February 2017 Recap

February 2017 Recap

In February 2017, 27 quilters made 104 traditional Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks, using green fabrics in shades inspired by Pantone’s Color of the Year: Greenery. The blocks were won by Laura (56 blocks) and Robin (48 blocks) Susan made this one. Complete guidelines and the link to the block directions are in this post: Love It or Hate It–Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year   The tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s...

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Only 1 Puzzle Block for me

Only 1 Puzzle Block for me

I absolutely love this month’s block, but could only manage time to make one. Well, I actually made 2, but the first didn’t pass my strict QC standards!...

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Two Puzzlers to Donate

Two Puzzlers to Donate

It’s been a hectic month in my studio (and elsewhere), so this is all I could make. They were fun to construct, thanks to Sophie’s wonderful...

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One Dutchman puzzleblock for donation

One Dutchman puzzleblock for donation

Hi, Here is one block from me constructed using the no-waste method. It is for donation. There were to be another three but they suffered a range of different types of failures. Not sure if these problems can be put down to a tendon injury on my foot. Note the Pantone Greenery colour of my cast. Good luck everyone....

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Nine Puzzles for February

Nine Puzzles for February

Here’s my nine blocks for February.  I ended up cutting them from 2.5″ strips and had so much fun putting them together.  Thanks for the lovely Pantone green, Sophie!  I had just the right amount of just the right piece for it in my...

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Feb blocks

Feb blocks

Here’s my 3 blocks made for February.  Was a challenge for me finding colors I thought did justice to any of the 3 required and not “kill” or totally overshadow the lighter green nor “get lost” with the darker green.  But I like the result.  The tan backgrounds aren’t really that yellow-y....

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3 puzzle blocks

3 puzzle blocks

I was planning for more, but will settle for three this month. I used the no waste method which is my...

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9 Puzzles

9 Puzzles

  I made 9 blocks. Couldn’t decide what to use for “quilter’s choice” so dug into my polka...

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