Blocks from the Past

Here we go.....

I first found some nice fabric from my stash....................

I had page 48 Aunt Sukey's Choice. Since quilting is an art I love putting my own spin on things. I'm calling it Aunt Sukey's switch-a-ruskey, you'll see why on the finished block .

Follow instructions for flying geese if you're not familiar with this.

And voila the switch-a-ruskey!

The next block is on page 49 Union. It was a bit daunting when I first saw it with all those small pieces but it turned out to be my favorite. I like to read the instruction all the way through and get all the cutting done and lay out so I know which pieces go where.

With all those HST I kite tailed them as they were sewn together, this makes for less cutting and speeds up the process a bit.

I found it easiest to start in the center and move out. I squared up the block between attaching F to E's and E's to D's.

The third block is page 81, Wild Grapes, which if I would have got to by today I would definitely have machine appliqued with the grapes and leaves and then some hand embroidery for the branches.

These 2 are friends.