Sunny Sunday

Another nice day. Kona is playing "In and Out" today. Every time I let her outside, she immediately wants to come back inside. It's the birds. They eat bugs and seeds in the yard, and she barks at them. When I open the door, she bolts out and they fly away, and then she wants to come back inside. She likes this game. Me, not so much.

Making Blocks

I've decided to devote today to making 100 day blocks. I've been a bit unmotivated the last couple of days and sometimes putting all my attention on a single project helps me regain focus and some energy. What do you do to regain focus and energy on your projects?

#The100DayProjectMysteryQuilt

It's day 83 of The 100 Day Project Mystery Quilt - Block 83 is The Harrison Design. This is a 6" block.

The Harrison Design - ”It is interesting to note that of all the names attributed to this pattern, only one other has the word 'bird' as part of the name, given this quote from a Nancy Page column: 'You are all well enough acquainted with the usual quilt design for birds to recognize this pattern. Whenever four triangles are put together to make a large triangle, and when the center triangles is different color from that of the other three you know the design will have the word 'bird' in the name somewhere.'"

Nancy Page, Birmingham News, September 11, 1934

The 'Harrison' Design, Dakota Farmer, June 1, 1929
Harrison, Old Fashioned Quilts, ca. 1931
Hour Glass, Nancy Page, unidentified newspaper clipping, 1934
The Cat's Cradle, Kansas City Star, February 24, 1934
Flying Birds, Nancy Page, Birmingham News, September 11, 1934
Flying Bird, Gutcheon, The Perfect Patchwork Primer, 1973
The Harrison Quilt, Q Book 121, Bicentennial Quilts, ca. 1976

*The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns, Jinny Beyer 2009

What does your weekend look like?

Until next time,