A few brighter flowers for my garden. I had some like these tucked away and decided to make a few more as a plan is slowly forming for this quilt which will involve some of the very delicately coloured flowers together with some brighter ones.
My klosjes production has dropped off rather considerably in the past few weeks, but a couple more have been added to the group now and I hope to make at least two or three each week.
And something that has been in the back of my mind for ages — some 4-patch blocks that finish at 2″. I’m not sure where I’m going with these but I have a box full of 1″ squares that are ready to piece. Sometimes it’s fun to just take a few minutes to stitch one or two of these little blocks and slowly, but surely, there will be enough to make a small quilt. Or I may use these in a postage stamp quilt, which is another long-term project on my quilt “bucket” list.
I was actually contemplating how marvelous it would be to have 48-hour days, 24 of which could be dedicated to quilting. It was a complete flight of fantasy — I was thinking about all those lovely hours of daylight during the summer and the fact that one would still only need 8 hours sleep per day, even a 48-hour day. Just think about all that could be fit in that remaining 40 hours!!
Tuesday was another wonderfully hot and sunny day. The rain they had forecast, and which we do rather need, didn’t materialize. I think we’re going to have a nice hot summer which will make up for last year’s non-summer!
Smudge was wide awake, lounging on the couch.
Lester, a bit soft focus.
Quilt Obsession 
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Lovely Cathi – really lovely 🙂
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Hmmmm… 48 hour days, now there is a wonderful concept! It would be wonderful to have all the day light hours and seemingly unending sewing time! Love the flowers! Lester looks surprised.
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Lester appears to be contemplating one of your new quilt projects…could we be thinking kitty quilt here? 😉 Ahhh,
this tired mommy could sure use a 48 hour day…wow, would that be nice!!!!
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Your flowers are lovely and they are so bright and cheery!
Do you enjoy inklingo? I have been thinking about using it. Just trying to get some information about it. Looks easy. Is it?
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Love the fabrics of your flowers, great!
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Lovely flowers! I especially like the one with the pansies.
And also some klosjes… and those cute little 4-patches….
It’s a pleasure to visit your blog.
Joke.
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Lovely little blocks. I’m about ready do start up some hand work soon. It’s starting to finally warm up around here which makes hand quilting rather hot.
Crispy
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I can’t wait to see what the little flowers will evolve into. I have about 57 (10″) flower blocks that await something…did them about 6 years ago and there they sit 😦 YOu have to tell me….what was Lester saying when you took that photo!LOL!
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Lovely flowers. I also made a klosjesquilt last year. Kind regards from the Netherlands.
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Great!
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VERY pretty! And those four patches are so sweet. And I think *I’m* crazy working with 2″ squares. Wow!
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What sweet little hexies and 4 patches! Love the colors.
Lester is such a cutie in this pic….he looks like he is trying to make a comment!
Enjoy your day and have fun quilting!
Hugs, Karen
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your little blocks are so nice…. I like them very much!
Heike und Bruno
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Cathi, what interesting fabrics you have used this week , love them , and I see you are making klosjes as well as clamshells , that must keep your fingers busy 😉
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Lovely flowers, especially the colors!!
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Those spool blocks CAUGHT MY EYE!!!
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Very lovely early summer flowers. You know, my daddy use to say that it was a good thing it got dark so that he’d go to bed… 🙂 Never enough hours! XO
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I really like those flowers!
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Forty-eight hour days would work for me!
It has been so hot and humid that I weeded my front flower garden and trimmed boxwoods after dark, by lamplight Tuesday night and tonight (around 7 pm) I weeded and turned over my little veggie patch in the pouring rain. Boy, did that feel good!
I see the sun and heat have made your flowers grow so bright and beautiful. Sweet klosjes and your little squares makes me think about starting my Postage Stamp quilt.
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Oh, Cathi! Your little flowers are FABULOUS! oh, what a beautiful meadow your quilt will be!
Hexies have pushed Klosjes to the side around here as well…
I really need to get back and focus a bit on them before sat.
I love the idea you propose, no not the 48 hour one… oh, please, what would I do about the kids! 🙂 No, the idea of making little 4 patches ‘just because’. I have been collecting half square triangles like that, and I think one day, i’ll have a lovely bonus quilt, ‘just because’!
🙂 Bring on the SUN!
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Some lovely hexy flowers and your other blocks look very pretty too!
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Oh I love these fabrics!
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Cute little 4-patches! I, too , have a postage stamp quilt on my wish list, and a bag of slowly increasing 1.5 inch squares!
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Very pretty flowers Cathi and I love the colours of your klosjes.
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