The Meaningful Middle
This block sits smack in the exact middle of the quilt, and Paulette had chosen a fabric for this block that clearly felt meaningful for her: Unfortunately I only have one square inch […]
Author: Betsey
The Seam Eliminator
This block was created at a quilting retreat last weekend, and as usual, I wasn’t prepared. I had to work the day before, I was battling a bad cold … […]
The Alignment
Just like with the Victorian Camo block, I once again find myself working with a fabric that I probably wouldn’t have chosen and am not sure how to deal with […]
The 15-Minute Block
My last block took me way longer than it should have to finish. At one point, I had two seams left to sew, but I put off working on it […]
The Holiday
Today is National Quilting Day, and I have been celebrating in earnest. I have been working on my latest block for the Dear Paulette quilt – you can see a […]
The Cheater
The green fabric in this block had a surprising source: This kind of fabric is called “cheater fabric” by some quilters. The fabric is preprinted to look like a patchwork design, so […]
The Groundhog Block
I finished this block on Groundhog Day, and a small part of me worried that when I woke up the next morning, it would be Groundhog Day again and I’d have to […]
The Attitude Adjustment
My first attempt at this triangular block started in late October, almost 3 months ago. It looked pretty easy (just diagonal stripes), so I thought I’d knock it out quickly […]
The Time Warp Block
Ah, the holidays! That time of year where none of one’s regular activities seem to get done. Case in point: this block, which I embarrassingly started cutting out pieces for […]
The Triangle Within a Triangle
This block was chock full of triangles, and in some cases, smaller triangles were sewn together to create bigger triangles. It reminds me of those count the squares games, where everyone always […]
The Rogue Piecer
Last week, I packed away the projects I was putting on the back burner, and it felt like a quilting weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Without all that […]
The Sixth Project
I’ve been procrastinating for a week on blogging about this block, because, frankly, it’s a pretty boring block. There’s just not that much to say about it. It’s got a […]