Kansas Dugout....

I have always like the Kansas Dugout block.  It is sometimes used as a signature block.  My grandpa lived in Kansas and we visited him when I was 8 years old.  Maybe that is the connection for me.  This page is from "Continuing On #4 1/2" by Mary Ellen Hopkins, part of her Connecting Up series.
When I saw the die was available for my Studio die cutter, I had to have it.  It will pair up with 3" finished triangles to finish the block, and yes I have that die too, 6 in a row for fast cutting.  I have no idea what fabric I will use for the triangles.
Here is a quilt with this block and plain squares, so simple but neat.  This one is from "Connectors Collection #4 11/12" by Mary Ellen Hopkins.  There are several others in the book that use this block.  It also makes a nice border block.
Today the art quilters are coming.  It is going to be scorching hot again.  I have a nail in one of the rear tires on my van so my brother is going to fix it for me later in the afternoon.  I hope I don't have any emergencies to have to leave home before then.  I found the low tire when it was time to pick up supper for Dad last night so my brother brought the portable air compressor over and we got through the evening.  Dad was in rare humor last night talking in rhymes.  We just listen to him and humor him because not a lot of it makes any sense.  He seemed happy though which is a good thing.  Sometimes he seems to be off in another zone and has very little to say to us when we visit.  Knock on wood we haven't been to the emergency room for 7 months!!