Blocks of Mystery's Past

I really have nothing to show for the last week.

I finally sat down at my machine this morning and thought

I would just chain stitch through some Dresden blades...

some easie peasie mindless kind of stuff to do while 

still sipping on my first cup of tea.

About 10 minutes into the process I discovered that

I didn't have any thread in my machine.

So, I got up and stepped away from the machine!

I obviously needed that second cup of tea!

No progress before work today...

but all was not lost... I still got the benefit of sewing therapy.

I got to thinking about my BOM ghosts of mystery's past.

And if you are like me and didn't purchase the 

finishing kit that went along with it...

then, that fabric is probably long gone by now.

Here is a quilt that fits that example.
Finished way after the deadline.

I had gotten ambitious and came up with a setting for the blocks.

I totally winged it... trying to avoid the math part.
I should have taken notes for my future benefit.

I remember that I used leftovers from the blocks to make the piano key border.

Now that I  am in the BOM Rehab...

I might just need to start addressing setting solutions soon!

How about you?

Do you remember Eventide? Several people joined Thelma
of Cupcake n Daisies and made this quilt. I am looking at this and wondering if this pattern
has potential as a setting other blocks? .
I think those hourglass blocks might have good universal attributes.
How would you approach this?

It's Monday! BOM Rehab Time!

It's almost not fair to have rehab when I am sure there was a lot going on 

this past week for everyone.

But at least some people 

worked on their 

block of the month projects!

This is a wonderful BOM that Celine from Esprit Patch worked on. 

There are 32 stitchery blocks to this BOM called 

My Life is Beautiful. 

And from Blessings From Our Nest blog... Sherry created

this block- a finished,  March block, for Harrington and Hannah.

and also, 

this sweet little block by Gail Pan from the Arifil Designer of the Month block.

She is having a birthday and a giveaway... so please go wish her a happy birthday!

You might want to check out the link on her blog for this block while you are there.

You could make it too... just saying.

                                                     

These are a couple of finished blocks completed by Dorothy at Paws for Stitching

blog! A Jan Patek BOM from her LQS and of course Birdie Stitches!

Both are very cute!

Here is a sweet block for Heart and Home BOM made by Vivian's (Bronx Quilter).

You should see all of her Civil War  Chronicles blocks... she is getting close to the

end of that project!

Next we have the Designer Mystery BOM made by Darlene at Quilting Daze!

I think this is my favorite block so far! 

Here is the same block that Cheryl made over at Polka Dot and Ric Rac.

Do you see the stem blocks? I love this setting for the blocks. 

It's a cute idea... I am wondering if it is a finishing kit from FQS?

And here is another beautiful block from Sandra! 

I really love this block.

I can see that this is going to be gorgeous when the blocks are all together!

I am adding a linky tool so that if I missed your BOM Rehab post, you can add it in here:

I have to admit that I did not visit the rehab this past week. But I really want to get

busy and catch up with those girls that are doing the Designer Mystery Quilt from FQS. 

Spring, Sunflowers and Bees

I haven't gotten much of anything completed as I look back at last month.
I did make my Schnibbles projects and
I did finish this little Sunflower quilt... for a little bay-bee who arrived a couple of  weeks ago.

Isn't she bee-autiful!

We will have all of the family home... starting NOW... for the holiday weekend!

Happy Easter!

Wow Wednesday!

This was too much to show on Mosaic Monday, so I am going

to call this Wow Wednesday!

I am happy to have the Spring weather but 

if I lived here... this is the one reason I would 

hate to see winter leave...

Artist Simon Beck must really love the cold weather! Along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, he spends days plodding through the snow in raquettes (snowshoes), creating these sensational patterns of snow art. Working for 5-9 hours a day, each final piece is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in mathematical patterns and shapes that create stunning, sometimes 3D, designs when viewed from higher levels.