I was thinking this afternoon as I finished this up I didn’t know why it took me so long to finish this block. But then I remembered that I was busy quilting 3 tops with my Avante when this one came out so I put it off on purpose. I cut each of the pieces…
Category: Pat Sloan
En Provence semaine deux
I had a vacation day scheduled for yesterday so I got a few things done around the house but mostly got some sewing done. The second clue for the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt was released; it’s one set of blocks per week and most years she has about 6-8 weeks. This week called for 100…
Block 84 – The Early Bird
Before I forget, if you like Libs Elliott’s quilt designs, she is having a huge 50% off sale on downloadable patterns right now. You can buy them online at http://www.libselliott.com/shop/ . I bought 3 for $5 CAD each and in USD that was – well I don’t remember; maybe $13? Anyway, insanely cheap. She has…
Block 83 – Minnesota Maze
Back to work tomorrow after almost a full week off. That was a nice break! The college student just had a short break so we didn’t go out of town but enjoyed the time we had together at home. I still need to do the EPP block for The Splendid Sampler. I haven’t forgotten; I…
Block 81 – With Love From
I really love this block, and that isn’t just a play on words. How many things in the world could be solved with just a little bit of love? Almost everything. Maybe everything, now that I think about it.
Block 79 – Spool of Inspirational Threads
When I was sewing this block, I was mystified by the length of the top and the bottom as it relates to the “thread”. It seemed like the spools should match the thread. But now that I’m done I am the first to admit it looks better this way. Two minutes into a new spool…
Block 80 – Heartstring Star
Oops; my completed blocks to posts are out of order. I try not to cram too much into any single post so I’ll save my spool of thread for tomorrow or so. This is yesterday’s block by Elizabeth Dackson. Once again I’m looking at a picture of a block that I did not iron before…
Block 77 – Prism
I didn’t see any good reason to cut out 1″ strips to make this block when I could easily paper piece it. Rather than lay it out in EQ7, I just made 2 copies of the pattern, cut 1/4″ around each of the 2 main sections and paper pieced from there. I realized about halfway…
Block 76 – Little Things
The saying “go big or go home” accurately describes this block. The applique went fine – nothing too earth shaking there. Making the quarter square triangles was surprisingly easy. But then – it was time to trim them down. Oh wait – I have a better quote. “All good things must come to an end”. …
Block 74 – Button Basket
I’ll have to make this quick. It’s fabulous weather in our corner of the world today and we are headed out the door in a minute. I actually finished this one up last night. I had some rick rack so I thought I would use that for the basket handle instead of attempting another curve. …
Block 72 – Full Circle Star
So….those points are all exactly the same size. What you can’t see in this photo is how many times I pulled out stitches and sewed it again. And again. And again. Folks, this is the best I had on this one! The original pattern called for small circles appliqued on there, but what can I…
Block 73 – + Love
I’ve been showing symptoms of an illness; I kept putting it off to do anything about it but the reality is I had to admit to myself on Friday that I couldn’t ignore it any longer. I’m in good health overall but there were clear signs that the diagnosis would be TSSF. I’ve finished 72…