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Moda BlockHeads #16
This is Moda BlockHeads block #16: "Dream". I made it the 4 inch size which upped the challenge a bit for me. It's fine. I need twelve 4" blocks, so this works. This is my collection of 4" blocks so far. Sorry yesterday's post went up so late. I had it set to post at…
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Piecing the Past Block 7, 8, 9
These are this week's Piecing the Past sew-along blocks 7, 8, and 9. At first when I saw all those four patches, I thought–"Boring. Awfully simple and rather similar to one another". Well, those blocks turned out to be trickier piecing than I had thought. It seems that you can definitely get variation in the…
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Flying Geese
Sometimes the simplest blocks are the best. I have always loved the Flying Geese block, especially since I found a method of making them bigger and trimming them down to size with special trim rulers. My first Flying Geese ruler was Fit to be Geese, by Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts. Every time I…
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Moda BlockHeads 3, Block 15
I absolutely love this week's BlockHead block, designed by Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts. It is a great block and you can change up the color placement and get totally different looks. I made the 8-inch size this week. I also made some changes in the instructions. Instead of the complicated outer half triangle units,…
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Piecing the Past, Zoom Meetings and Door Mats
I am keeping up with the Piecing the Past weekly sew-along. So far, the blocks have been pretty simple, so making three a week hasn't been particularly challenging, especially since I have lots of time each day to get up into my sewing room to play. These are blocks 4, 5, and 6. Click on…
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Moda Blockheads 3 #14
I loved this week's block "Summer Breeze" by Joanna Figueroa. Actually I have been looking for a pattern for this block for months. Lynne Hagemeier from Kansas Troubles Quilts used this block in a project and I absolutely loved it. I was not taking part in her sew along, so alas, I couldn't get the…
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Piecing the Past Block of the Week
Well, that was a bit of a surprise. I wanted to do the Piecing the Past Block of the Week Sew Along, and what do you know, week one was three blocks. So there you go, three blocks done. The blocks are 9" finished. And do you know what? I couldn't do it. Those blocks…
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Getting Outside
I had to take a break and go outside today. The weather still isn't very nice, but my pansies seem quite happy with the rain, grey skies and cool temperatures. I am longing for warmer days spent out on the porch. I see myself surrounded by hanging flower baskets, wearing my white jeans…Oh wait, they…
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What Exactly Was I Doing With This?
Well, this would be a one block quilt that I started over a year ago, packed up into a project box and put away in the closet. As you see, I had made a bunch of blocks. I certainly had cut out a lot of strips. But where were the instructions? Was the block from…
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Quarantine Chronicles Day 296
It may not be 296 days of self-isolation, but it sure feels like it. I had a live video phone call with one of my sisters yesterday and I was embarrassed to have dirty hair, no makeup and sweats on. She looked much better than I did, I assure you. It was nice to at…