Wooly Critters...

 Last year our Coffee Club created all of our own blocks of the month.

You saw each one as I finished it, and they were all mini quilts that hung
on a small tabletop rack. I got a chance to try new techniques or fine tune
some of the things I'd learned earlier. I recently gifted all of them to my dear
Vermont girlfriend, Denise so she could have and enjoy them at her house.

 For 2013, I suggested the Shabby Fabrics Country Cottages blocks of

the month (you can click the link on my left sidebar to download them).

We all agreed that they would be fun to do, and everyone else has 

completed January through May - while I finished steering the guild 

quilt project. I'm bummed that I haven't sewn a single block for this year!

 We're already thinking ahead to 2014 and what we wanted to do for next
year's Coffee Club project - and this is the pattern we settled on...

The "Wooly Critter Sampler" by Brandywine Designs.

 We have a choice of stitching in wools or cottons; machine or hand

applique' and I'm really happy that we will sew these all together into a

finished quilt. Kathy and Nora purchased all the patterns for us and let

us have them ahead of time - as long as we promised not to start on any of

 them prior to December so we could finish Block One on time in January.

 Although I didn't divide these in order to photograph, we will sew them
from one through twelve. I had to show you my three favorite blocks in
this picture...The Owl, The Crow and...ta daaa, The Squirrel and acorns!

A promise is a promise, so I won't cheat and start early.

I always keep my word. Friends and family can count on it.

But, as soon as December rolls around...

If you're interested in joining me for this block of the month in

2014, let me know. I can pre-order patterns if you want to play along.