Stars In Time Warp

Remember when I said I wasn't

on the slow boat to China anymore.

Well, this week,

I finally jumped off that boat

and jumped on the band wagon instead.

 

I started sewing 

Barbara Brackman's 

"Stars in Time Warp"

Quilt Along.

I know many of you are already

participating in this once a week lesson  

on historical fabrics.

 The 6" sawtooth block

 

 is easy to piece.

I just started sewing the blocks last week.

My plan is to do 2 blocks each week.

All along, though, I've been

 pulling the perfect fabrics to

represent the particular color or style or

 certain time period that
Barbara writes about.
 

We just finished week 18,
but here is week 17

with conversation prints.

These prints are always fun.

I decided to make all of my

blocks with different light shirting prints.

 I know that might seem a bit controlled and boring,

but that's just me.

Week 15 was all about

woven plaids, one of my favorites.

I knew exactly what fabric I wanted to use

for one of the blocks.

When my daughter, Kate, was in 8th grade

one of her classes was called "Inquiry".

Each student was to study a topic of interest

and complete a project.

Her topic was historical costuming, women's clothing 

of the 1860's.

Her project was to sew a dress

based on the period.

With the help of a couple mentors

and her mom

 she completed her project.

Would you guess that Kate is

 a Museum Collections Manager?

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 Hopefully,

 I'll be keeping up 

with Barbara's Time Warp Stars.

I'm learning so much.

It's a wonderful series.

Until Next Time-