The Swirls Upon Swirls
I was in a rush to finish one more block for my June goals. So naturally I picked an advanced difficulty one. This one had tan swirl fabric pieces adjoining […]
Side Projects
The Design Choices
The early drafts of this article were a lot longer … a jumble of feelings about retreat and family and self-centered fellow quilters. But a common theme emerged: design choices. […]
The Dark and Stormy Night
I started this triangle block at in-person retreat, and finished it at an “at-home virtual retreat” a couple of days later. After the dramatically Covid-infested Spring Retreat, I opted to […]
The Forward Motion
Real life often intervenes and it can be hard to find time to work on quilting projects. But the beauty of portable projects like these hand-stitched Dear Jane blocks is that […]
The Balancing Act
In my blog planning software, I originally referred to this block as “Diamond on Pyramid on Chevron on Triangles on Trapezoid” … and the pieces in this block do indeed […]
The Mild Drama
I ended up choosing this block out of order, because my August sashing goal took up so much of the month. I needed a quick block, and this one fit the bill. […]
The Uninteresting Block
This may be the least interesting block in the world. I’m wanting to publish this blog article tonight, but I’m also realizing that I don’t really have much to say about […]
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 […]
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 Over-Under Set
I’ve been splitting each set of four sashed blocks across two months. Usually I complete the bottom two in the sashing set first, and then in the following month I […]
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 Broken Hearts
I’d been saving this heart block for February, thinking it would be appropriate for the month with Valentine’s Day. But I’m not exactly feeling the love for a block that […]