Stonefield's Blocks 1 - 4 - I've Started

Hi Everyone   Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to.

I've started the Stonefield's quilt.  This pattern is by Susan Smith.  I've had this pattern for quite awhile.  It was a gift from a nice lady named Barb Perrin.  I haven't seen her in years, and I hope she sees these blocks as I (hopefully) keep working on this quilt.   Here are the first 4 blocks. 

  

This quilt is mostly made up of handwork which really appeals to me.  There are 121 blocks which are mostly applique'.  I think this quilt has always attracted me because the pattern is a lot like the Dear Jane quilt.  There are line drawings and a sentence or two about how the maker constructed the block.  We're left to either use her suggestions or come up with our own method of doing the blocks.  AND, there is also an outer border of 3 rounds of 3/4" hexagons. That's right up my alley.   The inner border is made up of flying geese.  

I did do these four star blocks by machine because it seemed like the most accurate way to do them instead of hand piecing them.  These fabrics have been in my stash for awhile.  As soon as I saw this pattern, I started collecting fabrics.  The date on the pattern is 2013, so I've had some of these fabrics for quite awhile.  

I know this is a long term project, but this has been on my list of quilts to make for a long time.  

I've been watching Chris, Rebecca and Gretchen work on their Stonefield's blocks, so I decided to join in.  Gretchen has finished stitching all the blocks, and they're gorgeous.  She was working on one of the last few blocks when I saw her at the Dear Jane retreat in April.  

I didn't mean to be gone for so long.  I caught some kind of a flu bug, and it's taken awhile to feel better.  

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

I hope you're finding time to stitch today.