Block of the Month 2011

Per a couple of requests, here are the new blocks of the month – purses! (Sorry I’m a few days late, two knee replacements and a really rotten cold have slowed me down a bit.) I wish I could remember which of you had asked for this; but even if I can’t remember your names, I hope you enjoy them.

Now, being Nancy, after I finished drawing them I sat back and thought “they’re not bad, but they really don’t look like any of my usual stuff.” Leave it to Don, my resident handsome prince, to come up with the solution. “Just put some of your faces on them and they’ll be great.” So I added faces and in some cases arms and/or legs as well, and here are the results. Because I realize the faces, etc. might not be everybody's “thing”, I have drawn in a few dotted lines to show you how the lines of the purse would be without the “extras.” So, take your pick and have fun!

May I make one more suggestion? Try them in what we used to call a “country” setting – one where the blocks and sashing are all different sizes. It will look better than a one-size-fits-all block size, and in some of the spaces in between you can put things like lipstick tubes, keys, money, and all that of that other stuff we all have in our handbags that make them weigh a TON.

Don’t forget to let me know how this all works out for you. And remember I love photos!

Happy New Year to everyone.

Nancy

Current Block

December 2011

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