Melva at Melva Loves Scraps has been teasing us with this Sew-Along by making the prettiest blocks inspired by the Little House series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Last week she released the first block, a Maple Leaf framed by log cabin blocks. The inspiration for Block 1, in Melva's words, "The family lived off the land. Pa hunted the wildlife, they grew a garden, and they tapped the maple trees to make maple syrup." To find more information about the SAL click the logo in my sidebar. It is not too late to join in!
Although I knew this SAL was coming up, I had chosen neither a colorway nor any fabrics So yesterday I stood in front of my fabric shelves and just picked fabrics I liked and ended up with a flower garden theme/palette. I will add to my fabric pull as we go along, but so far I like the mix - and I love the block.
2026 SAHRR Week 3
"Puss In The Corner" blocks
Emily from The Darling Dogwood chose "Animal Kingdom" as the prompt for round 3 of the SAHRR. This could be an applique, a block that looks like an animal, fabric with animals, or a block named after an animal. A big thank-you to Kathleen for posting photos of a variety of animal themed blocks. My best connection to the animal kingdom is through my cats, so I chose the "Puss In The Corner" block.
I am making two blocks for each prompt in harmonizing colors for the starting panel.
2026 A Quilting Life BOM
Sherri at A Quilting Life released the second block (top block in photo) for the month of February. My blocks are being made with a Peppermint Bark layer cake by Moda.
I am adding my post to the following:
Melva's Little House SAL
Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch
SAHRR block is added to the linkup at Emily's blog
How funny! I am working on A Quilting Life’s February BOM right now. Yours is so pretty! Puss in the corner is a great choice for the SAHRR.
ReplyDeleteyour blocks are coming along pretty good! I like the newest one you show
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy, Linda! Your maple leaf block for Melva's QAL looks great! I haven't had a chance to start on that yet, but maybe this week. Love the other blocks, too. You have the prettiest colors!
ReplyDeleteI did Sherri's BOM last year, and take naps under that cheery quilt. Yours is coming along nicely! And nice to know that your cats will be represented on your SAHRR quilt -- the Puss in the Corner blocks are cute!
ReplyDeleteAll three of your quilt alongs are developing beautifully! The puss in the corner blocks are perfect for your SAHRR. Happy stitching this week.
ReplyDeleteYou are keeping up with all the QAL! I am behind on SAHRR, but so far am in line with my other 2. I should have gone with the 1-2 block version for SAHRR. LOL Love all the color ways you are using.
ReplyDeleteI love the LH block... well, all of them actually. Your colors are beautiful and complement each other perfectly! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteOh my, LInda! You have been busy. I absolutely love the maple leaf / log cabin block. The newest SAHRR blocks look nice next to the panel. And the AQL blocks in the Christmas fabrics...superb!
ReplyDeleteLove your SAHRR blocks, they will work well with the rest of the quilt. Your AQL BOM blocks look better than mine! I haven't posted mine yet - soon!
ReplyDeleteThree going at once?! You are a busy quilter!!! They're all 3 cute as the dickens!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for the SAHRR blocks. Your blocks are harmonizing wonderfully with your panel!
ReplyDeleteSo many projects, Linda! I am totally impressed. Love the maple leaf in the log cabin and your fabric choices are so pretty. Puss in the Corner is perfect for this round of SAHRR. The christmas blocks are gorgeous. You have some beauties that you are making good progress on.
ReplyDeleteGreat maple leaf log cabin block. Love your peppermint bark progress too.
ReplyDeleteThese look great! Puss in the Corner is such a great classic block, and it goes really well with what you have so far.
ReplyDeleteWow but you are busy. All of your work looks great. Another first for me is using a panel as the centre of a project like the SAHRR. Great idea.
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