Louisiana Traveling Quilt - Louisiana Theme

Today I am working on the Louisiana Traveling Quilt whose theme is Louisiana!  I asked Frank what he thought of when he would thing LOUISIANA.

His reply was Mardi Gras, Gumbo, Rice, Sugar Cane, Oil, Swamps and Seafood.


Love it!

All of these things are true.  And all are part of the wonderful fabric that is Louisiana.  I have a strip down the side that can accommodate one or two or all of these things.  Let me see what I can do with a pen and a paperpiecing graph.

You didn't know I was a woman of so many talents, did you?  Yes, I can do the most amazing things!



I actually have two with the theme of Louisiana.  remember I somehow ended up with four of the quilts? 

If you have any suggestions or ideas, let  me know!

glen

Louisiana Traveling Quilt

I was so glad that a number of people in the Louisiana Traveling Quilt Group wanted to jump ahead just before my surgery.  Several of them finished two months and sent them ahead.  It worked our perfectly for  me because I received a quilt just three weeks ago at the end of August.  I thought I was late for August!  Whew!  I was not, it was the September quilt.

Now they thought they would shake me, but I lived up to the challenges.  First off, when I took the quilt out of the package, I saw an open space at the  lower left.  To put a block in there would require a dreaded Y seam!

Luckily I am an expert at those Y seams!  you can't get me that easily!

(I wonder why my block looks crinkly?  I ironed the darned thing before I hung it to  take the photo!)

Then I saw the theme was Outdoors.  And there were several trees, a fabulous clothesline with a quilt on it and some outhouses.  I thought it needed a garden!

So I got out my graph paper and drafted some veggies.  Carrots and turnips grew quickly, WELL, actually not so quickly.  But they grew, lets leave it at that.

I do so love them though.  My block may not be as large some of the other blocks,  but you can't always choose the size of your garden.  It is more work than it looks!  LOL.

Another installment of the Louisiana Traveling Quilts

I am doiing my hospital pre-admit this morning so here is what I worked on last night.

This

is Becky's Polka Dot Love.  I thought at first to do words, but I rememered that someone didn't like words on quillts and couldn't figure out who -- so I ditched that idea.  It may happen on a later run.

I thought and thought and thought.  I got out seveeral Modern Quilt Books and looked at spossibilities.  I even started a few and ditched them.

I was begnning to think I wasn't going to feel it.

Then it hit me.  Top and bottom to accent her starting block.  It doesn't have to be in the middle middle, but the way the other blockks were shaping up, kinda made it work!

I think I slammed it!

Some Things Are Just Worth Waiting For

Yes, some things just are.  And some things just end up making you wait!

Here is my block that I totally missed doing for the Louisiana Traveling Quilt.  I was supposed to "start" the quilt for the person on the line above me in the list.  It is a weighty thing, starting a quilt that will be someone else's.

You might thing that a strange comment, due to the fact that the nature of the Louisiana Traveling Quilt is that 9 other people will work on the quilt.  But starting it is very personal to me.  It gives the rest of the 9 a direction, moral quilt compass if you will.  A place to go from here.

i looked at her Pinterest page of things she made, things she likes and things that interest her.  And I came up with this little guy.

I think she will like it.  I certainly do.  In fact I so much like it, I am thinking of doing those colors in the next thing for myself.

So it will be mailed off tonight on my way to dinner with a friend! 

glen

Louisiana Traveling Quilt - Round 1

This is no secret, I realized at some point.  So here it is,the first round on the traveling quilt. It is Marty's quilt.  It is going to be huge if people keep adding large rounds.  So I just added some sides.  Even so, it was an additional 10 inches.

I really like the effect of the circles.  Even though they are not full circles, you see circles because your mind fills in the rest!  An illusion!

I can't wait to see my next project!

glen

More Houses

Here is my collection of houses as of today for the Louisiana Traveling Quilt.  And I finally got some dates and a rotation for the quilt to travel  though Louisiana!

Aren't they darling?

I have a bunch of trees to add and about 7 or 8 more houses to make.  Then it starts its travels near the end of May.  I can also send some of my little 3 inch houses!   Remember them?

There are 10 off us in the group and each will get a chance to work on each quilt.

I can't wait to start getting the quilts in and working on that first one.

I went over to the Red Stick Shop today since they were having a sale on inventory so they wouldn't have to move it.  Not much of a sale though, but I did buy 2 pieces at 50% off because I finished the bolt.

Tomorrow we are going to Ashley's house for the Traditional Non-Sectarian Easter Brunch that is usually at Carrie's house.  I am surprised she didn't want to do it here......she is a strange child, I will say that with certainly.

I just sat here watcihg TV in the middle of the night.  I was flipping channels, nothing good is ever on.  And I found a show that was titled "Outrageous 911 Calls"  I laughed so hard.  It was so funny.  Real 911 calls.

One was a guy who was driving home after a long shift at some plant and he hits a deer.  He gets out and surveys the damage to his car, and seees the deer dead.  So he figures to capitalize on the situation and puts the deer into the back seat.  During the ride it wakes up!  And starts biting him on the back of the neck.  He can't get it out of his car and he is bleeding all over the place.  And now it is tearing up the back of his car. 

So he finds a phone booth and calls 911.  From out of nowhere there comes a dog who  has smelled the blood and the deer and starts biting the man on the phone.   Now he is being attacked by the dog!  He is beating the dog off wih a tree limb and the dog grab the limb and he is left defensless! 

The cops finally aarrive to save him.

Then a man called 911 to report an iintruder in the house while he is in the shhower.  He knows they have a gun and he needs help fast.  Turns out he broke into the house after the owner left for work and was taking a shower before stealing stuff.  And the owner came home becuase he forgot somenting.  They are both on the phone to 911 at the same time! 

There were several more, and I laughed so hard, now I am not  sleepy!.