Here is the quilt Dad gave back to me.........
It is called Radiant Nine Patch and the directions were in a 16 page booklet from 1986 by Blanche Young. The only color pictures were on the outside covers, front and back. The directions were so wonderful that this was a great book to teach from and I taught it for several years. That booklet was out of print a few years later and she incorporated this design with many other nine patch quilts in a book "Nine Patch Wonders" which was printed in 1991. The pressing technique was so beautiful that it was a shame to put a backing on and hide all of the pressed seams.
I have my first tomatoes already. I had a BLT so one is already gone and was it ever good!
I cut apart the sewn Thangles and tore the paper off and played a little with them. If I sewed these together I would only have a 12" block, so I guess there is a lot more piecing in my future.
This is my neighbor's hydrangea. They fall in the fancy category compared to my old standard which I love. I tried to tie up some of the branches on my bush and a some stems snapped so I have a couple little bouquets in the house. 
I did a lot of digging yesterday. I had a corner that was all ditch lilies and lily of the valley. I dug back 2 feet and transplanted some of my hostas that were hidden in the back garden. I also added a few begonias for a little bit of color. I also pulled lots of weeds in the front and it barely looks like I have touched the garden. It is supposed to be a little cooler for 2 days so maybe I'll get some more weeds pulled.
It is called Radiant Nine Patch and the directions were in a 16 page booklet from 1986 by Blanche Young. The only color pictures were on the outside covers, front and back. The directions were so wonderful that this was a great book to teach from and I taught it for several years. That booklet was out of print a few years later and she incorporated this design with many other nine patch quilts in a book "Nine Patch Wonders" which was printed in 1991. The pressing technique was so beautiful that it was a shame to put a backing on and hide all of the pressed seams.
I have my first tomatoes already. I had a BLT so one is already gone and was it ever good!I cut apart the sewn Thangles and tore the paper off and played a little with them. If I sewed these together I would only have a 12" block, so I guess there is a lot more piecing in my future.This is my neighbor's hydrangea. They fall in the fancy category compared to my old standard which I love. I tried to tie up some of the branches on my bush and a some stems snapped so I have a couple little bouquets in the house. I did a lot of digging yesterday. I had a corner that was all ditch lilies and lily of the valley. I dug back 2 feet and transplanted some of my hostas that were hidden in the back garden. I also added a few begonias for a little bit of color. I also pulled lots of weeds in the front and it barely looks like I have touched the garden. It is supposed to be a little cooler for 2 days so maybe I'll get some more weeds pulled.