum!  Time to get some more.

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In other agricultural news, my mother in law has ripe cherry tomatoes on her plants, and plenty of green regular tomatoes.  Us?  The big plant has finally bloomed.  The little plant has a few buds.

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I am berating myself for not working enough.  I should just let go.  It is vacation time after all.

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I am almost done rereading an excellent book about what you didn't learn about the settling of America, by Tony Horwitz.  It is called a Voyage Long and Strange.  He visits places like St. Augustine and Jamestown now, and talks to many interesting (and sometimes a bit crazy) people.  How much I did not know about the early days of the Spanish!

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Tuesday quilt block

It's Tuesday again.  My block is very simple - Field of Dreams.

Sometimes you need a simple block to offset the complicated blocks also in the project (in this case, the Dear Jane quilt).

I am linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River and with Quilt Story. Both blog hops have lots of pictures of people with quilt blocks and projects.
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Friday Fragments July13

Gosh it's Friday again. I think I say this every week. Time to fragment with Mrs. 4444.

The best news of all this week is that I am writing to you on a brand new MacBook Pro.  No I did not win the lottery, it is a replacement by my place of employment  for a 4 year old Mac.  But it is indeed  wonderful.  I am still getting used to it - certain things are not quite like my old HP.  I will still do much University work on the HP because it has most of my files.

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I spent more time with second Son this week.  He gets overlooked a bit, with developmentally delayed #1 son demanding attention, and the Girl who thinks the world revolves around her.  So we went out for ice cream which was not good for the waistline but good for getting to know him more.

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And it's been cooler this week, hurrah.

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I go to the same grocery store every week and I know the plan of that store in my head.  It's easy just to slide in and get milk and say chocolate chips for cookies.  But guess what?  This week they have started a 'reset' of the store and now everything will move and I will wander disoriented down the aisles for hours.  I made a quick trip yesterday and it is partially torn up now.  Just one of those little things, but yes it does affect your day.

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I live in a political 'battleground' state and the TV ads have started.  What a tone they have! Viciously knocking down your opponent does NOT impress me.  This applies to both parties.  No other political comments from me, I promise.  I'll just say it's a long time until early Nov.

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Tuesday Quilt Block

Time for a Tuesday Quilt block. And time for me to make some more.

Another Jane Stickle block, but looking different than the one in the book.  This is J-5, or John Jacob's Windmill.  I modified the block to avoid curved seams.  From a distance it looks very much the same as the original!

I am linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River and with Quilt Story. Both blog hops have lots of pictures of people with quilt blocks and projects.

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Friday Fragments July 6

It's Friday and time to fragment.  See Mrs. 4444's blog to see who else is participating.

Gosh, it's hot. Did everyone before me mention it's hot? Well it is. Predictions for today are a high of 99 to 101.

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Like many people in the Midwest we experienced the terrible winds and storms last Friday.  I was coming home with #1 son from the pool and it was so dark - in many years I've not see the sky get so dark so quickly, and the initial winds came down so fast.  I was looking at stuff blowing in the street, looking at trees bending over, checking for funnel clouds, and muttering, "I just want to get home... I just want to get home..."  We got home safely, and did not lose trees or power, thankfully.

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Saturday afternoon followed with another hot day and a line of thunderstorms, with heavy winds also.  Was this going to become a daily pattern?  Luckily not, but now they are talking about approaching drought.

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A good Independence Day was had by the family, eating inside in the air conditioning.  We had chicken prepared in a marinade the children like, and all the usual fixings.  The ice cream sundaes were a hit.

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The Girl keeps harping on her 'need' for a cell phone.  For us, 12 is just too young for this.  Yes many of her friends do have one.  I guess I am getting old - I don't see the 'need' to text friends all the time.  And as recounted previously on my Friday Fragments, there was an issue with bullying texts sent using another girl's phone, and my daughter being involved.  So don't start planning anytime soon Missy.

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Tuesday quilt block July 2

Back again after a long family vacation. A great time, but tiring. I made sure to buy more fabric on my trip!
Today I am sharing another pink quilt block from the quilt for my daughter.

This one is A-6 from the Jane Stickle project, called Uncle Homer.  I admit I did a series of easier blocks to get my block and pieces numbers up!  There are 169 center blocks in this quilt, set 13 by 13 blocks.  Plus those triangles.  I plan a full sized quilt for myself, and one in pink with 144 blocks for my daughter.

I am linking up with Connie at Quilting by the River and with Quilt Story.  Both blog hops have lots of pictures of people with quilt blocks and projects.

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