Category: Blocks
The stars must not be aligned properly. I'll tell you this block took me a couple of tries. Every possible piece I could have turned wrong, I did. Repeatedly. I finally had re-sewn the block so many times it was all floppy and covered with little thread bits. I was ready to throw in the […]
Greetings fellow shut-ins. Hope you all had a good weekend. We cleaned the house from top to bottom, spent a lot of time on the front porch, planted some summer annuals, and got in a wee bit of sewing. I tidied the sewing room as part of the cleaning effort, and somehow the project box […]
This is Moda BlockHeads block #16: "Dream". I made it the 4 inch size which upped the challenge a bit for me. It's fine. I need twelve 4" blocks, so this works. This is my collection of 4" blocks so far. Sorry yesterday's post went up so late. I had it set to post at […]
These are this week's Piecing the Past sew-along blocks 7, 8, and 9. At first when I saw all those four patches, I thought–"Boring. Awfully simple and rather similar to one another". Well, those blocks turned out to be trickier piecing than I had thought. It seems that you can definitely get variation in the […]
Sometimes the simplest blocks are the best. I have always loved the Flying Geese block, especially since I found a method of making them bigger and trimming them down to size with special trim rulers. My first Flying Geese ruler was Fit to be Geese, by Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts. Every time I […]
I absolutely love this week's BlockHead block, designed by Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts. It is a great block and you can change up the color placement and get totally different looks. I made the 8-inch size this week. I also made some changes in the instructions. Instead of the complicated outer half triangle units, […]
I am keeping up with the Piecing the Past weekly sew-along. So far, the blocks have been pretty simple, so making three a week hasn't been particularly challenging, especially since I have lots of time each day to get up into my sewing room to play. These are blocks 4, 5, and 6. Click on […]
I loved this week's block "Summer Breeze" by Joanna Figueroa. Actually I have been looking for a pattern for this block for months. Lynne Hagemeier from Kansas Troubles Quilts used this block in a project and I absolutely loved it. I was not taking part in her sew along, so alas, I couldn't get the […]
Well, that was a bit of a surprise. I wanted to do the Piecing the Past Block of the Week Sew Along, and what do you know, week one was three blocks. So there you go, three blocks done. The blocks are 9" finished. And do you know what? I couldn't do it. Those blocks […]
I had to take a break and go outside today. The weather still isn't very nice, but my pansies seem quite happy with the rain, grey skies and cool temperatures. I am longing for warmer days spent out on the porch. I see myself surrounded by hanging flower baskets, wearing my white jeans…Oh wait, they […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
