Originally Posted by Blueridgebeverly (Post 8463362)

Marcia, if living a good life is the best revenge, you sure have had the last word. And you have independence to make your own choices.

Dotty, I’ll let you know if we end up in the UK! We traveled to the UK in 1986. He was in Birmingham for a conference. So each morning, I walked to the train and took it somewhere new. I visited London on several days, Chester, Warwick, and Coventry. We visited again in 2011 with our children. We divided our time between Edinburgh and London on that trip. I love history. Walking everywhere — it was all around us.

Originally Posted by Teen (Post 8463418)

BattleAxe...the strong always persevere...you are a testament to that!

Oh, how I would love to visit London...or Europe in general. Dang COVID...

I stopped at a “new to me” quilt shop today...little hole in the wall and almost missed seeing its sign. However, I just couldn’t buy anything there...she had cats crawling everywhere...smelly....ugh! She explained she fosters cats. I counted 6 from 2ft in the doorway. Good for her but she should keep them home....and close her shop....Unbelievable that she felt it is ok to operate that way. She’ll have to do without my support. No thanks!

I purchased a project storage container for HJ today. Gotta keep me organized...lol

Originally Posted by Blueridgebeverly (Post 8462595)

That is a gorgeous block, Teen. What collection is the background fabric with the story? That is so cool.

Originally Posted by Macybaby (Post 8463742)

I'm still debating on what to do for the background, if I want to do all the same or different. One interesting look is to do rounds of the same background so the layout ends up looking a bit like a medallion quilt.

I got to thinking and realized I've got several sampler quilts that I want to be working on. I've got Dear Jane, Nearly Insane, Dear Jen (Jen Kingwell sampler) and now Harriet's journey. I do love samplers!

Originally Posted by DottyD (Post 8460760)

Would you like to join me in making the blocks from Jennifer Chiaverini's new quilt book called Harriet's Journey ? I hope this is allowed for me to post this here ?

I live in the UK and love making Sampler quilts. I have already made Sylvia's Bridal Sampler and The Loyal Union Sampler and also Dear Jane by Brenda Papadakis.

You will need to buy the book to be able to join in and participants are not permitted to share copies of the book's contents, there will be no patterns given and there is no sign-up required, but I would love to hear from you if you are interested.

A schedule still has to be worked out if there is going to be one! This is open for discussion, would you like more than one block a month ? Do you want an assignment or pick your own block or blocks.

Here you can ask questions, share tips and share photos of your blocks.

I look forward to starting this journey with you !

Originally Posted by Little Lulu (Post 8463905)

I have read all of the Elm Creek series and LOVE Jennifer Chiaverini's books.
YES, I would like to join in. I have some medical issues and may not be able to start and/or keep up, but I would like to be included so as I can be a part and catch up if I do get behind.

Originally Posted by Macybaby (Post 8463742)

I got to thinking and realized I've got several sampler quilts that I want to be working on. I've got Dear Jane, Nearly Insane, Dear Jen (Jen Kingwell sampler) and now Harriet's journey. I do love samplers!