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Aunt Addie’s Quilt is Growing
I couldn't help myself. I just had to make week 2 and week 3 blocks for the Aunt Addie Mystery Sew Along. The blocks are fun, and I am enjoying my teal and brown fabrics from my stash. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 I keep worrying that I won't like the quilt when the…
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Success!
Thank you all so much for all your suggestions on how to be more successful with making this block. There are so many ways to get to a good result: make half square triangles instead of sewing triangles to the square, hand piece the block, paper piece the block and more. For me though, it…
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Working on My Sweet Escape Variation
Do you see where I am going with this? I will end up with four quadrants of blue stars with red centers. All my taupe blocks will be used as the "background" blocks. I did not have quite enough of the navy blue fabric and had to order a few more fat quarters, which should…
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Sweet Escape Progress
I managed to finish the sixteen taupe blocks over the weekend. Now I will begin to make the blue blocks that will form the star points that surround the taupe blocks. I think there are 24 of the blue ones to make. I am really pleased with the look of the blocks and think the…
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Now I’m Happy
I am so pleased with my modification of the Sweet Escapes log cabin block! I have an idea regarding the color layout of the blocks too, that is different. My center star will be red as shown, and I will have radiating blue stars in the four corners. I decided not to be so random…
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Log Cabin Block All Figured Out
This log cabin block has undergone quite a metamorphosis from the original block in the Sweet Escapes sew along pattern. This is my test block, which I rejected for two reasons. One, it came out wonky. Operator error, but I wasn't confident it wouldn't happen again. I like to trim my blocks down with a…
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Something New
As you know, if you regularly read this blog, I have been itching to start a new project. Now that I have nearly finished a long running string quilt project, I am ready to move on. I have something all cut out and ready to dive into, but as often happens, I got sidetracked. It…
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It’s a Red and White Christmas
It's a red and white Christmas at my house. My quilter sent home my red and white quilt just in time for the holidays. It still needs its bindings, but that can happen during the next few days. I photographed it outside my sewing room, next to my upstairs tree, where it looks very Christmassy…
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Double Nine Patch Progress
I spent the end of last week and most of the weekend making tiny little 9 patch blocks. The 9 patches measure 3 1/2", and are used to construct a larger 9 inch block that contains either 4 or five of them. When the larger blocks are combined, they will form a simple Irish Chain…
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Alternate Block for Moda Blockheads Sew Along
I admit it, I have been stalled on the Moda Blockheads Sew Along because I couldn't figure out how I would sew the blocks together in a cohesive manner. I knew I wanted to use an alternate block, and I liked the idea of a single Irish chain, but it took me awhile to get…