Thanks to Jane and Mdm Samm for allowing me the pleasure of being part of this hop! The full master schedule can be found at Jane's blog or look at the bottom of my post today...
My block is a firecracker in honor of the fact that we have a burn ban in our area this year due to severe drought so this is the only one we are likely to see tonight.
Below you can see it in all it's 10 1/2" unfinished glory...
Here is a pictoral description of what I did if you care to replicate it in some fashion...
Embroidering the phrase and cutting the block down to 10 1/2".
I couldn't resist finishing it with a stitch in the ditch simple quilting design and placing it in the frame we used for the last hop so here is the finished table topper. Whew! Do my posies look dry or what? And this was not too long after the 1.5" drenching we got from Friday night's storm. It sure has been dry around here lately. But I am through complaining as we spent 2 1/2 days without power and still have friends and family without power today. We sure had quite a whopper of a storm.
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144 comments:
Good Morning Kris...yeah your power is on, but you cannot have any fireworks...welllllll your lovely piece will certainly bring a smile or two by
your drive byes...full of spark and simplicity..cause all you need is a spark, to blast the brightness into our day....great job
Thanks for sharing your process to make this block. Thanks for the chance to win this fabric.
Beautiful, thanks for being part of the hop! Have a great holiday.
Awesome block! Thanks for the tutorial. And thanks for the great giveaway. Enjoy your day
Love the block. Thanks for sharing with us
How clever! Nicely done. I am glad to hear that you 'weathered' that awful storm and were able to be with us today.
Love the block. Thanks
I love it Kris! Happy 4th of July!
Very cute block (and safe with this drought)! Thanks so much!
I love the simplicity of your block. White is such a perfect way to make red and blue stand out! The embroidery makes the block! Happy 4th of July!
What a cute little cracker. Thanks for the tut. Hope you and yours have a great day today and are safe.
jleibfried@aol.com
Love your block!! Thanks for the great tutorial!! Happy 4th of July!!!
I love that you made a firecracker in honor ow July 4th - I just wish the fireworks were banned everywhere this year during this hot dry fire-risky summer. Judy C
So Cute, love the firecracker. Thanks for participating in the bloghop.
Love your block and thanks for the giveaway.
What an effective simple block. Thanks for the tutorial.
I love the straightforward design of your block--it's fun, festive, and fantastic!
We have a burn ban too and fireworks are strictly forbidden right now. We're listed in the government's "extreme drought" states. Scary! So what a great idea to stitch a firecracker. Wish I'd thought of that. :) blessings, marlene
Sweet, sweet block. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love how you made the striped firecracker. Glad you are back with power. I'm a retired power company employee, and those linemen do amazing work in terrible conditions. Thanks for the giveaway. Red - my husband's favorite color.
Love all the new ideas everybody is coming up with for their blocks! Very cute. New follower
What a great idea for a block!
Kris - what a great job you've done on this block - very fun! Not any real need for fireworks - 66 homes were lost Saturday from a fire in an Idaho town probably started by fireworks. So terribly sad.
A very very nice block. Thanks for the Tutuorial. Thanks for the giveaway
Love your little firecracker. Definitely the safe kind! All this red, white, and blue is getting me inspired to make a quilt of valor. thanks for all the inspiration!
Fabulous block! Thank you for the chance
Sorry, I had to remove my comment, I messed it up big time. OK, lets try again, please remove my #28 from the giveaway. I loved the firecracker in your block. I would have never thought to cut on a diagonal. It is so pretty. I need to get over to Raspberry Rabbits and get myself a frame pronto. Thank you for the giveaway chance. Have a Happy 4th of July!!!
LOve your block and the tutorial!!!! Loving this hop!!!
Love the firecracker!
Cute firecracker! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love your block! I am thinking that using blocks from all the different Red, White & Blue hoppers would make an AWESOME quilt!! :-) Thank you for the chance to win some Sandy Gervais fabric!! She's one of my favorites! :-)
What a super firecracker! I love that you stacked and whacked it. It looks perfect.
Your firecracker is cute and a safe way to use fireworks during this hot dry weather.
Thanks for offering the giveaway.
I love the sinplicity of your block and the tutorial is super. I plan to have one on my back porch next year!!!
This hop is just super!
How cute is that! I love it! It really makes a cute table topper--nice job.
Love the firework block, that is just too cute!!
Great idea and I like it on your frame!
Thank you for the tutorial. The firecracker is cute!
Hi, Kris - that's the perfect block for my part of the world, too (wildfires). So cute.
