The Scrap Table
The corner block I finished in February was exhausting (mostly due to the appliquéd stars). It was a relief to pick a block where 100% of the pieces could be […]
Blocks
The Extra Stitch
I’ve been seeing the occasional stitch next to a seam intersection that is visible from the front of the block. How could this be? Was the thread not pulled tight […]
The UFO Challenge
Other quilters I know are always doing UFO challenges, but I always thought they were not for me. The idea is that you pick twelve quilt projects that are languishing […]
The Online Shopping
At some point during the last few months, I decided I needed a wider variety of green fabrics in this quilt. Unfortunately, I like unpopular colors and designs (dark olive […]
The Blog Backlog
It’s almost time for our next virtual retreat, and I’m still catching up on writing articles for blocks made at the previous virtual retreat, which took place back in November. […]
The Star Trek Star
I had originally planned to do an advanced difficulty triangle next, but after my redrafting debacle I was looking for something simpler. I ultimately settled on this block where four […]
The Halfway Point
This is my block #113 out of 225 blocks. So, halfway through this block marks the halfway point of completing all the blocks. Pretty exciting stuff, right? I was so […]
The Madding Crowd
For all I’m spending all my time at home these days, I thought I might feel more isolated, but the fact is, I’m just as much immersed in the hustle […]
The Zombie Block
When I set out to write this blog article, I had no idea it was going to be about the undead … but from the beginning, this zombie block had other […]
The Yardage Calculations
I’ve made no bones about how worried I am about the amount of red fabric I’ve got for this quilt. I’d planned to use it for the sashing strips between […]
The Virtual Reality
It seems like most of my quilt-related activities have been cancelled due to the pandemic. I missed out on retreat last month, which I’m pretty sad about, but I’ve still […]
The Fair Isle Block
I’ve been calling this the Fair Isle block in my mind, because it makes me think of Fair Isle knitting patterns: two-color patterns of squares in a repeating pattern (of […]