The Penultimate Patchwork
I’d been dragging my feet on doing this, the “first” block, because it bothered me that the design in the Dear Jane book and software (as shown below) did not […]
The Dwindling Supply
This is my next-to-last batch of sashing … well, if you don’t count the skinny sashing strips or attaching all the completed sections to each other. And it’s good that […]
The Smooth Sailing
I’m glad I saved one last beginner block to recharge me for the last couple of remaining blocks. But is this really a beginner block? It’s giving me flashbacks to […]
The Quilter’s Log
I’m on a mission to get this quilt top done, and I’ve been churning these last few blocks and sashing segments out so fast that I’m not having a lot […]
The Troublesome Techniques
This block contained so many techniques that have historically been troublesome: tiny pieces, diamond-in-a-square segments, and y-seams. Working from the center out, the first troublesome technique was tiny pieces. That […]
The Tenth Anniversary
Another batch of sashing done, with no real drama. I like that these four-block segments are portable enough that I can fit them in my travel kit for stitching on […]
The Footnotes
It may seem like the only thing I did at retreat was stitch one triangle border together, but I actually got a few other things done. For starters, I cut […]
The Frog to Eat First
You know that old saying about eating the frog first thing in the morning? Basically, it means you tackle the hardest thing first, and everything after that seems easy. So, […]
The Reflection
This is my last triangle block to complete, and I can’t help but reflect on how far I’ve come. Between the triangular block shape and that one spot where six […]
The Celebration
With this batch of sashing, attached to three other batches in the bottom left, I’ve now completed eight of the nine “nonants” (the nine sections in the center of this […]
The Puzzling Connection
I’ve just returned from our guild’s quilting retreat, and I’m still in that “not quite ready to unpack and return to reality” phase. I spent a lot of the retreat […]
The Low Bar
Nothing fit together right on this bout of sashing. Blocks K1 and K2 were the worst. I’m giving myself a pass on K2 (bottom right), since it was made so […]