Originally Posted by WMUTeach

I have two boom blocks for Terriamn. One is a "Day/Night" block and the other is called Cross Country but I have also seen it named "Mississippi" Block. Maybe more blocks later today. For now, I need to make three more pillowcases so I can turn in 10 for the pediatric ward at a local hospital tomorrow.

Originally Posted by moonwork42029

Our granddaughter that lives in far Western Wyoming landed the part of "The Mad Hatter" in her 5th grade play. We've talked to her about the play several times and she is sooo excited for it. During one conversation she typed that it would be wonderful if we could come see it .... My hubby & I had already talked about going there (1350 miles 1 way ) and surprise her ... but we had to figure out the logistics of it with her parents. Kids these days are so busy it was hard to get to talk with the adults without being on speaker phone to hear the grands also.

Finally we got to say we were coming & verified the timing would work out. We went from flying (argh .. all the restrictions made it a nightmare), to driving our Explorer ( ugh, hate getting hotels, etc) soooo after much (and I do mean much) back and forth, we are taking our Class C RV and driving. We'll leave Tuesday morning and our live in granddaughter will be in charge of the Possum Trot homestead.

With packing & getting the RV ready to roll (plus having to clean off the table for a Mother's Day Grill out that ended up at our house, lol), I haven't gotten to sew the last couple days. Looks like I will be out and about for about 10 days ... I will try to post from the road.

Dang, with all that, I forgot why I started this ... dang train ran off the track again and got side tracked ... Our granddaughter did my nails for the play and I think she did an amazing job. Being the onery Nana I am, I sent a photo to our Mad Hatter and said we did them in support of her role in the play. She was thrilled to see them and said thanks so much ... I hope she is just as thrilled when she gets home from school and sees our RV in their driveway.

Originally Posted by bibliostone

Moon, your granddaughter did a fantastic job on your nails, very artistic.
A polka dot love block for Hav4boys and a star for JaniceMcM.

Originally Posted by WMUTeach

One from yesterday.... made for Hav4boys.

I will be away for a day. Off to Purdue for my granddaughter's graduation tomorrow morning. See ya'll Friday

Originally Posted by All2Pieces

WMUTeach - I had two of your baggies of Civil War reproduction fabric to work with so I went looking for my muslin. LOL. I also thought your flowers could use some pollinators, so I added some bees.

Barbara Brackman's "Civil War Sampler, 50 Quilt Blocks with Stories from History", was at my local quilt shop this week. It's a wonderful book, well researched, with stories from diaries, journals, newspapers, etc., Ms. Brackman is pretty famous for her work as a quilt historian. Many of the patterns in this book were reprinted in the 1920s and 30s and have been known by several names. What I know as Churn Dash she names Lincoln's Platform, with a story from Lincoln's inauguration. The second block is called Comfort Quilt and she references Dorothea Dix and her work in Civil War hospitals. I hope you like them.

Originally Posted by All2Pieces

SewBizGirl - Here's a block using your whales. It's simple, I know, but I hope you like the mix of batiks.

Originally Posted by bibliostone

For Lstew, a star frame block

Originally Posted by terriamn

We are finally home and don’t plan on any more trips till August. We put 6,000 miles on our car since we left Texas. Time for another oil change

Janice and Sewbiz I had turnip greens served with vinegar. Oh my they were delicious! It’s definitely something you can’t get around here, will have to sit down and go through some recipes.

Hubby found this print at one of the quilt shops, My granddaughter has chosen Winnie the Pool for her nursery and she has so many books collected already for the little one. We knew she would love it. What ever pattern I decide on it will be something quick, to be truthful Pooh and I have seen to much of each other lately.

Had planned on sewing tomorrow it’s supposed to be rain and wind tomorrow but hubby still wants to go to the lake. If weather is tooo bad it will be a good excuse to head home and sew

On the ride home I was reading about early quilt blocks and trying to unify them to one name instead of every region having a different name. Very interesting