Category: Blocks
Six blocks completed for Into the Wind, a Miss Rosie pattern I am making with Larkspur by 3 Sisters. Thirteen more of these full blocks to make, and then about as many partial blocks, plus some in-between blocks. This is a quilt with a lot of piecing. I wasn't sure how I would like these […]
This is the Log Cabin quilt layout that Sara has chosen for her quilt. #6, Four Squares. The first person to correctly guess what Sara's choice was is Cathy Burk. Cathy, send me your address and I will mail out your giveaway prize. I decided to giveaway a second prize to the next person to […]
So, today I will post photos of the nine quilt layouts I experimented with for Sara's Log Cabin quilt. I would love it if you all would vote on your best guess as to which layout Sara should choose for her quilt. On Friday, I will post the name of the person who first chimed in […]
Snail's Trail #7. I thought I was going to like this layout the best, but I am not sure. I had high hopes for it being graphic and contemporary. Radiating Star #8. I must have some blocks turned the wrong way. This layout looks like a big mess to me. I get nothin'. Framed […]
Here is Log Cabin Layout #6. I think it is pretty cool. But then, I tend to like any layout where I don't have a block turned the wrong way. And I swear I cannot tell by just looking at the blocks. I have to take a photo and study that to find the wrong […]
I think this layout #4 is called Straight Furrows. The dark blocks arranged this way form a strong diagonal pattern, contrasting with the lights. I do like the symmetry of layout #5. This one may be called Barn Raising, and is a very popular choice for Log Cabin quilts. Good grief, this took forever for […]
Now that my 64 Log Cabin Blocks are finished, I have been playing around with some various layouts. The first one pictured above is how I have been arranging them up on the design wall as they were sewn. I was making the blocks four at a time, and laying them out this way helped […]
Whoops, one of these blocks is turned the wrong way. Can you spot it? I never notice these things until I take a picture and can see things from a different perspective. Just goes to show you how valuable snapping a photo of your project can be before you get it all sewn together. I've […]
I've been playing around a bit with possible setting layouts for the Log Cabin blocks I have been making for Sara's quilt. At the moment, I like this idea, but may change my mind once I get a few more blocks made and can get an idea of the effect more blocks can have when […]
When I was trying to select a category for the post I was in a quandary. "Books"? "Blocks"? "Tools"? The little fan of wonderfulness above is all of those things. The pages are laminated and double sided, and contain instructions for making 102 rotary cut quilt blocks in 5 different sizes, from 3" on up. […]
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