Blocks

I have been having fun with Lisa Bongean's Triangle Challenge.  Each week she comes out with a new block or two using sixteen half square triangles.  I've been making two of each block to give myself more options when it comes time to put a quilt top together.  It sure is amazing how many ways…

I don't know about you, but I find I waste an awful lot of time first thing in the morning on my computer.  I check my email, read blog comments, see what the blogs I follow have posted, and check out YouTube for quilting tutorials or book reviews.  By the time I get around to…

Give me a day off, in particular a rainy day off, and if I have my way, I will spend it sewing.  That is just what I did yesterday and was wildly productive.   I finished a dozen more Penny Pincher blocks.  I have no room on my design wall at the moment, so I…

My Magic of Christmas blocks are all finished.  During November and December Primitive Gatherings designer Lisa Bongean came out with 25 free blocks that she called The Magic of Christmas. The block patterns are still all available on her website.  She made her blocks all in red and white, but I switched it up a…

It has been pouring rain where I live.  I half expect instead of one more warning from the weather service that our area is in danger of flooding, the next notice I get will be to pack my things and board Noah's Ark.  The good news is, this series of storms may signify the end…

I made a couple more Magic of Christmas blocks over the weekend.   I was rummaging around in one of the drawers in the sewing room dresser and discovered some 1" half square triangle papers, which I had not realized I had on hand. Lisa Bongean, who is sponsoring the Magic of Christmas sew along…

Three more Magic of Christmas blocks have been released.  I had some sewing time this weekend and completed blocks 14 and 16.  Block 14 in the photo above was a struggle for me.  There were lots of bias edges and little points to match up, and my units weren't coming out a uniform size.  I…

I had a few hours to play in my sewing room this past weekend so I made four more basket blocks to slip into my Primitive Gatherings The Magic of Christmas quilt.  With the red and green color scheme I am doing, plus my plan to do a diagonal set, I need some additional red…

I am keeping up with the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Blocks that Lisa Bongean is releasing periodically on her blog.  My red and green version is coming along pretty well.  I even got a comment on Instagram from Lisa herself, saying how much she liked the two colors I was using for my version! Yesterday was…