I had alot of fun with this quilt block.  I was making a baby quilt so I wanted it to be colorful.  I used six different fabrics in the Old Favorite quilt block, but you could use less fabrics and create a different look.  This is an easy block to sew.  You just want to make sure you square up your pieces after sewing each seam.  

Here is a picture of the completed quilt.  I like how the green blocks create another block when sewn together.  Have fun with this block and don't be afraid to try different variations with color and the number of fabrics.

Hearth and Home is an easy quilt block but impressive.  It is made up of squares, half square triangles and rectangles.  In Judy's book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins", she shows it with just two colors.  I wanted to be more adventurous and made the block with four colors.  Take a look: 

I was making this into a baby quilt so I wanted to use some fun colors.  I am pleased with the way it turned out.  Watch what happens when you sew the blocks together.  It gives you a grid effect.  That's the magic of quilting!

You can definitely have alot of fun with this quilt block.  
On to number 19...

For those of you new to my blog, I am creating 200 quilts from my favorite quilt book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins".  There are 200 quilt blocks in this book and I want to show the designs they make when you put the blocks together.  Many times there is more than one design you can make with each block.

Block number seven is called, "Sunny Lanes", a very appropriate name.  This block is time consuming but well worth it.  You want to make sure you square up your sections on each seam you sew.  Keeping everything square is the key.  This is what the block looks like:

I had wanted to do a scrap quilt, but this isn't a true scrap quilt because I used the same 10 fabrics throughout the quilt.  This is though a great pattern for a scrap quilt.  I had fun playing around with the pattern as well.  I originally thought I was going to have the pattern design as follows:

But the more I played around with it, I came up with a design I liked better.  Here it is:

There are over 500 pieces in this quilt, but it was well worth it.  Here is my finished quilt:

Block number six is called Paper Pinwheels.  It is a simple block to make, just squares and half square triangles.  I chose batik fabrics, my favorite fabric to use.  Here is a sample block:

Okay, now for my favorite part and why I am creating all 200 quilt blocks from the book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins".  When you put four blocks together...  SURPRISE you get another pattern.  I have to admit I didn't see it coming.  I didn't know you would get a repeat of the center pattern.  Here it is. 

Notice that the pink fabric now gives you the same design as the light blue fabric.  That's what makes quilting so exciting.  So I made a "Lovie Lap Quilt" out of this pattern.  Lovie Lap Quilts are quilts I designed after visits with my grandmother in the nursing home.  They have two pockets, one to keep your hands warm and the other for items close at hand.  I have them for sale on my site.  Click here to see more Lovie Lap Quilts.

For those of you who are new to my blog, I am quilting 200 quilts from the book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins".  This is one of my favorite quilt books but I was using the same blocks over and over.  So now I have challenged myself to make a quilt from each of the 200 blocks.  One of the great things about this book is Judy gives you the dimensions for six different sizes of each block. 

Quilt block number 5 is called Calico Puzzle.  This is a simple pattern which I  had fun playing around with.  I thought my first choice needed a little  something.  Take a look:

So I decided to add a green in place of the side yellows.  See what you think.

When I put the four blocks together, I noticed it made another square on the diagonal.  I then took a darker turquoise to accentuate the diagonal.  Then I wasn't sure about the green so I made it all yellow again.  Here are the results:

I think they both would have worked but I liked the green added.  Here are the results.  I wanted to make sure you saw the square on the diagonal so that's how I quilted it.  I really like how it turned out.