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Moda BlockHeads #10
This week's block was pretty simple. This represents about fifteen or twenty minutes of work, which is not really doing it for me. I am craving something a bit more complex and time-consuming. I tried to ramp up the challenge by making the four-inch size. I think I will need a total of sixteen four-inch…
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Dig Out Those UFOs
Under the current state of madness we find ourselves in, we all need to find at-home activities with which to occupy ourselves. Our governor has stated that all of us over the age of 60 really need to self isolate at home and only go out for essential reasons. As long as my grocery store…
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Do-Over
I needed a do-over for my ModaBlockheads block #9. I just wasn't happy with my construction of the first one. So this version (credit to Lissa Alexander) is the eight-inch size, and I am much happier with it. The scrappy center is adorable. I liked it so much I did another one in a six-inch…
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ModaBlockheads #9
I made this week's MBH block #9, and am feeling just so so about it. I need to tighten up some of the seams so things line up a bit better. I am also thinking of doing an 8 inch size and have the center section have a scrappy mixture of sixteen little squares instead…
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Four More Blocks
I made three more 6-inch blocks for the Moda BlockHeads 3 project. None of them are BlockHeads patterns. This week's block didn't fit my concept for the quilt so I skipped it. I didn't want to fall behind, so I needed to come up with something on my own. I used the most recent block…
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Radio Silence
Sorry for the lack of posts last week. My husband has taken over the guest room next to my sewing room and keeps retreating there to take naps and rest up while he recovers from the flu. I am reluctant to clatter around in my sewing space for fear of disturbing him. This flu has…
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ModaBlockheads Block 6
I managed to put my book down and go sew last week's Block 6 of the ModaBlockheads Sew Along. This one was designed by Lisa Bongean, who is known for her multitudes of teeny tiny pieces in her blocks. I decided to go with the 8 1/2 inch size for this one, which I hoped…
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Long Weekend Puttering
It is a long weekend here in the US, which means that I get extra time to play in the sewing room. I made another 12 inch block for the current Moda BlockHeads sew along. This block is Barrister's Puzzle. I don't have that many 12 inch blocks to make for the layout I am…
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Well, That Was Interesting
Now I remember why I don't do paper piecing. I am terrible at it. I just have the hardest time wrapping my head around the fact that I am sewing upside down on a reversed image. It makes me crazy. How I struggled with this LOVE block at first! The hardest thing for me was…
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Center Medallion Coming Along
The center medallion is coming along for my BlockHeads 1 quilt setting. I wanted to do something that had a "primitive" feel and reflected the other appliqué blocks in the quilt top. I ended up with a pattern by Buttermilk Basin, that I have had around forever. I love the pumpkin, sunflower, acorn, and little…