Tell Me a Story block swap

 Amy Friend from her blog/Instagram, is During Quiet Time.  These are the blocks that I made for the swap.

Once upon a time, there was a huge killer whale.  His name was Shampoo and he wanted to swim in the beautiful blue ocean with his family.  There was a problem though, he was in the confines of an aquarium.  As luck would have it, he was able to swim free one day.  All of his dreams came true, as there was his family waiting for him.  Off they swam together, as free as killer whales in the deep blue sea. 

Once upon a time there was a girl named little Miss Paisley. She grew up on a farm and loved doing her daily chores.  One of her favorites chores was milking her cow Bessie.  She would  take the bucket of milk to the kitchen and skim off the cream.  Carefully, she poured the cream into a little jar and screwed on the lid and put it in a basket.  Off she skipped to the garden where she could have some privacy.  She laid out a little picnic quilt and sat down on it right next to a strawberry runner.  Large, red, plump strawberries.  She carefully plucked the prettiest, juciest ones, put them in a bowl and poured some cream on top.  She savored every bite and dreamed of all the wonderful and incredible things she would one day accomplish.

Lola the llama thought she was better than all of the other llamas.  She pranced around on her tippy toes and showed off her white curly fur.  Lola prided herself on never having been pricked by a cactus needle.  "Oh, I'm so smart", she thought.  The other llamas thought of cactus needles as pins and needles.  Lola thought of cactus needles as safety pins.  

One weekend, there were some little scouts roasting marshmallows over an open fire.  They were laughing, thinking that they dodged the other scouts by sneaking away.  Little did they realize that they left their footprints everywhere, which led the other scouts right to them. 

Once upon a time there was a little kitty cat. She loved growing beautiful flowers and was so happy when it rained because her flowers became really big!

Once upon a time there lived a little cat who loved bird watching.  She stood in her garden where she had a perfect view of them in their nests.  One by one, the birds began disappearing.  To this day, no one knows what ever happened to them...

And that folks, is the end of my story telling for today 😊 

 

Tell Me a Story Quilt finished!

I added a border to my Tell Me a Story quilt

and machine quilted it by stitching in the ditch, 

around the border prints of each fussy cut square 

and then continuing the design around the border.

 The quilt turned out just as I imagined it would :)

 What a great feeling to finish a quilt whose blocks have been completed for two or more years!

I'll pull this quilt out the next time my grandchildren visit

and we can spend hours making up stories :)

The backing fabric is Meadowsweet by Sandi Henderson,

I've been hoarding it for a few years,

and found the perfect home for it.

Thanks for following along!

Tell Me a Story quilt

A few years ago, I joined the "Tell Me a Story" quilt's online swap.

I actually joined it twice, to get a variety of different blocks.

The paper piecing pattern is found in 

"Intentional Piecing" by Amy Friend.

You can hashtag it on Instagram and find loads of pictures!

I sorted my blocks into color sections.

I've had my blocks finished for over 2 years.

My grandchildren loved choosing a block before bed

 and telling a story about it.

For instance, see the block with the cat 

and the cable sweater border?

Once upon a time, there was a little kitten named Tabby.  

Tabby was very curious and loved the feel and texture of yarn.

When her owner knit scarves in the evening,

Tabby watched very carefully....

Eventually Tabby was able to knit a scarf for herself,

using her very own paws and intellect.

Tabby was a very unique kitten who was never cold a day in her life, as she had knit more scarves for herself than anyone could keep track of!

Tabby lived happily ever after...

There are endless stories that you could make up for each block,

provided you have an imagination, lol!

I like the look of the quilt without a border,

but it's too little without one.

I was wondering which grandchild I could gift this to,

but maybe I'll keep it and it can be our 

"Tell Me a Story" quilt when they visit or spend the night.

You can see a sampling of my story blocks here.

"Tell me a Story" blocks

Amy Friend from the blog "During Quiet Time" is having a 

"Tell Me a Story" block swap, you can find more info here.

The deadline to sign up is August 31.

You fussy cut the inner block, and the borders help tell the story.

Here is the story for this block:

Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood went for a walk in the woods.  She saw the most beautiful little pink bird, sitting on a branch.  It was a magical bird.  Whenever it sang, little toad stools would burst through the earth on the ground below.  This made Little Red Riding Hood so happy.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lucy.  Lucy had a pet dog named Ginger and once a year on Lucy's birthday, they would go to the circus together.  They loved the clowns, the elephants and the bears!  Most of all, Lucy loved the bright colored balloons.

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Marie.  Marie had always longed to go to Paris and see the sights.  Once day a taxi whisked her away to see the Eiffel tower and the Louvre.  An artist painted her portrait along the Seine river and all of her dreams came true!

This quilt is going to be so much fun!

It's foundation paper piecing and really easy!

I hope you catch the fussy cutting bug and sign up :)