Around 12 years ago you could buy dozens of UFO’s from the 1930’s in all stages of a quilt for a few dollars. I bought several of them as I hated to think they would just end up in the dump. Most of the ones I bid on only a few others added a bid so they were only around $25.00 at the most, below is one lot I received. I was rather surprised as in the photo’s the hearts looked like 2 hearts not one heart with part of a heart, I had not made hearts up like this before, but there is always a first for every thing, the other stumbling block was the quilter had only aloud just over 1/16th for the seam?????? May be she was going to do a black blanket stitch to appliqué the blocks but I wanted to needle turn appliqué the blocks SO I cut my templates from the freezer paper smaller than the template supplied.
Around 12 years ago I brought these shapes from the USA they are a quilters from the 1930s UFO ?????? Nearly all the shapes had been cut out and penciled marked with a 1/16th seam allowance??????
I finally put them together like this but felt there was meant to be more to this block and went searching the net. I found lots of Rose of Shannon blocks but nothing quiet like this one 12 years ago on the net. But the below were the closest I could find. Most I found had some green leaves in them.
Another 1930s block in pink and green, but small points that were in my collection were dark pink not green. So I then decided that may be they were to be buds and I needed a green shape for the tip of the bud to be showing??????
Pinks and green 1930 block May be this is how it was to be but I just did not like the shape of the green and how it stuck out of the heart!!!!!!!
So I finally designed this shape for my green. I was sure green was in the original block but it was not with the pieces any more.
One completed block. I did not like the bud sticking out of the hearts so set them like the above. I also added a little yellow to my centre. Now to finish some more why haven’t I????? because I can not find the fabric I used for the backing 5 years ago!!!!! sound familiar LOL I use to say There are not enough hours in a day to do all the things I want to do, and a friend said to me “yes there are, BUT there are is not enough time to do the things YOU want to do and the things you NEED to do” very very true so now I just get one and do what I can. 
I cut out all my shapes in freezer paper ready to make some more but could not find my material for the backing, so glad I did loose it as now as I will use wash away freezer paper and will not have to remove the shapes so it will give more body to this very very fine cotton material. It is a very tight weave but ohhh so fine.
I have been quilting my sample quilt I’m repairing the last week so there is really nothing to show there, many hours of quilting by hand but nothing much to show. SO decided to show you the above instead this week.
Update 12.30pm Wed
My snow white cacti is about to burst in to flower another week and it will be beautiful.
My front porch is almost back to normal after the septic problems
He was in my bedroom last night his body is about 1 1/4 inches long, all though he is missing 4 legs one side you can see one is growing back and the other 3 will also, when I released him just now he scurried off like a piece of greased lightening so is has not slowed him down at all. Yesterday I found a nest of ants in one of my quilting draws, these ants are about 1 1/4inchs long but very docile so was able to carry the draw out side with out them swarming over me, I guess they didn’t want to spend the winter outside in the cold !!!!!!
Off to link up with Esther now on her WOW I love her designs and have enjoyed linking up with her every Wednesday now for 5 years or more.
http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com/
Thanks for dropping in Cheers Glenda
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