Monday, May 14, 2012

Design Wall Monday Block Exchange


Good day everyone. I hope your Mother's day was a good one. Mine was. I did not get much time to sew because we were so busy.

Let us take a look at my design wall today. I have called this block "Alberta Fields". I have signed up for a block exchange with the Edmonton and District Quilter's Guild. Our guild and the Napa Valley Quilt guild is doing a quilt block exchange and the blocks are due in Wednesday. Alberta Fields is my block for the non traditional group and measures 12 1/2". I have used some of my hand dyed fabric and then added long stitches to the bottom of the yellow field.


This block is called North Winds. I have used some rose prints as the flower for Alberta is the wild rose. I kind of laugh at north winds, as I am sure in winter the ladies in Napa Valley do not look forward to getting north winds from cold Alberta. I have added today's post to the linky page on Patchwork Times. If you would like to see more Design Wall Monday go check it out.


I gave my Mother a new seam ripper for Mother's Day yesterday. Her's is on the bottom and mine is the one on the top (mine is an old one and was a test). I have been playing with polymer clay for years and find I go back to it sometimes. I made a cane of clay, black dot then white and black then added green and back to black and white again. I then slice disks of colour from a cane. Mom's seam ripper has a couple of larger canes and then the small size.


I also covered this little tin lid with the rest of the cane of clay. I drink tea and love to buy loose tea in these tins. I am not sure what I will store in my little tin now that the tea is gone. I may have to decorate the side of the tin next. If you want to see the cane work I did a post sometime ago on Cane work.

3 comments:

  1. Kathy, I love the Alberta fields block... There are many places in the prairy states in the states that look like that. I also love the seam rippers! Is there a trick to cutting the canes so the colors don't smear together? It look like a lot of fun. Oh, I also think the string piecing in the last post looks awesome and I bet it is for an Orca Bay quilt!

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  2. Your blocks are very pretty. We get the cold winds here from Canada and I don't always appreciate it ;), but your block is great. Hand dyed fabrics is perfect for your block. I am sure your Mom loved her gift. You have so many talents!!

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  3. Cathy, can we have a polymer clay play date? I love theses!!

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