The Intersections
Everyone said to appliqué the melon shapes on this block, but when I went to print out the pattern pieces, the Dear Jane software gave me templates to piece the […]
Everyone said to appliqué the melon shapes on this block, but when I went to print out the pattern pieces, the Dear Jane software gave me templates to piece the […]
Apparently this block is named Megan’s Cathedral, and the people in my hand quilting group said (unprompted) that it looked like a cathedral, but I just don’t see it. All I see […]
All my usual sources indicated that this block should be constructed with appliqué. Some suggested appliquéing the rounded pie shapes onto the cream fabric, and some suggested appliquéing the cream […]
After the last block with all of its demotivating appliqué, I needed to re-find my mojo, so naturally I picked a block with more appliqué. Never one to shrink from […]
If the length of time it took me to complete this block is any indication, I’ve totally lost my quilting mojo. When I started it, I was actually ahead of […]
On my version of this block, all the red outline stripes are constructed the same way, with the outline on the right side of the triangle overlapping the outline on […]
My faithful readers (all 17 of them!) may remember that I switched around the fabrics I planned to use for certain blocks earlier this year, in order to accommodate a […]
I finished this block yesterday, on May the 4th, so as I was wrapping it up, I naturally spent a lot of time thinking about Star Wars and the power […]
For my third and final block of this month’s quilt retreat, I chose a quick block, but not necessarily an easy one for me. Appliqué is not my favorite technique […]
I actually completed this block a week ago at a quilting retreat, but it’s been a busy week and I’ve been struggling to catch up on my blogging. So, I’ll […]
The design at the base of this advanced difficulty triangle makes me think of a frog getting ready to jump. As I was preparing to make this block, I was thinking […]
I’ve heard this block is a beast … but I took it on anyways. Once I’d finished using each fabric at least once, I was kind of at a loss for which […]