"Prairie Stockings" blocks finished

I did manage to make all the blocks for the Prairie Stockings quilt pattern in Lori Holt’s book Prairie Home book which has LOTS of ideas/patterns in it. I think the book is about $40 but there are so many patterns in it, the price per amazing design makes it well worth it. I can’t wait to try about 10 of them - at least…if not more like 15 that are in this book!

I convinced Rachael to carry it - so you can order it here if you wish.

Anyway, while on this trip, I knew that we are coming closer to time to travel again, which means it is almost time to pack away the sewing machine and all my tools.

I decided to see if I had time to make up the 50 stockings blocks in this pattern.

At first I laughed at the pattern—at the IDEA of this design.

Then it niggled at me that I really thought it was cute.

I wanted to make it - as it looked pretty simple but oh so fun.

I had finished my English Cottages and wasn’t in the mood to start working on the next blocks that were similar - some Summer Houses (also a BOM by Shabby Fabrics) as I don’t have all the blocks - and just couldn’t bring myself to do all that applique - even though it’s super simple with blocks that are already cut out- just fuse and blanket stitch them on.

Anyway…

I wanted to piece.

And, amazingly enough, I did have the time.

It took a lot of time to actually cut them out, but I did. I chose 50 different fabrics, almost all, but NOT ALL, were Lori Holt fabrics.

I had brought some with me from Rachael including a fat quarter bundle like this one. I managed to use up enough of the fabrics I brought including some I purchased along the way so that I can fit them all into this tub for travel up north and then back south. I had had too much, but decided to just work hard out of these fabrics until I got them down to fitting into the container.

And I did manage to do so.

All 50 of the blocks are done.

One again, because I don’t have a good place to lay out my blocks, I decided to just make the blocks and wait to finish up the top when I get to where I can lay out the blocks without having to use the grass.

 

I couldn’t resist using this maker fabric in these blocks.

 

So, I packaged the blocks all up and the remaining background fabric for the border into a 2 gallon freezer zipper bag and just put them all with my other projects I’ve been working on this trip.

So there you are. I was pretty intense when working on these blocks so I didn’t take other pictures along the way.

I’m so sorry. When I finish it, I’ll share more photos of this quilt/the blocks.

Thanks so much for coming along with me on this journey.

Have a great day wherever you are reading this!

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