Pat Sloan's Block of the Month: Vacation Time month 1

I wasn't going to do it.  I wasn't going to start a new quilt until I finished up some of the ones I've already started.  I've said that before, but this time I really meant it.

Pat Sloan tempted me, and I couldn't resist.  Her new Block of the Month for 2015 is called Vacation Time and it look fantastic!  I just had to start another quilt.

I dug through my fabric to see what fabrics made me happy, and this is my first block, Down by the Boardwalk:

I ended up with some scrap triangles when I was done, so I sewed them together to make this teeny block:

This is all your fault, Pat.

I am sew excited!  I want to make another block!  Is it February yet?

Vacation Time -- Surf's Up!

I live in New York and we've had a ridiculously long, snowy, cold winter.  I love thinking about warm vacations.  This month's block from Pat Sloan's Vacation Time block of the month was a perfect anti-dote to winter!

Surf's Up:

This block matches my Down by the Boardwalk block and my Toes in the Sand block nicely!  I can't wait to see how they all look together.

Now how shall I pass the time until April's block?