This block may have taken a while, but the results are sure worth it. I had to use the seam ripper a few times, but in the end, it all came together.
This is the second block of the Strawberry 2026 Sew Along, hosted by Heather over at My Sew Quilty Life. I have to admit, it is pretty darn cute. And when combined with block number one, it looks like the beginning of a fantastic quilt.
Right?
Just a heads up, if you think you’d like to participate in this sew-along: there are a lot (a LOT) of sew and flip corners, many of them very tiny pieces. It’s easy to get some of them turned wrong, and you may need your seam ripper to set things right as I did. By the way, this is not a free sew-along.
I was a bit distracted while listening to the audio version of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. What a disagreeable group of characters there are in that book. I know I must have read it years ago, but I wanted to refresh my memory before the movie comes out. Good grief, I don’t think I want to spend one more minute with either Heathcliff or Cathy. Brats, both of them. This audiobook may be a DNF for me. Somebody remind me why this is such a long-standing classic.
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Those blocks are just adorable. Heather Briggs is a wonderful designer and I can’t wait to see it develop. If I didn’t have her Flower Stand sitting around, I’d be tempted. Truth about Wuthering Heights, but I sometimes hate myself for always requiring a happy ending, so I’ll leave it at that. Xox
Oh that’s a cute one for sure! Can almost taste the strawberries LOL!
I believe I tried to read that sometime ago, or perhaps it was Pride and Prejudice ? Either way, life is too short to read a book you don’t care for.
I sure am liking that strawberry and jar!
Now how cute are those two blocks? This will be one delightful quilt!!
60*F today!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let the thawing begin. I was starting to think I’d moved back to suburban Chicago with the snow and ice that have lingered and kept us home for more than two weeks.
Hugs!
That’s going to be a fun quilt to put on your porch during the summer! Change your audio book to something you’ll enjoy! You won’t be sorry! We’re still waiting for winter here in NW Wyoming! Record high temperatures are causing the irises to pop out of the ground MONTHS too early! 😬
Ha, I reread Wuthering Heights in 2020, and I totally regretted it! I read through to the end because I kept thinking, “This must get better.” It didn’t! I know I had read it ~25 years before. Did I like it then? Who knows. But those characters really are the pits! DNF seems like a wise choice… just sayin’
I don’t think I ever read the book or saw a movie version. However, I did re-read Jane Eyre and boy is it both wonderful and full of awful people. The movie version with Michael Fassbinder is excellent adaptation. I can’t listen to audio books and do anything else. I just can’t multi-task without something receiving the short end of the stick.
That 2nd block is just amazing!
Oh those strawberry blocks are completely adorable! And the mason jar and wooden spoon just take it over the top!
Never read the book…. Over the weekend one of the Samsung channels on my TV had an older version of the movie playing. I watched it for about 20 minutes and gave up on it.