I finally finished all of the Off the Trail blocks and added sashing to all the appropriate ones. And then I realized why I don’t like adding the sashing this way. It makes seams run in the same direction as opposed to opposite directions, which makes nesting seams when sewing them all together kind of… Continue reading All blocks complete
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Putting it off no longer
I don’t know why I find hand sewing the binding to a quilt so tedious, but apparently I do. So I tend to put it off, and off, and off, especially if I don’t have a deadline. Well, I still don’t have a deadline, but I do have a need to get this quilt off… Continue reading Putting it off no longer
Different alternate blocks
These are just the little “9-patch” units that go into making my alternate blocks for the Easy Breezy quilt. I’ve made a few, but I have a lot more to make. Some will be actual 9-patches and some will have one long strip of fabric in the middle making the little plus sign. It just… Continue reading Different alternate blocks
More off the trail blocks
I’ve gotten five of my alternate-alternate blocks made, and I’ve been making “kits” of the rest. I still have a little trimming to do of some units, then I can sew, sew, sew. I think I’m going to set these together with a single plain white fabric.
One alternate trail block
I made one block to test out my block design, and realized that I need to press these a little differently to avoid a few bulky seams. I originally sewed four-patches for the corners and pressed them all the same way. That resulted in four seams that could have been less bulky. So in the… Continue reading One alternate trail block