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!
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