QAL in the Snow

Howdy folks.

Just a quick post so you can see how deep it is around here.

We got a foot of snow yesterday!

It dumped on us.

I opened our front door to see this.

Our Christmas tree is still out front and looking festive.

Since it's been snowing all week (though not a foot in one day like yesterday,)

I joined a Quilt-a-Long.

I had never done this so had many questions 

as I wasn't quite certain how they worked.

Mary Elizabeth Kinch was very kind in answering my list of questions.

She is hosting the Foothills Quilt-a-Long.

I was rather smitten with it so decided to join in the fun.

Here are my first 7 blocks.

Please forgive the quality of the photo - not the best.

They don't look very exciting this way, but set on red fabric, they do pop.

I didn't have room to lay them out properly,

but the first 5 blocks are the top row.

The last 2 blocks are the first 2 blocks in the second row.

I am keeping the "mistake" in the second block just as the original maker did.

I've not bought a thing for this but am using fabrics I have in my stash.

I told Mr LB sometime back how there is/was a superstition

that every quilt needed at least one mistake to let the evil spirits out.

He laughed.

I'm not sure he believed me until I told him about quilts that were impeccable,

but the maker would stitch a number backwards when dating it

or put a non-matching small piece in a corner.

I showed him this one and asked if he could see the mistake.

He didn't until I pointed it out to him.

Then he laughed again.

He is too much of a perfectionist to do such a thing.

I just think it adds character ~ especially since this is a scrappy quilt.

If you are interested in joining,

I don't think it's too late.

Hop on over on the link above and take a peek.

Now you know what I do while it snows.