It involved applique again, but bigger pieces... I hardly complained because the block was sooooo cute!
I opted out of the logs for the log cabin but think that the house is still cute. It could be our house! (please excuse the unkept look of the house... we are currently doing some repair work on the stucco finish.)
The story of how we came to live in South-Eastern Colorado is quite the story!
We had been living in the Chicagoland area for 9+ years and had long desired to return to Colorado to raise our children. An opening for an instructor at the college where Dave and I met was announced and he applied. He interviewed on November 15th and received a job offer on November 23rd... the day before Thanksgiving. The job would begin January 3rd.
We called my parents who lived 80 miles from where we would be living and asked them if they would go locate a house for us to purchase... sight-unseen!
We immediately started packing and purging... We loaded the truck on December 26th and pulled out of IL on December 27th. We arrived in Trinidad, CO on December 31st and unloaded our belongings into this...
It was clean inside, thanks to my parents and brother since they spent three days cleaning and removing household contents that had been left behind.
We got settled in and continued cleaning the yard and removing miles of fences, replaced the roof and painted it in the first 5 months.
It made a world of difference!
What an adventure we have had! Our families must have thought we were crazy... but we had the Peace That Passes All Understanding prevail and we walked through it as though it was no big deal. **sigh** CrAzY!!!
Nearly as crazy as the wild ride we were on that started six years ago... but that is a different story.
In the layout of the finished quilt, this 24" block is the center of the quilt and the blocks are coming together nicely!
When complete it will be the perfect size for our bed in our camper... Next year.
Have you had a crazy adventurous move in life?
Stay calm and keep quilting!
Melva
Melva Loves Scraps - home of the Quilters Through The Generations series
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It's A Wild Life August Block at Sew Incredibly Crazy
BOMs Away at What a Hoot Quilts
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Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation
Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts
Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication
Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter
No crazy moves, but I love your block. It IS very cute! All of them look great together.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your block and story. Spent 10 days in Colorado for our 10th wedding anniversary; it was wonderful! That was before the dogs and the home by the ocean which is where we moved 4 years ago. This is my dream come true.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed your visit to CO. It is a beautiful state, but the fact that you are living your dream is so wonderful. Enjoy!
DeleteI have not had any crazy moves; it isn't in the style for either of us. I love what you did on the outside and think you did a marvelous job trusting in the move and gaining the peace you needed. Looking forward to hearing about that other ride someday.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job fixing up your bit of paradise! And yes, I've had several moves, but the biggest one was moving from an island on a lake in Maine, to a condo in San Diego CA. Took a week to drive across the country.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great looking cabin block, and I loved the story of your house! Apparently, all worked out well, since you are still living there. =) Trinidad is much better than Chicago! Now I want to know where your quilt space is in that house. LOL
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is so cute! It'll look great in your camper. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
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