The Homemade Stripes
I thought that the “homemade stripes” in this block (sewing together narrow strips in alternating colors) made it the perfect block to do right now. I’m psyching myself up for my […]
Fabric
The Bias
Cutting out the pieces is one of my least favorite parts of the quiltmaking process, so I generally just slavishly follow the cutting directions and try to get it over […]
The Victorian Camo
The title of this blog post comes from my intense dislike of the fabric in this block. It’s done in traditional camouflage fabric colors, but instead of random splotches, it […]
The Skill-Built Block
I call this one the skill-built block because it draws on so many skills learned on previous blocks. You may recognize the square surrounded by a border from The 10 […]
The Fussy Cutting
I made such a great start on this block, getting it cut out and mostly assembled over the course of a couple of days off work. By the end of a […]
The Replacements
I’ve been haunting fabric shops, digging through boxes of scraps at pre-owned fabric sales, going through my own stash, and hitting up all my quilting acquaintances for fabric over the […]
The Inventory
Have You Seen These Fabrics? Armed with Paulette’s sample layout and my additional design plans, I took inventory of all the fabric I received with the kit. The box included the […]