The Knot
After those endless tiny strips of the last month, I really needed to do something different. This block seemed like a fun and deceptively easy change of pace. At first […]
The Sticks
I put these four blocks together in a set because they all featured 1/4″ wide red strips (“the sticks”) in the design, so I figured I’d get plenty of practice […]
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 Inner Circle
The whole time I was planning to do this block, I was under the impression that it was going to be appliqué. I figured you’d cut out one big piece […]
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 10 Percent Block
With the completion of this block, I am more than 10% done with making the blocks for this quilt (23 of 225). I started the first block almost exactly 10 […]
The Melons
The appliqué shapes in this series of blocks are called melons. I’ve never understood this; wouldn’t melon shapes be spherical, or at least elliptical? If we’re talking about a slice of […]
The Apocryphal Roasting Pan
Before I started this block, I had all kinds of ideas of what I was going to write about. I’d considered talking about how this was an appliqué diamond rematch, […]
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 Sorting
I think I’ve mentioned before that it’s neat to have a portable quilting project – one you can just grab and go on your way out the door to appointments […]
The Decisions
All the blocks in the quilt are rated at a skill level of beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Up to this point, I’ve been doing all beginner blocks. This seemed like […]
The X’s and O’s
Between being sick and taking on extra responsibilities at work, my Dear Paulette posting productivity has really gone downhill in the last few months. I went from 3-4 posts per […]