When I had posted the block that I drafted and the finished block on one of my facebook groups, someone had seen the block and knew the background! She said it is in this book by Jan Halgrimson and I just had to go search for it. It was out of print (1980) and I found a used copy that arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Well, it probably arrived on Friday but I forgot to check the mail. I love the book - black and white and just has drawings of the blocks and the part shapes. So fun!
This is what 4 of the blocks will look together. I love the effect.
Today I plan to start stitching this second block that I prepped this week. It was way too hot to think of stitching on it at horses yesterday... feels like 102 was a bit much!
They always ask who she wants to ride or who she normally rides. Normally it is Prism who canters.... today Julvia was back and asked if she wanted to ride Prism, Elwood.... or Lance! She had said Prism before Lance was mentioned and it got changed immediately. She fell in love with Lance while at camp and boy was he stubborn but she got him to behave. Seems he is even taller than Prince so she was pretty high up!
He of course got treats after - a couple of carrots and an apple.
Linking up with the other slow stitchers over at Kathy's Quilts.
7 comments:
nice that Em has the riding to do and that they are open - I would think it is fairly easy to social distance on a horse. Love that block you are making but yes kind of hot to do anything in quilting or crochet when it is hot outside
That is a great diagram of the 4 blocks together - love the center design that is created! It's good your girl still loves her horses even when it's so hot like that. She looks like she's really concentrating up there!
Really pretty blocks!
Oh that is going to make for a very interesting quilt! How cool that someone remembered it in a book. I love older quilting books they have all the traditional patterns that I love. You talking about Em choosing which horse to ride reminded me of all the differnt personalities I have ridden in my youth!
How fun to track down the book... these blocks will make a very cool secondary pattern!
So nice you could find the book! Great blocks! It was 104 here last week, on a day I had to go out in the afternoon! Happy stitching!
Great post! The horse is a beauty! Hot here also and going to get hotter this week! More indoors!
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