A Happy Mail Day

Lots of happy colors and blocks in the mail box today to brighten my day.

These swap blocks are for my

Happy Garden Block Quilt

I also received the last block for 

My Scrappy Heart Block Swap Quilt Started Here

It is a gray day with rain moving in this afternoon.

A good day to stay inside and sew.

May you have a happy quilty day, too!

It's a Happy Block Day!

These are the first of many swap blocks that are arriving in my mailbox

in lovely squishie envelopes.

I posted about this  winner take all block lotto

 Here

and these were the blocks I made for the lucky winner of this months drawing.

Well guess what?

 I was the lucky winner!

Here are the cutting instructions I posted for making these 8.5" blocks.

I will be have about 30 blocks to make my quilt

This would give me a quilt about 45" by 54"

with no sashing or border.

I am thinking I would like a larger lap size quilt.

So I have decided on a setting that will add narrow white borders 

and then an outer border to make a block variation

of this block ...

Garden Fence Quilt Block Tutorial 

@ Freemotion by the River

I have always wanted to make a Garden Fence Quilt.

This seems like the perfect time and use of my lovely

Here are the Happy Blocks that arrived today!

I have the start of a wonderful floral garden quilt

Oh, Happy Block Day!