Ohio Collection Blocks and Flowers

Here are this week's group of my Ohio Collection blocks.  I figure I am about 2/3 of the way finished with the blocks that I have planned for this quilt.  The problem is that I really don't have enough blocks yet to sew a section together.


This block is called Ohio Rose and measures 18".

Birds in the Air - 12".

Oak Leaf and Reel is also 12". This isn't my favorite block.  If this one doesn't fit in the quilt, I'll add it to my bag of orphan blocks.  

We were away on vacation last week, and I've spent this week catching up on things and trying to get back into some sort of routine.  I started off the second night home by opening the sliding door out onto the screened porch to make sure the screen was latched.  That set off the alarm, woke everyone up, and the alarm company called and said they had a sensor reading that the patio door was open.  There's nothing that gets your heart pumping quite like the sound of that alarm when you think you are being so quiet.

I bought a few flowers to plant in my containers and have been doing that this week.  Here is the view on the way to my front door.  

Everything except the pot on the step in the photo above is a perennial and had been planted last year.  These are Knockout Roses.  

I found something on Pinterest that said to plant something thrilling, filling and spilling when planting a container.  The thrilling (supposed to be something tall) is the spike plant, filling is different values of pink geraniums, and the spilling is the vine.  It's early so time will tell.



Here are more geraniums on the deck in back.


Some coleus in the shade of the screened porch.  I need to get busy and make some things for the porch.  I have a few ideas.



I've been spending some time sitting on the porch glue basting  hexagons.  I'll save those for another post.

I hope you are finding some time to do a bit of stitching today!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.