The North Star
For the longest time, this block felt about as unreachable as the North Star. At one point before starting the block, I’d written down “The White Whale” as a possible […]
Author: Betsey
The Unfussy Quilt
Earlier in the process of sashing together blocks, I was just picking out fabrics for the cornerstones when it was time to sash each block. There was no master plan, […]
The Unfussy Cut
After a recent block where fussy cutting proved to be a challenge, I was a little worried about the challenge this block would present. It had the same issue as […]
The Patternmaker
This was a “mixed media” block of sorts, at least as far as the pattern pieces were concerned. The top part of the triangle has foundation piecing patterns to print out. […]
The Uncomplicated Block
Since I want to sash together the 5×5 grid of blocks in the center of the quilt next, I’ve been focusing on completing those blocks lately. And I guess Jane […]
The Full Circle
Now we’ve come full circle and I’m already back to curved piecing again. Is it too soon, after the storm cloud that was block G5? At least it seems like […]
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
I had big plans to blog once a week until I was caught up, but here it is four days before Christmas, and I’m just now sitting down to knock […]
The Many Milestones
With a virtual mini-retreat earlier this month, I’ve stacked up all kinds of completed blocks to blog about. And yet, here it is the last day of November, and I’m […]
The Storm Cloud
Perhaps the giant cloud in the middle of this block should have been an omen, but I ignored it. The Dear Jane blogs I consulted all said to use appliqué, […]
The Thirty-First of September
My actual assembly goal for August was to sew J12 to K12, but then I was able to attach those two blocks to the already-assembled J13 and K13, which I […]
The Soul Patch
Since I finished the previous block on the second day of the month, I felt like I had a good shot to finish a second block in July. Most of […]
The Runway
I’m kicking myself now for using the title “The Perspective” for my last blog article, since it seems like the perfect title for this block with a narrowing stripe of […]