Category: Blocks
Didn't we have great comments yesterday to my complaints of not feeling inspired to sew lately? My gosh, so many of you weighed in with ideas for projects that were exciting to you. The enthusiasm just leapt off the page. If that wasn't a shot in the arm, I don't know what would be! I […]
My latest distraction from reorganizing my sewing room is this little mini quilt in the Corn and Beans block. I got my little pieces all cut out and sorted with my Alphabitties. If you don't have Alphabitties, you might want to consider adding some to your collection of sewing notions. They are double sided plastic […]
I couldn't help myself. I just had to make week 2 and week 3 blocks for the Aunt Addie Mystery Sew Along. The blocks are fun, and I am enjoying my teal and brown fabrics from my stash. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 I keep worrying that I won't like the quilt when the […]
Thank you all so much for all your suggestions on how to be more successful with making this block. There are so many ways to get to a good result: make half square triangles instead of sewing triangles to the square, hand piece the block, paper piece the block and more. For me though, it […]
Six more blocks are done, and this is my progress so far. Not too many more to go. Not much to report this week. I have been reading a really good book, "Daisy Jones and The Six", a story loosely based on the rock band Fleetwood Mac. It is really engrossing, and if you grew […]
Do you see where I am going with this? I will end up with four quadrants of blue stars with red centers. All my taupe blocks will be used as the "background" blocks. I did not have quite enough of the navy blue fabric and had to order a few more fat quarters, which should […]
I managed to finish the sixteen taupe blocks over the weekend. Now I will begin to make the blue blocks that will form the star points that surround the taupe blocks. I think there are 24 of the blue ones to make. I am really pleased with the look of the blocks and think the […]
I am so pleased with my modification of the Sweet Escapes log cabin block! I have an idea regarding the color layout of the blocks too, that is different. My center star will be red as shown, and I will have radiating blue stars in the four corners. I decided not to be so random […]
This log cabin block has undergone quite a metamorphosis from the original block in the Sweet Escapes sew along pattern. This is my test block, which I rejected for two reasons. One, it came out wonky. Operator error, but I wasn't confident it wouldn't happen again. I like to trim my blocks down with a […]
While I wait patiently (not) for my extra materials for the Sweet Escape project, I have been passing the time by playing with some new projects and tools. Some time ago I purchased a Creative Grids ruler called the Curvy Log Cabin Tool. I got the six inch size, but it comes in 4 inch […]
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