Punch needle project and an award

I've started a project that I've been thinking about for a while...remember my punch needle pillow? Well, I've decided to do a punch needle quilt! I think with straight line machine quilting this will be quite interesting.

This is the first block finished...well, not quite finished-its untrimmed and unblocked! What do you think of the variegated pearl cotton...I'm not sure myself but DH really likes it.Here's the second block I'm working on...these don't really take very long and are fun to do. I'm using crochet cotton and/or pearl cotton. This is the back...you can just see the pencil drawn pattern.
Here's the front.
I'm taking the patterns from this book...its the pattern book for a York County, Pennsylvania applique quilt that is believed to have been made in 1854.
I was given an award!

I'm so fortunate to have met so many lovely bloggers and two of them have given me the Versatile Bloggers award: LV from Thoughts from Meme's Corner ,an eighty year old wonder blogger and P from The Way I Sew It, a wonderful quilter! Do visit their blogs.

Here are the rules of the award: say thank you and link back...thank you ladies!, tell 7 things about myself and I'm to pass it on to 15 bloggers. I've decided to use this opportunity to introduce you to bloggers I've never linked to before.

First though 7 things about myself...hmm, well at least it doesn't say 7 interesting things.

1. My newest have-to-watch re-runs (we get a lot of old shows here!) are Stargate Atlantis.

2. I love the Dixie Chicks.

3. I can't sing for beans but that doesn't stop me from Karaoke.

4. What I love about quilting is there's always something new to try and something new to learn.

5. I can't knit and I've given up trying.

6. I'm a great procrastinator so I give myself due dates...and join challenges.

7. I'm only competitive when it comes to board games.

And now for the blog list: enjoy visiting!

1. For a hilarious look at baking, visit Cake Wrecks.

2. Visit an on-line embroidery community at the Embroidery Blog.

3. For a look at mid-century houses, furnishings, etc. visit No Pattern Required.

4. If VTT once a week isn't enough for you, visit Oodles and oodles.

5. Aunt Pitty Pat's

6. Taryn at Repro Quilt Lover

7.Kris at Summer at Grandma's House

8.Lisa at A Thread from the Edge

9.BJ at Ice Cream Mountain Quilts

10.Wenche at Pieces of Time

11.Nicole at Who does these things?

12.Jaimie at Baby Boomer Quilting Bee

13.Everyday Chaos

14.Andi at Patch Andi

15. Two Hippos