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Made for the South Florida Modern Quilt Guild's Mod Bee! Made scrappy chevron or herringbone blocks, using a great tutorial.
126 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC.
Description of Historic Place:
The Ralph Block a three-storey masonry commercial building on West Hastings Street in Vancouver.
Heritage Value:
The value of the Ralph Block lies in its location in a cluster of three- and four-storey early commercial buildings. Together they represent the patterns of retail shopping and services around the turn of the twentieth century in Vancouver. Although the fashionable shopping area moved to the south and west in the 1920s, West Hastings Street still continued to be viable as a blue-collar retail strip. Smaller businesses flourished as they catered to the shoppers drawn to the larger outlets, as well as to the needs of the local residents.
Built in 1899 for merchant William Ralph by architects Parr and Fee, this building is an unusual local example of the use of cast iron in commercial buildings. Although not as elaborate as examples in New York, the use of brick piers enclosing cast iron mullions is notable. Ralph was a wholesaler and retailer who sold McClary stoves, ranges and furnaces, as well as Cleveland and Rambler bicycles, but he was also a bridge builder who specialized in iron structures for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Dominion Bridge Company. The use of cast iron allowed for larger windows than the norm. This treatment, although with brick spandrels, is also found on the adjacent Henderson Block.
The building is best known as the home of the White Lunch Restaurant from 1913 to 1988. This blue-collar eatery, popular with the truckers who carried dairy products and farm produce from the Fraser Valley for distribution throughout the downtown area, survived several economic cycles but was unable to overcome the serious downturn in the late 1980s. Upstairs from the restaurant, the White Palace Rooms, provided affordable accommodation for those who could not make the return trip with their trucks.
The Ralph Block has been combined with its neighbour, the Henderson Block (122 West Hastings Street) as one commercial outlet, through the removal of a common wall.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Character-Defining Elements:
The character-defining elements of the historic place include:
- form, scale and massing
- its presence in a grouping of three- and four-storey early commercial buildings
- its functional relationship with other buildings within the Hastings Street strip and adjoining neighbourhoods
- built right to the lot line with no setbacks
- characteristics of Edwardian commercial architecture, including cast iron mullions with enclosing masonry piers, simple cornice with corbelled ornamentation, pattern of fenestration on upper storeys, slightly bowed front, pilasters which run from the bottom of the second storey to the top of the third-storey windows, and corbelled decoration at the top of the spandrels
- building name and date below cornice
- retail presence on the main floor
- the 'White Lunch' entrance sign beneath the modern covering
The Homecoming Block Party was held at the O'Brien Field parking lot on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on October 14, 2022. (Dominic Baima)
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Block B: il lato hip-hop del fenomeno K-Pop, live per l’unica data italiana del tour Block Party
1000 biglietti venduti in meno di una settimana, una media di 8 milioni di views a video: arrivano per la prima volta a Milano i Block B, band hip hop sudcoreana che ha già conquistato Russia, America e Giappone.
Dopo il successo del live dei Nu’ Est il 30 novembre scorso, il team di KpopItalia, sull’onda della sempre più crescente K-Pop mania che sta contagiando l’Italia (200mila fan), ritorna in campo portando sul palco del Fabrique di Milano un altro gruppo-icona della scena K-Pop. Un movimento che sta conquistando sempre più estimatori nel mondo, ma soprattutto un universo musicale assolutamente unico che fonde note, coreografie e look d’avanguardia. Per la prima volta in Italia, l’8 marzo, il locale di via Fantoli 9 ospita l’esibizione di Zico, Jae Hyo, U-Kwon, B-Bomb, Taeil, P.O e Kyung. Ovvero i Block B (acronimo di Blockbuster), una della band hip hop più amate del panorama K-Pop. Dei veri unconventional idol che, anche grazie ai loro straordinari video, hanno scalato in fretta le classifiche ufficiali e che daranno vita a un live avvincente dedicato a tutti i loro fan italiani.
In meno di una settimana il portale Ciaotickets.com è stato preso d’assalto registrando la vendita quasi immediata di oltre 1000 biglietti, un affettuoso arrembaggio che ha addirittura mandato in crash il sistema per qualche ora.
Da rappresentanti ribelli del lato hip-hop dell’universo K-Pop, a leader delle classifiche. Tra videoclip dal taglio cinematografico, look da capogiro e hit di successo, breve storia dei Block B: sette ragazzi partiti da una scommessa del rapper Cho Pd e arrivati a conquistare i palcoscenici di tutto il mondo.
2 12.5" Mod Mosaic Blocks , plus 1 4.5" signature block for Andrea
I loved making these so much, and the fabrics are just stunning together. I hope you like them, Andrea!
Want to make your own ice blocks for this summer? Here are some easy, healthy and delicious ideas to make your own ice cream! These ice-blocks recipes will be a summer success for all ages to cool down in the sun. But of course you don’t need to wait for hot summers days to make these delights!
