The April A to Z Challenge is in its tenth year, I’ve now participated for 6 of those years, and this year will be my 3rd quilt theme. It’s my first quilt using only patterns from the Kansas City Star newspaper archives. Welcome to my blog!
I chose this block for Letter I instead of the Irish Chain. It was one I hadn’t made before and even though it’s not technically an ‘I’ block, I am pulling the It’s my blog card. So here we go…..
Jack in the Box Variations 
Before and after ironing 
Lines drawn and ready to sew 
More Lines drawn for sewing 
Last seams
A lot of movement goin’ on with the direction of this block. It was important to have a layout first and a picture reference or it would have been easy to turn one piece the wrong way.
Vintage materials can make a one of a kind quilt block. In a sampler, it’s just plain fun to use up those fabrics you love but can’t find any other use for.
Did You Know?
Speaking of Vintage, I found a little gem from 1929 that not too many of my hometown folks may know of. Let me introduce Jack Bland. I chose to talk about him both because he was born in Sedalia, Missouri and he happened to be a successful American jazz banjoist and guitarist in the Midwest and Chicago. For me personally, the banjo part is close to my heart. My close friends and family know my banjo connection. I play 5-string 🙂
Come back here tomorrow for another quilt block for the A to Z Challenge! Also be sure to visit the home of the A to Z here and see other entrants challenge posts. There are excellent writers participating every year with topics in whatever you’re interested in
I am mesmerized by the jazz banjo…
The Multicolored Diary
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Our city holds a Scott Joplin festival every June but it’s more ragtime music, precurser to Jazz. I kinda like it too. 🙂
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Irish Chain block is great, but this one is even better! Nicely done
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Thank you! Visiting blogs this evening!! Appreciate your visits 🙂
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This pattern is mesmerizing. My eyes kept going in circles. I can see the difficulty in laying out all the pieces for this quilt.
http://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com/
I is for: Infamous-Prison Secrets
(Theme: very short stories/varied genres)
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I know nothing about quilting and I can’t stitch anything at all! Hahaha! This looks so cool and interesting though! I’ve seen beautiful quilts and love how they come together bit by bit. Awesome!
And I love the ‘it’s my blog’ bit you said 😀
~ Saraallie
Sara Writes ~ The Crazy Life of a Silly Little Sister
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Thanks! Sometimes you gotta make your blog work in your favor lol Plenty of rules to break and if that’s my worst one, I’m ok with it 🙂
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Love this one!
Plus, I’ve never seen the banjo played that way.
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Me either. I was mesmerized. Hubby just bought me a 1978 Stelling last night. I’m so eager for it to arrive. Kid in a candy store lol
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Lots of movement? Then Jack In The Box is the perfect name.
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So true!
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