Shipping Out to California

We are in the middle of a serious cold snap here which makes one pine for warmer climes like, say, California. Wouldn't a trip to California be nice right about now? Yes indeedee! Sunny skies and no snow and ice or dangerously frigid temperatures to deal with. But, since that's not in the cards, I'm shipping off a bundle of house blocks to Debbie's Quilt Shop instead.

After my recent post about this project, my sister Anne got in on the fun, making blocks with the pattern suggested by Lori recently at Humble Quilts, and I do mean fun. Her houses are made from bright, sunny prints...

and she has fussy cut her window blocks to include great little characters like this turtle...

and this puppy.

This gal just cracks me up - very Pippi Longstockingish, wouldn't you say?

All told, she made nine blocks, one of which included this little nod to Canada. And, when added to my six, there will be 15 more blocks to help the quilters in Paradise CA in their rebuilding efforts after the devastating fires.

If you are just seeing the info about this initiative for the first time and would like to join in, please do. They are 10" blocks, are easily made from a few scraps, and come together really quickly; Lori included instructions in her post, too. Every block helps.....M