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Moda BlockHeads Catch-Up= Block 37
This beautiful block is Block #37, "Fixer Upper", of the Moda BlockHeads 3 Sew Along. You can check the Moda website/blog for a complete archive of the blocks so far released in this sew-along. There are some wonderful free patterns in four different block sizes, so you would be wise to at least download them…
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One More ModaBlockheads- Block 28
I made up one more Moda BlockHeads block yesterday. It is called Broken Dishes, submitted by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts. It is the 28th block in the year-long sew-along. Joanna used all reds in her sample block, so I followed suit. I chose the 12" size because I have been making a lot…
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Back To Moda Blockheads 3
I think it is time for me to get back to Moda BlockHeads 3, which has been neglected in the past weeks. I slept all day Tuesday after my medical procedure. The anesthesia really knocked me out, but I am back to normal now. I took a very short walk with my friend (proper social…
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Moda BlockHeads 1 Finally Finished
This has been a long time coming. I finally got Moda BlockHeads 1 finished. My big hold up was the borders. I wanted to do something fancy and different for the borders, and had an idea to add a flying geese border, then an outer border or two. I made a gazillion flying geese and…
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Piecing the Past Blocks Done
Piecing the Past, Comfort and Joy blocks are all done. They published the suggested layout this week, but I am going to do my own thing. Their layout calls for a narrow lattice between the blocks and I want to spread things out more. This is their suggested layout below: I am going to add…
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If At First You Don’t Succeed…
The stars must not be aligned properly. I'll tell you this block took me a couple of tries. Every possible piece I could have turned wrong, I did. Repeatedly. I finally had re-sewn the block so many times it was all floppy and covered with little thread bits. I was ready to throw in the…
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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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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…
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Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt–Blocks Done!
Well, that was intense! 100 blocks in fifteen days. Whew. I got it done though, and am glad I can sew the blocks together and call this a finish. I did end up changing out some of the fabrics in the last blocks. As we got closer to the center of the quilt, the colors…
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It’s About Time
This is a big announcement for me. So often kind people who are interested in reading my blog ask me how they can follow me and receive notifications when I post. Duh. I am not very tech-savvy, and I have never known how to make that happen. "I don't know, just check-in every weekday?" is…