Category: Blockheads
I got busy yesterday and decided that I am done with Moda Blockheads. I finished all but one 12 inch block, which I will do today. I have my setting all planned out. I need to cut out my setting pieces, but the fabric is all starched and ready to cut, so I am good […]
I think it is time for a Moda Blockheads 5 catch-up. For the setting I am going to do, I need 5 twelve-inch blocks, 16 six-inch blocks, and 8 six-inch blocks with a darker outside edge. Right now, I have 4 twelve-inch blocks, 14 six-inch blocks, and 6 six-inch blocks with a darker outside edge, […]
Oh my gosh, some spring break this has been. We had planned originally to go down to Palm Desert to enjoy some sunshine, but couldn't find a decent place to stay. We canceled those plans and decided to stay home. This has been a very lazy week, with me spending too much time on the […]
Archie got through his alteration procedure very well according to the veterinarian. Clearly, he has another opinion and is feeling rather pathetic. As I write this, he's only been home for a half an hour. He promptly went to his squishy dog bed and is now asleep. He is taking pain medication and had a […]
I made Moda Blockheads Block 8. And then I made it again. Let's take a look at both versions and I will tell you why I like the second one better. The first block is fine, but the center seems kind of random and adds nothing to the overall design. In version 2, the green […]
Another Moda Blockheads block. This is block 7, designed by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. The fabric I am using for this sew-along is also designed by Vanessa, for Moda Fabrics. It is an older collection called Harvest Road. My background is also hers, from her Flower Pot range. I used my 3-inch finished foundation […]
Yesterday I got caught up on the Moda Blockheads blocks. We are up to the fifth block in this second session of block offerings. Last week's block, Morning Star by Barbara Groves is on the left, and Glimmer by Janet Clare is on the right. These are both in the 6 inch size. I know […]
These two blocks are from the current Moda Blockheads 5 block of the week sew-along. The one on the left was designed by April Rosenthal and is the block featured this week. The block on the right was a previous block submitted for this sew-along and was designed by Joanna Figueroa. They are essentially the […]
Moda Blockheads 5 started back up with 30 blocks to go in the sew-along. And I have decided to change up the fabric I have been using. My palette had been rust and black, but even though I had a great selection of fabric, I think it was too limiting in terms of how often […]
What a struggle this week's Moda Blockheads block 8 was for me. I made one and wasn't happy with it. So I wasted a ton of fabric trying to make a second block that was better. I made square in a square blocks umpteen ways. And they were all the wrong size, or when trimmed […]
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