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, […]
Design
The Rock and the Roll
Sometimes I can’t figure out why blocks are marked as advanced difficulty. Often it’s because it has set-in seams, but there weren’t any here. Nor did it have particularly tiny […]
The Hood Ornament
To me, this block definitely looks like a hood ornament on a big 1970s car. Once upon a time I owned one of those big 70s cars, complete with hood […]
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 Robot Rabbit
I’m not sure what this block pattern is supposed to be, but every time I look at it, I see a rabbit-shaped robot, so that’s what I’ve been calling it. […]
The Placement Puzzle
Word has gotten around my quilt guild that I’m always looking for suitable fabric for this quilt, especially that light sage green color, which is so hard to find these days. […]
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 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 Whys
The blog post for this block was originally going to be about the Y-seams required in the block construction. For those that are not in the know, a Y-seam is just […]
The Bingo
I am a champion procrastinator. As I’m writing this post on Friday night, I’m supposed to be cutting out pieces for a few new blocks to take with me to […]
The Randomness
Randomness is a word my teenage daughter uses a lot. I’m not 100% convinced it’s a real word (my spellchecker certainly doesn’t think so), but it definitely conveys what I […]
The Redesign
The outpouring of support (and fabric!) from friends and fellow quilt guild members has been overwhelming – it’s great to be part of such an awesome quilting community. I still have a […]