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For her blocks in the Tag Square Bee Jo asked for blocks in pink and white fabrics.
This block is "Caned Squares" from Quilter's Cache. The crosses are paper pieced but the rest uses quick strip-piecing techniques -- this would be a great block for someone new to paper piecing.
Wendy is making a quilt out of sweet words!
Those ripples at the seams only appeared after I starched the block so that I could trim it up. Argh.
Abandoned soviet military base in rural Mongolia. Anyone care to translate?
Read more about BD 2.11 - Mongolia Day 4.
I would love to get an old wood carving block, but this is the best I can do so far. I don't think it is that old (totally ignorant). It is fixed to a block of hardwood, probably mahogany 10/8ths inch x 3.5 inch x 2 inch.
Ahhh... shouldn't have started this at night when I was tired - the middle square of yellow polka dots was sewn in facing down... grrr.... And not sure I like the green fabric
I have spring fever. There is no cure. I must simply wait for it to pass. I'm currently experiencing an itch to get my hands in soil, the need to pick out seeds to plant, and everything I work on happens to have soft colors. I'm sure I'm not the only one with spring fever this time of year, am I? :)
Drunkard's Path for curves class turned pretty garden stones (its the fever I tell ya). The block finished out at 18" sq. and I like it best on the tilt. It reminds me of a stone pattern for a garden path but if you happen to know what it is really suppose to be called please do tell. I have yet to decide how many more blocks to do. Should I do three more for a baby quilt or go ahead and make enough for a throw. Hmmmm, I'll keep you posted.
I've been intrigued by this pattern. This quilt is all cut from the same piece of fabric, with six identical pieces put together to make each little kaleidescope block.
The Homecoming Block Party was held at the O'Brien Field parking lot on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on October 14, 2022. (Dominic Baima)
Fredericktown, MO
Attention, owner of yellow moped: If you live in the building with the black Vitrolite facade and the two-story glass block window on each side--and you KNOW how cool this building and that moped are--then I think it is safe to say that you are, in fact, the coolest person in Fredericktown. Rock on.
#wonkyhouse #quiltblock made for my swap partner in the #swapbot #wonkyhouseblock #quiltblockswap 😜
Pattern Designer: #sewcraftyjess
#ginascustomcreations #quiltblocks #paperpiecing #paperpiecedblock #paperpieced #wonkyquiltblocks #quiltersofinstagram #camera360 #sewingisfun
Continuing to play around with a DIY macro light box, I used different coloured paper for the seamless background.
Strobist: 2 bare flashes camera left and camera right, both shooting through tracing paper on the side of a cardboard macro box.
- Sort by attributes
- Build attribute chains (changing one attribute at a time)
- Organize shapes by size
- Study perimeter and area
All the blocks I made for Do Good Stitches, Quilting for Kids, Bee Vintage, and Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild charity projects in 2012. I've loved being able to contribute to so many quilts that have helped people, using my beloved vintage sheet stash, and trying out so many new skills, color combinations, and styles! I felt fairly overwhelmed for much of the year though, so I'm scaling back quite a bit next year. I'm dropping out of Bee Vintage, and I'm only doing Do Good Stitches for charity projects. I'm sad to have to cut these out! I want to share my talents to help others, but I also don't want my hobby to become a source of stress!
1. Grace January "Rectangle Squared" blocks, 2. Grace February "Modern Starlings" blocks, 3. Asterisk Block 2, 4. Asterisk Block 1, 5. Pink & Yellow, 6. Orange & Green, 7. Purple Block, 8. Grace April "Matryoshka Adventure", 9. Grace April "Matryoshka Adventure", 10. Charity Blocks, 11. Quilting for Kids Block 2, 12. Quilting for Kids Block 1, 13. Grace May Row Block, 14. Stacked Block for Jenny, 15. Circle of Flying Geese Failure!, 16. Circle of Flying Geese for Sheetal, 17. Pinwheel Block for Tammie, 18. Grace June Magic Number Block 2, 19. Grace June Magic Number Block, 20. Shoo Fly Block for Nikki, 21. Garden Fence Block for Pam, 22. Garden Fence Block for Pam, 23. Quilting for Kids Block 3, 24. Quilting for Kids Block 2, 25. Quilting for Kids Block 1, 26. Wonky Star Block for Linda, 27. Grace July "Let's Get Crazy" Blocks, 28. Grace July "Let's Get Crazy" Blocks, 29. Mini Bowtie Block for Liz, 30. Dresden Plate Block for Emily, 31. Grace September Wonky Fence Rail Block 1, 32. Grace September Wonky Fence Rail Block 2, 33. Grace October Hermes Quilt Blocks, 34. Mod Sampler Block, 35. String Block, 36. Grace November Bowtie Blocks