Art Square Quilt Block and the Main Character in A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donohue

Art Square Quilt Block

Do you love to quilt AND love to read?  I invite you to join the free, online Quilters' Book Club.  Each month, we read a book, discuss it through comments on my blog posts, and then make a quilt block to represent that book.  I research several potential blocks to go with the book's themes, setting, main characters, and events.  And I find the patterns free on the internet, making it easy for everyone to access.  Each member can choose the block or blocks they'd like to make.

To join, become a follower of my blog so you won't miss any blog post.  To make it super convenient, you can also sign up for my posts to be delivered right to you via email.  It is never too late to join and begin reading and sewing along with us.     

Our book to read and discuss during March 2014 is A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donohue.  Get the book from your local library or bookstore and join us!  It's also available on Kindle right here. 

The main character in the book is twenty-six-year-old Nell Fitzgerald.  At the beginning of the book, Nell is beginning to take art classes and preparing for her first date with Police Chief Jesse Dewalt.  She works part-time at her grandmother's shop, Someday Quilts, and is an amateur sleuth on the side.  If you'd like to create a quilt block that represents them, I found some free patterns on the internet:

Main Character Nell Fitzgerald:

Art Square Quilt Block Pattern shown above

Grandmother's Choice Quilt Block

Grandmother's Choice Quilt Block II shown below

Star of Mystery Quilt Block Pattern

Grandmother's Choice Quilt Block

Nell's first quilt is a Christmas wallhanging.  What was the first quilt that you ever made?  Inquiring minds want to know!  By commenting, you'll be entering to win a copy of A Time for Peace (Quilts of Lancaster County) by Barbara Cameron.  If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others.  The winner will be announced on April 1.  

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post My Irish Great-Grandpa Sampler Quilt and an Irish Tea.

My Irish Great-Grandpa Sampler Quilt and an Irish Tea

Welcome to my Irish tea!  It feels like spring inside

with my Irish Great-Grandpa Sampler Quilt as a tablecloth. 

 

 

Some Irish Breakfast Tea, a few cookies, and some lively Celtic music

while outside my window . . .

 

 

 

 It is definitely still winter!

Do you take time for tea during the day?  Inquiring minds want to know!  If you are reading via email, click on the title at the top of the post so you can comment and read the comments of others.  By commenting, you'll be entering to win a copy of A Time for Peace (Quilts of Lancaster County) by Barbara Cameron.  The more posts you comment on, the greater your chances of winning.  If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others. The winner will be announced on April 1.

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post Mystery Quilt Block and the Setting of A Drunkard's Path by Clare O'Donohue.