Red and White Churn Dash Blocks

Okay, let's get back to work! But, quilting is never work, right? It's lots of fun!

I am currently working on several projects. One of them is a red and white Churn Dash quilt.

I love red and white quilts! They are just such happy quilts!

This quilt is from allpeoplequilt.com.

The pattern is free!

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/holiday-quilts/christmas/candy-cane-quilt

My sister, Jann and I has a Churn-Dash-Fest a few weeks ago and made 120 of the quilt blocks!

We divided them between us and each took home 60 to use in a quilt someday. 

It was a lot of fun to see them all together. Fun, don't you think?

The pattern that I have been working on is from 

lollyquiltz.blogspot.com. 

Carla is a member of a Modern Quilt Group and likes to work with fun, crazy, modern fabrics. 

I really enjoy looking at what she is doing. It inspires me.

I'm working with fabrics that are more traditional. There are some fun, crazy fabrics in these blocks, too. There are chevrons, stripes, polka dots and even some coke bottles!

Do you see the coke bottle shape?

I have been thinking about how to use the blocks... what layout to use.

These are a few of my ideas.

None of these feel quite right, yet.

Something more needs to be added.

Some twist that would make it extra-special and exciting.

My trip to a Baltimore Museum

I went to a Baltimore, Maryland Museum recently... to see the quilts, of course!

Yep, that's me.

Boy, I really needed to fix my hair that day!

 I really liked this Lone Star quilt. 

I doubt that I will ever make one but it is really cool.

I want to make a red and white quilt. 

I really liked this one.

The Crazy Quilt was my granddaughter's favorite quilt.

She has such fun tastes!

The Baltimore Album Quilts were the ones that I actually went to the Museum to see.

This is a beautiful applique quilt, too

But, I especially liked the hand quilting on it.

I was intrigued with the design 

and wondered if I could attempt the same idea on my longarm.

Hmmm, maybe and maybe not!

651 Red and White Quilts!

A women in New York has been accumulating red and white quilts since the 1950's. She has 651 quilts! 651! They are on display in an armory in New York for her 80th birthday present from her husband. Read the article about her. The quilts are amazing! 651!

I love this New York Beauty Quilt. I think that it is my favorite.

Her collection makes me want to make a red and white quilt... how about you?

Watch the youtube of the show.