Fat Quarters by the Dozen – Release 4 – Checkmate Blocks

Fat Quarter shop published the fourth release of the FQBTD quilt-along on Monday.

Two Checkmate Blocks that were supposed to measure 9½”…notice I said “supposed to?” Both of my blocks are about an eighth of an inch too small.

My cutting or stitching is off somewhere. But for that small amount, I’m not going to worry about it.

Here is a reminder of what the other blocks look like, as well as the layout.

Sampler Layout

Release 1 - Beams Blocks

Release 2 - Bluebonnets Block

Release 3 - Celebration Block

We recently discovered these frozen French green beans at Trader Joe’s.

We enjoyed them twice with just salt, pepper and a little olive oil. Last night hubby grilled some steaks and I made a lemon, mint, shallot dressing to go on the green beans.

They were delicious!

Speaking of lemons and mint...I drink a lot of water every day. I constantly have a bottle nearby. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve started making a half gallon pitcher of lemon, mint and cucumber water. I let it sit in the refrigerator overnight and drink it the following day.

This is something that I always do in the summer. I guess I’m wishing for warmer weather and starting early this year.

Thanks for the mid-week visit. See you soon!