Some of the blocks in this batch of sashing were done so long ago, when I was so unskilled, that I feel like they are rough drafts of the blocks.

Block I11 (bottom right) was from back in the days when I apparently didn’t think I’d ever get to the assembly stages, so it did not have the seam allowances marked for sashing. Luckily, it was such a simple block that they were easy to add.

Block H10 (top left) was so old that, while it had seam allowances marked, they were marked in blue chalk pencil, one of my primary methods of determining blocks made a long time ago. Some of the seam allowances were a bit off, so now it also has new green chalk pencil lines. At least the color difference makes it clear which are the right lines to follow.

Block H11 (top right) had seam allowances marked in the expected color (pink, for best visibility on non-red fabrics), but they were way off. I must have been made dizzy by the swirly block pattern when I was marking the lines.

Block I10 (bottom left) also had seam allowances marked already, but it seemed like the block was too small. Yet, when I tried to redraw the seam allowances, they ended up in basically the same place they were before. We’ll see how complicated it is to attach to other blocks down the road.

Once the seam lines were properly marked, the sashing went on pretty easily. In fact, there’s not a lot to say about this batch, which may be why I’ve dragged my feet and gotten so behind on blogging about my latest block triumphs.

It’s a good thing I jot down some notes for the rough draft of each blog article as I stitch, because here I am over two months later, trying to remember what was going on while I was working on these.

This week, I’m unexpectedly taking the week off from work (it was a use-it-or-lose-it vacation situation), so I’m going to do my best to get caught up on the seven (yes, seven!) blog articles that are pending. Theoretically they shouldn’t take that long, since I’ve got rough drafts for them.

Watch this space for more awesome Dear Paulette articles this week!