Sentimental Stitches

We are coming to the end of our Applique in May series of blocks from the Sally Post Floral Sampler. Each day when I post the pattern I am amazed at how beautiful such simple blocks can be. Imagine them in batiks - 1930s solids - hand dyes - even Kaffe Fasset would be fun. I might just make a block in each one of them!

I know how life can get in the way of checking in each day to print your pattern. Just look what's happened to me with the Amish Sampler Mystery quilt. I am still waiting for more background fabric so I can stitch the next block. I am beginning to think I should just do a pencil drawing so you can move forward on that quilt.

At any rate here's what we're going to do with the Sally Post Floral Sampler -
On June 7 all of the blocks will be available online for free. That's my birthday and I'm throwing myself a party. You're all invited so stop by and get all the blocks you may have missed. I'm going to celebrate for two days so you have until the morning of June 9 to check in. After that I'll go back to the block of the month format that's on the quilt's page. That way new quilter's can start the quilt and collect blocks on a regular basis. I know there will be someone who can't wait for each month to pass so the complete pattern will be in the online store for purchase.

Sally Post Floral Sampler Block 30
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How's the title of this post for making you wonder if I've lost my mind? I'm more than a little tired this morning after a terrible night in the woods. I don't like things I can't explain so when Clutch and I got back from Grand Rapids on Tuesday night to find the lamp in the bedroom broken and dangling by a cord I was a little puzzled. I went to bed early last night tired from the trip to GR and a slightly stressful day at work having half of the lights in the store blow out. At 1:30am I heard a loud crash, bang, bang and Clutch went into a barking frenzy. I froze like a pillar of salt in bed for about 30 seconds leaving brave little Clutch to fight the unknown. I finally summoned up some courage and ventured out from the bedroom to find a little shelf had fallen off the wall in the kitchen. Now how does that happen? Nothing on the shelf was broken but my partially filled Lampe Berger was dangling upside down still dripping it's scented oil all over a wood cutting board on top of the microwave and flowing onto the counter. I can't begin to tell you what it's like to clean up scented oil in the middle of the night. Looking at it again this morning, I still can't figure out how it fell. Both nails are in the wall right where they should be. Nothing heavy on the shelf. I just don't know. For now I'll have to add it to life's little mysteries.

Sally Post Floral Sampler Block 29
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