Tulips #8 (Lynn)

Merry Christmas to all!!  I guess better late than never is a good motto for posting my December block.  I hope you all had a good holiday celebration.

Tulips #8 (Val)

This month's block is for Lucretia Mott.  She had quite a career in Equal Rights, starting as a school teacher she soon realized that women were paid half the amount as men for the same job (imagine that!).  After marriage she became a Quaker minister and used her public speaking opportunities to deliver speeches on anti-slavery.  With Elizabeth Stanton (block #6) she fought for Women's Rights by convening the Seneca Falls Convention.  Finally she served as president of the American Equal Rights convention which believed the right to vote should be extended to all people at the same time.  Sadly she never was able to cast a vote on her own, but thanks to her we can!!

 

I found this block challenging as far as fitting the pieces together for the tulips....but using a teflon sheet to iron all the flower segments together before attaching to background made it easier.

I hope everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas with family and friends and Best Wishes for the New Year!

Love Apple #6 and Log Cabin #7 (Lynn)

I enjoyed assembling these blocks and can begin to see where fabrics are repeating from previous blocks to tie this "quilt to be" together.

 

Looking forward to finding the perfect fabrics for the setting blocks.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Log Cabin #7 (Val)

I enjoyed making this block in honor of Sojourner Truth.

 

I've included our Christmas cactus which obviously has decided to bloom for Thanksgiving this year.  I'm thankful for our friendship and hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Love Apple #6 (Val)

Here's my version of the Love Apple which I finally machine appliqued after our meeting!!  It was such a fun afternoon sharing our journey together as we celebrate the leaders of the Suffrage movement.

Block #7: Log Cabin & Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797.  By 18 she had been sold twice and married to a fellow slave, Thomas.  Sojourner escaped with her infant daughter Sofia, became a famous preacher, and advocated for women's rights and against slavery.  Ms. Truth continued traveling and speaking until her death in 1883.

This is block #2 for me =- the first was done in blue/pink/brown, was lovely, but also seemed to be too big a splotch of bright color for my quilt --another fun block to make...

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