A finished quilt, leader blocks and summer blocks

Here's the latest quilt I quilted.  My MIL made this a while back and  I quilted it and bound it for her.  It is a gift for a friend of hers that's having a birthday in September....Happy Birthday to Barbara.

Thursday night was my small group's annual picnic.  I have no idea why it's called that, we never sit outside, go to a park or anything but it's always been called that!  Anyway, it is the time when new officers are named and our annual dues are paid and we vote on new rules or programs for the year.  We always make the current leaders blocks as a way to say Thank You for their leadership.  These two blocks were for the current leaders.  They are the same blocks but with different themes of fabric.  This one was with 30's fabric and Bev is a scrap lover so all the squares were different.  

Deanna likes Balis or Batiks and only 2 fabrics were called for.  Isn't it funny how the same block can look so different?

Along with making the leader blocks we always have a summer block to win all of the blocks.  This year was this vase or jar block...I made two so my name went in twice to win more blocks.  Unfortunately, I didn't win, ;( .....But, that's ok, I still have the pattern and can make a quilt if I so choose.  This was a fun and easy block to make.

By now, I guess if you've read me the last few times, you know I've been having trouble uploading my pictures to my blog.  I switched to Google Chrome and the problem is solved.  I can now upload and carry on.  I have to get off now and get busy sewing so have a good weekend and I hope you get lots of sewing time or family time or whatever time you want in....

Happy Stitching,