Tag: English Paper Piecing

This is the hexagon center of the seventh and final red block. One step closer to putting together my Over the Rainbow quilt! This quilt has been in progress since April 2013. It would be cool if I could get it finished before the 10-year mark.

With six blocks pieced and just one left to go, I wanted to see how my latest red block would look “finished.” I just couldn’t wait until the seventh is done. I have probably said it before, but I love how the black print sets off the block. The original model quilt used white instead… Continue reading Bordered red blocks

I’m never quite sure what I’m going to want to work on when I go to a monthly get-together, so I took several projects with me Saturday. I ended up just working on my red hexie block that was in progress but not quite half done. And by the end of the afternoon, I finally… Continue reading Red block no. 6

While I was having brunch with a friend on Friday, I managed to finish sewing together the fourth of the red hexie blocks for Over the Rainbow. There are only three more of these to make for this entire quilt! My first block was completed in May 2013, so I’ve been working on this one… Continue reading 4 down, 3 to go

It’s a little over a year since I began piecing together my first of seven red hexie blocks for the Over the Rainbow quilt, and I’ve just finished the third block to the point before the borders. I counted up the remaining basted hexies, and realized that I needed six more. Seems I’m recounting a… Continue reading Red 3 of 7