Welcome to the Color It Red blog hoppers!
I am excited to participate in the blog hop today!It's hard for me to spell "color" like this since Canadians add in a 'u' and spell it "colour" (and neighbour, and flavour, and honour, etc.)
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| growing block pile |
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This photo shows my sewing table in the process of sashing the blocks on 2 sides to prepare for the layout stage.
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| sewing sashing strips to 2 sides of each block |
I tried to take some great Canadian photos for the blog hop and although I had fun, I did not have much success. It was really cold and windy, so here are the photo shoot fails... rows of blocks blowing in the wind. Oh never mind.
How about rows of blocks on the snow? They kept blowing away and I was so cold by then that I just gave up, came inside and sewed the rows together. By the time that was done it was too dark to take an outside photo.
I'll post another outside shot on Thursday or Friday.
Thanks for the motivation to keep working on this project Carol!
Here are all the blog stops on the Color It Red blog tour today... enjoy!
February 19th
Kathy’s Quilts (that's me!)
Wow that's a stunning, and ambitious, quilt!
ReplyDeleteWe spell it colour too here in Australia. Your blocks look so great and your quilt is coming along beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing quilt! I love what you have done so far!! Have you thought about making it reversible so that you don't have such a huge quilt when you are done? Just an idea... Thanks so much for sharing and good luck on finishing!!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos, typically Canadian to go with a great quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love this fabulous quilt! It is even more precious with the history attached to it!
ReplyDeleteThat a striking red and white quilt Kathy! Love the blocks!
ReplyDeleteAll those blocks are so incredible in this quilt...wow! It's amazing how beautiful it became when you put it all together. This is really a stunning quilt! I cracked up when I read about your attempts to take photos outside. I don't think people understand our craziness when they see us taking photos of our quilts under hazardous weather conditions. LOL Thank you for risking frozen toes and noses to show us those lovely blocks! I'm so glad you hopped with us to share your red!
ReplyDeleteSuch a stunning, gorgeous quilt. Just like all the women it represents.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt will be amazing even if it does take you until the 175th anniversary!
ReplyDeleteSo many fun blocks. Beautiful in red and white.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is going to be fabulous! They blocks you have finished already are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be an amazing tribute quilt to our wonderful country. Way to go for tackling such a massive project. I designed a quilt for 150 but it is still at the design stage. Instead, I made a table runner and a small quilt to celebrate. Maybe we should both aim for 155 years, and 2022. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are fun. After the photo shoot I hope you treated yourself to some hot chocolate as well as the wine. Hot chocolate with a little Kahlua is very warming. lol
This is definitely one you should keep working to complete. It will gorgeous, inspirational and educational. Quilting it may be another matter altogether, given it's size.
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That is an amazing group of blocks, even with only half or so done! I love all your red and white fabrics, too. Keep going, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteA girl after my own heart! One who sews with her wine in one hand! hahahaha That is one big beautiful project there. Thankfully you didn't loose any blocks in the wind. All to frequently we quilters get in over our heads. Be sure to share when it's done, cause that's what keeps us all motivated!
ReplyDeleteI live in Florida, that is how I think of Canadian outside shots. I love what you have accomplished so far with the construction of these blocks and I am very impressed with the story behind them. Looking forward to its completion. Maybe there will be another hop or two that these blocks will fall into. ;-} I find these hops so very motivational.
ReplyDeleteRed and white does warm you up on our cold Canadian winter days. This quilt is going to be stunning when it’s finished. It already make me smile.
ReplyDelete😄 Carol
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Hooray for progress, Kathy!! I'm SEW glad that you were spurred along by the Hop. Your quilt is going to be magnificent!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt, it's really beautiful and what a great story behind it. Laughed about trying to take photos outside, I've never tried that, I usually just spread it out on my sewing room table or the floor or the bed and call it a day. :) I'm lazy that way I guess. Can't wait to see how this gets quilted and it's overall size when it's finished.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is going to be wonderful. Actually, it already is wonderful. I can identify with taking pictures in the wind. It is never an easy task, but the lighting outdoors is nearly always better than an indoor shot. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBlocks blowing around in the snow? It doesn't get much more Canadian than that! This is a very ambitious and wonderful project! Good for you for getting motivated to move it along :)
ReplyDeleteGreat red blocks, I can just see you trying to get the rows to stay still! I had the wind blowing the other day when I was trying to take pics too. I ended up tacking them to the fence. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be an amazing quilt. I love the various blocks and reds. Especially love the bottle of wine!
ReplyDeleteSometimes no matter how hard we try to get the outdoor quilt shots they just don't work. Look forward to see more progress on your project. It will be stunning finished.
ReplyDeleteLove your Canadian project! How I love red & white - but not wind. From one Canadian to another, hang in there, you're well on your way again. Thanks for sharing with us all.
ReplyDeleteI love red and you have a great range of red fabrics. This is going to be an amazing quilt! Bravo for doing some outside photos. PS We Brits have the same spelling as 'u'😁
ReplyDeleteColor or colour, your quilt is exquisite now and will be even more gorgeous. I think I'm in love with all the red and white blocks.
ReplyDeleteWe spell it colour here in New Zealand too, must be the English ancestry I guess. Your red and white blocks are truly inspirational, well done! Wondering if you should make two quilts from all those blocks?
ReplyDeleteI have yet to start mine. Love seeing your blocks. Looking forward to see more of this beauty. ;^)
ReplyDeleteI love all the reds you have used - red's one of my favourite colours so I'm loving what you have done. It's going to be a beautiful quilt when finished.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful. I've always wanted to make a red and white quilt. I must say that it looks really pretty in the snow too.
ReplyDeleteYou will need a new, bigger bed to hold this quilt!!! Maybe make a reversible quilt out of it and have half on each side? It is amazing and gorgeous...will you remember each of the stories that goes with each block??
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a fabulous quilt!
ReplyDeleteThose blocks are incredible! That will be one awesomely large quilt when finished!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous blocks. Well done on staying with this project.
ReplyDeleteYour blocks look fantastic! You're right, that will be an enormous quilt. I saved all the patterns--maybe it's time to make some blocks.
ReplyDeleteWow! So many beautiful blocks and still more to go, but what a lovely tribute. This will be an exquisite quilt when it's completed. Love the pictures you took in the snow.
ReplyDeleteI have all the patterns, couldn't resist collecting them, with the stories of all those wonderful women, but I haven't made the blocks. Your quilt is inspiring!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt blocks, can't wait to see all the blocks. Thanks for sharing the story of the photo shoot.
ReplyDeleteJust love all these blocks - I would make two quilts rather than one big one.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt. I can see how this has taken some time.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely love this "red" project! I especially love that each block represents a woman! Quilts that tell stories are the BEST!
ReplyDeleteThe red and white blocks are just so clean and crisp. What a great project not just visually, but from what you learned as you made each block.
ReplyDeleteHow about making it 2 quilts instead of one huge quilt?
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