Making a "Slab" block

In an earlier post, I talked about having had the privilege of designing a "Bee" for The Canadian Quilter's Association to use in promoting The Big Quilt Bee ( an initiative with a goal of creating 1,000 quilts for kids at Ronald MacDonald Houses across Canada)

The quilts will be made up of slab blocks.....having never made one myself, I thought I should give it a go.  oh my.....they are quick and fun to do....and yes...perhaps even a little addictive as well.

I decided to document the process of one of them and create a short video showing just how quick, fun and easy these block are to make.....plus it is a great way to use up bits and pieces in your stash!

 Learn more, join in and become a part of The Big Quilt Bee here

New additions to my TSM collection

I have added 2 more little machines to my Toy Sewing Machine Collection. The one in the back may look like a Singer....but it is actually a "Peter Pan".
The one in front is a mystery, it has no markings at all and so far I have been unable to find any machine with that same decoration

I just now noticed that all of my "galleries" ( those buttons in my side bar.....all my Quilts, Doodles, TSM, and papercuts are gone!!!!)  aaaack! guess I have to go try to find out where they all went

Edit:  Okay, so I guess Picasa is no more :-(  
I have found the location my photos now reside and have fixed the links .....by clicking on those buttons on my side bar, you should be taken to those galleries once again.