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 […]
The Appliqué
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before how much I hate appliqué. So, I’ll tell you now that I really hate appliqué. To illustrate how much I hate appliqué, here […]
The Epiphany
You might remember me lamenting about getting the seam allowances right in my earlier post: The Scant Quarter Inch. The latest block I completed has 49 pieces, and a whopping 48 […]
The Website
I know, it seems like I’ve done nothing on this project all month. It’s true that we’ve been having extra family time this summer (a good thing), which leaves less time for […]
The Alien
As planned, I went for something totally different with this block … a color I hadn’t done for a while, a pattern I hadn’t done (although it was a combo […]
The Randomness
Randomness is a word my teenage daughter uses a lot. I’m not 100% convinced it’s a real word (my spellchecker certainly doesn’t think so), but it definitely conveys what I […]
The Rematch
After the easy diamond in the square block, I was ready to tackle another one of those complicated nine-patch blocks again. In addition to the rematch challenge of four striped […]
The Change of Pace
After the challenge of the last block, I definitely needed a change of pace. So, I opted to tackle a diamond in the square block. In my 18 years of quilting, […]