Smoke Shed Quilt Project

Here is a photo of the 3 quilt blocks I made for the group quilt project. The fabrics are lovely - none of them from my stash as my stash is mostly calicos. But never fear - where quilters are gathered, someone is sure to have the perfect fabric on hand! The fabric for my blocks were contributed by 3 different ladies in the group and look how perfect it all looks together.

These blocks are representative of Herring Smoke Sheds which used to be a vital part of the local industry in our area - and I will share the history of the sheds in another post.

Here is a photo of some of the tiny pattern pieces! Someone else in the group gave me a copy of the pattern all traced out on freezer paper. I cut it apart, ironed it down on my fabric, stacked 3 layers of fabric and cut all 3 blocks at the same time - adding the 1/4" seam as I cut. Thank goodness for freezer paper or else I am not sure how I would have ever kept track of all the pieces (each piece of freezer paper is labeled).

And here is a photo of what our group project looked like today! The blocks are just tacked onto a background for the time being - we are waiting for the fabric that was ordered for the sashings/borders to arrive in the mail! I am really enjoying my quilting group.