Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

Blogger's BOM

Here's the May block for the Blogger's Block of the Month. I did once simple change in the corner blocks and got two completely different blocks. I like them both! This block design comes courtesy of Cathy at Cabbage Quilts.

Here are all of the blocks together so far. I think I'm really going to like this quilt a lot!

Here's the final layout that I'm going with.

I've gotten the inside sahsing and the print pieces of the border cut. Next month I'll cut the rest of the white. I'll be ready to start doing some sewing in July. This one is going to go on one of the guest house twin beds. I think it will make a very welcoming bed.

Check out Jackie's blog and the links on the sidebar for the previous months blocks and be sure to visit all of the other block designers.

September - Sherri McConnell - A Quilting Life

October - Vicki Welsh - Field Trips in Fiber

November - Stephanie Dunphy - Loft Creations

December - Pat Sloan - The Voice Of Quilting

January - John Adams - Quilt Dad

February - Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter

March - Allison Harris - Cluck, Cluck, Sew

April - Amy Lobsiger - Mrs. Schmenkmen Quilts

May - Cathy Underhill - Cabbage Quilts

June - Pam Vieira-McGinnis - Pam Kitty Morning

July - Victoria Findlay Wolfe - Bumble Beans Inc.

August - Amy Ellis - Amy's Creative Side

September - Sarah Fielke - The Last Piece

October - Jackie Kunkel - Canton Village Quilt Works 

Also you can add your blocks ot the Flickr group and see how the blocks look in lots of different fabrications.

 

 

Nest Box Watch

We checked on the nest boxes last night and they are all doing well.

I left this image large and you can click on it to make it even larger. There are 7 baby Tree Swallows! There are 4 on her left and 3 on the right. This box is going to be crammed full in a few days.

The Eastern Bluebirds have finished off their new nest. Hopefully this cluthc will make it.

Finally the female was away from box 3 long enough for me to see that there are 6 eggs here.

New in the shop

I have lots to show you today because I have been remiss in keeping you up to date on the shop.

First I have added a brand new gradient called Twilight and I've restocked lots of other gradients.

Black

Seaworthy

Geranium

Rappahannock Sunset

and others! You can see all 46 gradients in stock here.

I also added several new shibori fabrics including

Funabashi

Misawa

and

Noshiro

The new fabric palette will be out next week along with the new newsletter.  If you have made something with my fabric be sure to share it in the Flickr Group so you will be entered in the drawing for a personal 25% discount.