The Exceptions to the Rules
When I start a new block, I usually do some research to see how other people constructed the block, as well as how it looked in the original quilt from […]
Blocks
The First X Yards
I’ve just about used up my first chunk of red fabric. Here are all the scraps I have left of that initial piece: The problem is, I can’t remember how […]
The Month of Tiny Triangles
On the day I started this block, Facebook reminded me of a quilting memory from one year ago: The Halfpenny block. After finishing the piecing for that block, I photographed it with […]
The Point
The blog entry for my last block was all about color placement changing the look of the block. This one’s all about changing the construction technique without changing the look […]
The Barbells
Somehow I was not expecting this block to look the way it did. It always fascinates me how different a block looks in a black and white drawing. Take the […]
The Web
After trying the new label-based technique on my last block, it felt good to be back to plain old hand piecing again. When I started this block, I was planning […]
The Bonnie Hunter Experience
Bonnie Hunter visited my quilt guild to give a lecture earlier this week. You can read all about the visit in her blog: https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2018/05/on-wings-to-washington.html I’d been looking forward to her lecture for months. She […]
The Piece Count
I had intended to do one more block with curved pieces, but now that I’m no longer doing multiple similar blocks in an arty series, I want to mix it up […]
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 […]
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 […]