Grandmother's Choice #7: Alice's Flag

Since I started feeling not-so-hot on Saturday, I did not even think about what I was going to do with this applique block.   Those of you who followed along with the Civil War BOW with me know how I feel about applique blocks.  So.... do I just omit this block... or sub another?

In honor of the males (most likely married) who were opposed to women's suffrage, I decided to sub Contrary Husband for Alice's Flag.

Pretty amazing, isn't it?

There are a number of ways to make Contrary Husband and most use the HST method.   Me.... for the first time, I went to BlockBase and looked up the block so I could get the measurements without having to do a lot of figuring.   I found another way to make this block and decided it would be a good one to practice some Y-seams!  Yea, me!

I make an error in cutting the blue fabric for the 1930s fabric block... but it was fixable.

The second block went together faster and I have to say I do like this block without the HSTs...

And for all the women who worked for the right for women to vote:   Thank you!

JL QAL Block #3

After dropping off Cowabunga Florabunda off to be quilted, I pulled the 3rd FQ to make a JL block.

Here are the current assortment of blocks... and yes, two are not oriented correctly.

I wish I could take better photos.

Something I Can Do

The videos and photos from Japan bring home the suffering of the Japanese people after surviving both an earthquake and the resulting tsunami.... and who are now facing the worry of a possible nuclear meltdown.  Horrifying, devastating, life-altering... the loss of life, of homes, of communities.  I can't begin to imagine.  How helpless I feel... what can one person do?

Bonnie of Quiltville! posted about a drive to send quilts to Japan for those who are without heat, electricity, and even homes.  Quilters Newletter in CO will be the collecting site for donated quilts to be shipped to Patchwork Tsushin in Tokyo, who will distribute the quilts to those in need.  If you'd like to donate a quilt, the mailing address and instructions are on Bonnie's blog.

I felt an urge to join in but time is of the essence but I'm not in the position to whip up a quilt in a week or two.  Then, I saw a comment on Bonnie's blog from Beth of Love Laugh Quilt who is asking for 8.5" double four-patch blocks.  Beth will collect the blocks and make a quilt to donate!  (Instructions for making the blocks are on Beth's blog.)

Beth, the angel who will be making the quilt

Well, shoot... I can make a few blocks!  So I did! 

 

Beth emailed me her snail mail address and the blocks will go out in the post this morning.