Does anyone have an easy block to hand quilt while we are traveling by car next month?

I like to travel with applique.

Rose

The Cathedral Window! There's tutorial on here by Eddie, but his is done by machine, also making yo-yo's!

Grandmothers flower garden, I started one just a couple of weeks ago on a trip.

Do you do embroidery? I have a number of the 1930's quilt/embroidery patterns if your interested. I like them as they are fairly simple.

Grandmothers flower garden are my favorite!
I always am working on one!
usually take them to festivals and everyone stops to chat and ask questions.
It is also very easy so it doesn't take alot of concentration. I can take in the scenery, have a conversation and piece at the same time!

I do hand embroidery when hubby is driving. We did 17 states one summer going to see his family. I did some of aunt martha flowers. Its a mind less type of sewing . Good luck with your search

No, I don't do embroidery, I found early on, that it was not one of my talents!

Someone put a mock stained glass tutuorial on here just a few weeks ago, to do in the car, but I haven't been able to find it!

I'll look up Grandmothers Garden pattern to check it out!

Thanks for the ideas!

I make yo yos. They are very interruptible!

I did a sampler quilt that had each block quilted seperately and I had my blocks and hoop in a tote bag and took them out and worked on them.

English paper piecing Grandmothers Flower Garden is definitely a take-along project.You can pre-cut you shapes ahead of time. I made a queen size quilt that way

I suggest a redwork quilt. I'm doing a redwork in blue. I guess that makes it a bluework. It's a winter scene. Blue seems like it's cold to me. Anyway, there are a lot of pretty ones out there and you could work on that too.

Do hand embroidery or cut out circles in advance and make a bottle cap coaster. You make a yoyo and put a bottle cap in it. It takes 7 hand stitched together for the coaaster.
The circle should be 3" in diameter.
Ill put a picture of them on my webshots below.
dreamboat

You'd have to do some prep work, but how about working on a biscuit (or puff) quilt. Do a search on the board for Patty's Biscuit Quilts for directions.

I usually take a cheaters panel or a wholecloth mini to handquilt when I travel. It helps to pass the time especially when I go on a cruise as I am not one to lay around the pool. There are some great panels out there that would make nice gifts for special occasions.

You could also get the yoyo maker template in whatever size you like, or all of them.
You can cut strips into squares for the size you will need. You don't have to have circles.
They are easy and fun. JoAnn carries them. You can practically do them blindfolded :-D

My Grandmothers Flower Garden is my to go quilt.