Diagonal Bars and Tip

Diagonal Bars and Tip

Here are three Diagonal Bar blocks I made for the drawing.  They were deceptively simple to make.  Deceptive because a 4 3/8 inch square just didn’t work for me even with the careful 1/4 inch seam allowance. Mine kept coming out to 7 1/4 rather than 7 1/2 inches.  With a bit more fabric to work with, say a 4.5 inch square, I was able to get the right sized...

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April blocks

April blocks

It just dawned on me that I needed to post the April blocks I made during the Sneak Peek period.  You all have made such bright, cheery blocks!  My preferred method was the one where you make four flying geese from one block, then add HST. I’m proud to report my resulting blocks were the correct size!  Sophie, these are the ones I emailed you on March 29, so my count remains at 4 for the...

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Crushing on Star Chain

Crushing on Star Chain

I am crushing on this Star Chain block!  I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna win these blocks! They would be perfect in a quilt for my sister.   The little hourglass square were so cute.  I started with 3.5″ squares and trimmed down the completed hourglasses. Everything went together very well, thanks to all those early testers and Sophie’s updates.  Here are two completed Star Chain blocks and some fabric I pulled to make two more. Put...

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Newcomer with 5 blocks

Newcomer with 5 blocks

Hi everyone!  I have been watching Block Lotto for two years and am FINALLY participating. If you are curious what kind of quilter I am, see my blog at sewhigh.blogspot.com.  I made five chevron blocks for January.  One is the same medium gray Sophie used for one of her sampler blocks. The others are my favorite purples and a lovely milk chocolate...

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