Here a Block, There a Block

Everywhere a block. I've been catching up on my blocks that I needed to make and send out to various people. I dug into the stash and chose two fabrics to use in some charity blocks. No! I did not take the ugliest ones I could find, thank you very much. Besides, I gave away all the truly ugly ones!

For Bee Blessed, I made two 12.5" blocks in their October Disappearing Nine Patch design. Each month Judith posts a different blocks and welcomes donations of blocks, fabric or wadding from anyone who cares to donate. The quilts are finished by a lovely group of quilting friends that she and Sarah have and then given to families in need in Northern Ireland. You can read about Bee Blessed here and if you would like to help in any way then it would be more than welcome.

I'll get these posted this week, Judith and Sarah.

Next were four 6.5" blocks for Karen at Listen to the Birds Sing who has organised Kind Stitches to make donated blocks into light weight quilts for children in Thailand. She will take these quits with her to Thailand in November when she and her husband will be working with children who have been rescued out of the sex trafficking industry. That's just enough information to squeeze your heart strings right there, isn't it. You can read a little more about their trip here. And Karen has written a quick tutorial for the block here. If you wish to donate some blocks then Karen needs to receive them and piece them into quilt tops before they depart for Thailand so sooner rather than later would be good. (Hint, hint!) They are dead simple and fast to do.

In return today, I got blocks in the post for me. Yippee! I am the now proud owner of all 24 beautifully finished Drunkard's Path blocks for my September Bee Blocks as Sarah's blocks make my set complete. I am so happy and look how beautiful these blocks from Sarah are.

I emailed Sarah to say how perfect they were and she replied that they should be (or words to that effect!) as each curve was done a minimum of three times to achieve that. I am not sure if I won many of the bee group over to a love of curves with these blocks! But I'm happy, happy, happy. Isn't that what counts?!

Right, I'm posting early today because I am off to the Chinese supermarket before school lets out. I have promised the girls that we can have the leftover duck from last night with Chinese pancakes and the fixings, and a variety of other dim sum. Need to go rummage through the freezer cabinet at the shop. And it is Monday so it must be tap class tonight. Remind me to take a snowflake that I finished with me when I take the yarn and crochet hook this time. On Saturday I couldn't remember where to start or what to do so wasted the whole waiting time while Emily did Modern. I will need a completed one to jog my memory!

Must dash. Hope you are having a good day too.

Susan