Half Log Cabin Blocks

This is the third block for the Pat Sloan 182 Day Solstice Challenge.  She always gives her blocks quirky names.  She's calling this Half Log Cabin Block, Tide Pool.  I decided to jazz up my versions.  I threw in the gold flying goose to echo the little gold bird in the center square, and I did an hour glass block for the other center square.

Here are all six blocks together.  I think they're pretty cool, of course, I'm prejudiced!

In other news, I mentioned in November that I was elected to be the new president of our local MQG, the Temecula Valley MQG.  Last night we had our first board meeting.  It was pretty interesting and I think everything will work.  I sure hope so.  Our first meeting of 2017 is in two weeks, I'll let you know how it goes.  I'm not nervous, but I've never been president of anything before!

May your bobbins always be full,

There's been a lot going on around here.

I just haven't been doing much blogging!  I put together 5 more Jacobs Ladder Blocks.  I've been intentionally breaking up the assembly of these blocks.  I think I learned my lesson from the Lawn Diamond Quilt and didn't want this to be another Most Boring Quilt in the World!  I still have some to work on.

Two years ago I joined Pat Sloan's 2015 QAL.  2015 was a bad year for me and having a QAL or two to look forward to was wonderful.  This year the QAL is called Pat Sloan’s 182 day Solstice Challenge.  It started last week.  This week I did a fabric pull and started playing catch-up.

The first block was a Churn Dash Block and I decided to make two.  One I turned around to be a Greek Cross.  I'm going to miss some weeks due to traveling, so I decided to make two of each block, in case I decide not to play catch-up, again.

This weeks' block is a split star block called Day Into Night.  I pulled some supplemental fabric and made these two blocks.  I'm biased, but I love them!

Here are all four blocks.  While I'm waiting for next weeks' release on Wednesday, I'll work on something else.  Probably more Jacobs Ladder blocks and I have an idea for a new quilt, too.

May your bobbins always be full,