The Diamond in the Rough
After the last few complicated blocks, it was a relief to do something with simple rotary cutting and easy piecing. This was originally going to be a July block for […]
Blocks
The Final Frontier
After wandering through the uncharted territory of my first day of post-pandemic retreat, I decided on Day 2 to boldly go where no one has gone before, and make this […]
The Thoroughly Modern Block
Until I took a close look, I thought all the triangles in this block were right triangles. But it turns out that some of the triangles used different angles, giving […]
The Fan
I had originally planned to do block C10 – something that is for me relatively simple – after the trauma of block G6. I even went so far as to […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 Perspective
“I want to figure out a new dark fabric for this one!” I said to myself in Spring of 2021. But more than a year later, I still had no […]
The Outside In
With the pandemic not as wound down as I’d like, our few vacations have been short trips to places within driving distance. So, in May, I ambitiously packed supplies for […]