Ooh that is so festive, I love it! I hope you get some rain soon though. Thanks so much for sharing! I was surprised to see that you didn't paper piece the block, but I think that makes it even more special. Have a happy 4th of July!
Love your little block! What a cute little table runner it would make. Happy 4th!
Great idea. Have 4th of July!
Very cute idea. Easy enough that even I could do it. Thanks for the inspiration and the give away.
I Love your Firecracker Banner! It does look Paper Pieced. I love the Embroidery on it!
Thanks for the Giveaway!
That's a really cute block! Happy July 4th!
carolejm at gmail dot com
So cute. It's so great to see embroidery coming back - my first passion. Thank you and Happy 4th of July!
Beautiful embroidery on this piece and thank you for a lovely giveaway.
VERY creative! I thought it was paper pieced when I first saw it - but no - you designed it with free-hand cutting! WOW - and then embroidered it to boot! Thanks for sharing! Happy 4th of July!
Great idea. Love the embroidery. Happy 4th of July.
Really cute block. I am always looking for ideas and tutorials for my table topper. Thanks for the great giveaway.
What fun your block will be to make for my next year 4th of July wall quilt! I love your idea!
I love how you did your firecracker. Such a cute block. Thanks for the giveaway.
vail in tn
What a fun block, love your little firecracker! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
Thanks for the nice block and tutorial. The giveaway looks great too.
I know all about the Burn Ban!! So glad you have your AC back!! We had a power outage for only 1 hr and the house got hot. In April 2010 we had a tornado outbreak that left us 8 days without power...Yuck!!!
Your firecracker looks ready to fire!!
Happy 4th of July
Gmama Jane
Cute block! And the best kind of firecracker in this summer of fires. Thanks for the giveaway.
What a lovely block and you shared it with your neighbors? Wonderful way to have fireworks.
Great block and fun tutorial . Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway .
What a unique block....love it!! and thanks for your wonderful giveaway!
I enjoy fireworks like yours every year :) Thanks for sharing your process as well as your fun block!
What a great block! So easy and fun. Thank you for sharing it.
Cute fire cracker block. Thanks for being part of this hop.
Great block - thanks for sharing.
this is a really cute block... perfect!!
Really cute block I like the way you displayed it.
What a fun block..will have to give it a try! Thanks for the tutorial!
I'm enjoying the hop! Cute block and love the frame. Thanks for the giveaway.
Deborah
Your firecracker blocks is adorable! I love the simplicity of how you put it together, and the fact that it has some embroidery as well :*) Thanks for the chance to win that wonderful fabric!
Very cute! I like it!
Cute firecracker! Thanks for the tut. Being new to quilting I really enjoy learning from these blog hops.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Have a great holiday!
Very creative! Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway!
Happy 4th! I pinned your block very basic but that is what makes it lovely, I love it!
That is a great firecracker block! Thanks for the chance to win.
Fantastic tutorial and beautiful quilt! Thanks so much for sharing.
Debbie - Traveling Quilter
I love it thanks for sharing
Great block and thanks for the tutorial.
Happy Hop Day! I love your block and a great tutorial. I am going to put this on my to make list. Thanks for playing!
what a great block!! thanks for sharing
Great block! I like how nicely it fits for today! Happy 4th!
Very cute and creative block. That is the only fire work I will see because I refuse to go out in the heat to see any. lol I would imagine there are a lot of burning bans.
Have a great 4th! thanks for the chance to win some fabric.
Ohmygosh, that block is stinkin' CUTE! Makes me want to push away from the screen and go play in my sewing room!
Fun firecrackers and a Happy 4th of July to you! Your block is sweet! Love the embroidery addition :-)
The Sandy Gervais fabric giveaway would make my jump for joy. I love her fabrics!
Such a cute firework!! Loved the embroidery!!
your firecracker is adorable. thanks for the chance to win fabric
quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
Cute firecracker! Thanks for the chance in your giveaway!
mtower@bellsouth.net
Thanks for sharing your idea. I love anything with a bit of embroidery.
I am really enjoying adding embroidery to my quilts. This is a great block. Thank you! Happy 4th to you.
Very simple, but very cute! Thanks for sharing your firecracker!
Really neat block and I like how you have it displayed outside. Thanks for the chance to win your fabric.
Your block is great! I love blocks that have embroidery as well. Thanks for sharing your block.
Thank you for a great giveaway and a chance to win some gorgeous fabric.
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
love that fabric thanks for the giveaway
Great block.Thanks for the tutorial and the chance to win!
I love how your firecracker POPS! Great giveaway too.
