These are the first of the 6"x6" blocks and a little variation in seam allowance on these small ones makes a big difference when they are all sewn together. We made Card Tricks on a day in late February then chose fabric and made kits for Dutchman's … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s Blocks #20-22
I have completed my first two reading challenges of the year and am making good progress on the others. I enjoyed the Full House Challenge and won the drawing for the Jan-Mar review period, probably because I had so many reviews posted during that … [Continue reading] about First 2016 reading challenges completed
These are the last of the 9"x9" blocks and then we go to even smaller! February gave us the opportunity to get some serious work done in cutting blocks and finishing them up. And to give some perspective, there are 36 "blocks" listed in the pattern, … [Continue reading] about Ode the 1930’s-Blocks #18 & #19
After taking a break from our quilt group during the holidays, we were back going in strong in January and got two blocks done on the America the Beautiful quilt. We wanted to tackle a building and not leave them all to the end, so we began with the … [Continue reading] about America the Beautiful-barn & trees
Once the holiday hiatus was over, 2016 started out with more quilt group activities. In January we got two more blocks done on this quilt. Block #16 is Flower Basket and has an applique handle on a white triangle that is then pieced to the rest of … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #16 & #17