The Orientation Options
This basket block is unique in that it’s the only truly pictorial block in the quilt – none of the others have a clear right side up. In photos of […]
The Portmanteau
Today I learned that I’ve been using the word “portmanteau” wrong all these years. I knew it was a type of suitcase, and I thought the alternate meaning was “something that […]
The Wait
I actually finished this block in a single day, over three weeks ago. It was a day my Hand Quilting Group was meeting, and I needed something to work on, […]
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 […]
The Battleship
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 […]
The Rebel
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 […]
The Found Mojo
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 […]
The Missing Mojo
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 […]
The Regularity
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 […]
The Whirlwind
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 […]
The Force
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 […]
The Catch-Up
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 […]