This block is so creative, just love it! I have so much fun finding blogs that are new to me and now you have a new follower. Thanks for the chance to win some of that great fabric.
WOW! This is the best block ever! I will have to incorporate it somehow into a Quilt of Valor--wouldn't that be celebratory!
Very cute block. Luckily we are still having fireworks here. I would miss them.
Love your firecracker block!! Thanks for the chance to win the wonderful fabric and for the RW&B inspiration!
Love the simplicity of the block!
I was going to take a pic of my block in front of plants and... ummm they are all brown! I DO NOT have a green thumb! LOL Your block is crazy fun!!
That's really a cute block and of course it had to have stitching. I love anything Sandy G designs. Throw my name in the hat.
Thank you for the greeting! I like your block..I think I will give it a try...Also. Thank you for hosting and the chance to win your give-away.
Way cool block! Thank you so much for the instructions :)
I think your firecracker block is really cute. I might even try to make one for myself. Thank you for the giveaway.
Love your block, simplicity is a good thing! Your flowers look just fine too. Glad you have your power back on, we missed out on the storms here, but have had a few thunderstorms this afternoon. I am a new quilter on the block (boo on the pun), and hope to learn a lot from my favorite blogs. Hope you get more rain soon, just gentle rain this time. Thanks for the giveaway. Blessed be, hugs!!!
Thanks for all the effort to post a smashing block. I like the writing too. Tropical storm Deb hit us hard but we needed that rain, just not the flooding. Take care!
Cute block! It looks great the way you finished it!
Love your firecracker quilt block. I love the way you created it. Thanks for showing us how to do it too.
i really like your firecracker table topper, and the tutorial appears to be very helpful! hopefully, i can get one done for next year. already i'm thinking of a white background with red and blue stars, stripes, or fireworks. Thank you for this opportunity. hope you stay 'fire free' this summer!
i really like your firecracker table topper, and the tutorial appears to be very helpful! hopefully, i can get one done for next year. already i'm thinking of a white background with red and blue stars, stripes, or fireworks. Thank you for this opportunity. hope you stay 'fire free' this summer!
Thanks for sharing the tutorial for you firecracker block. I would love to make it for next years 4th of July celebration.
Neat table topper! Thanks for the tutorial!
Love your block, very cute!
That is so simple and so dynamic. I love how you put it together. Wow. Thanks for letting us stop by.
too cute ...... what a clever idea.
in stitches
Love your firecracker! The temp here was 104, and there
are bans on fireworks, too. This was one of the few that I will see. Thanks for the chance to win!!!!!!
wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com
Sometimes Simplicity is so understated that it is beautiful, and your block definitely fits this category. Job well done indeed. Thanks for a chance to win some awesome fabric.
Love your block. It's both simple and fabulous. I'll have to give it a try.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
Great firecracker table topper and tutorial. Hope you had a great 4th of July even with the ban on fireworks.
You are so creative!!! Great way to safely celebrate our independence without risking a fire :o) Thank you for the great tutorial that encourages us to be creative and make our own blocks. You added some "bang" to my 4th!!
Love the firecracker, so simple and great directions. thanks for the give away
Great firecracker pattern and lovely to see it displayed outside for all to see. Margy
Great block!! and thanks for the giveaway!!!
Lisa at gatesey929(at)aol(dot)com
Very cute block!!
I love your block, very creative. Thanks for the giveaway - I have a red & white quilt on my to do list and these fabrics would be perfect to include.
Great block! And, thanks for the giveaway!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful block with us and for being so generous with your give-a-way.
Really cute block & great to put on a little stand like you did. I love anything red & white, so would love to win the fabric.
This is such a cute idea for a block! Great job!
Thanks for sharing your block. I can use it for Canada Day on July 1st with a little change in wording. Thanks for the giveaway.
This is definitely a cute idea! I love the simplicity and clean lines of your block, thanks so much for sharing it!
Love your firecracker block!
I love it! Now that's my kinda firecracker...quiet. hee,hee,hee.
Great job girlfriend!
I love the embroidered phrase...I need to be brave enough to try that! :)
I really enjoyed reading the pressing tutorial and seeing your fun block for the blog hop. Don't you love red and white fabrics- so very pretty together.
Thanks for participating in the blog hop .
Regards from Western Canada,
Anna
Very cute block! Thanks for sharing!
love your block displayed on the mini hanger! great idea!
cute block - glad you were able to still have fireworks !
gorgeous block!
How creative you are! So cute!
Such a great block!
Thanks!
very cute! I do hope to win the giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity Tburchar (at) yahoo (dot) com
I like it! Thanks for the giveaway chance!
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