KatyQuilts

I thought I’d share a bit more detail about building the blocks for this process. I would never make this block without the dies! Having said that, it still takes care and practice.

I tried lots of pins, a couple pins, and finally, no pins at all. That worked best for me. Your mileage may vary.

I start by lining up my pieces like this, with the concave piece on top and a quarter inch of the melon showing.

I take a couple stitches and then I just go slowly, adjusting every few stitches. There are matching points in the center of each piece so I can tell if I’m on track.

I press seams toward the melon shape.

This is what the back looks like so far. I’d like to say I used white thread to make it easier for you to see the seam, but I was just lazy.

I made a few blocks like this as well.

Then I cut them in two.

These will be used as border blocks. Stay tuned.

Have a great day!

Since I was having a hard time getting motivated to work on this, I decided to use it as a leader/ender project.

Perhaps I can get the boring bits done this way and move on to the fun parts.

Progress is progress , no matter how small!

As a reminder, this was my plan for these.

As always, this is subject to change.

Have a great day!

I found these fabrics at a thrift shop last week. I HAD to rescue them!

And I have an idea for them. I picked up these AccuQuilt dies last fall. The one on the right is actually a two die set.

Cutting was as easy as expected.

This is where I’m headed…..I think.

Have a great day!

Remember last week when I showed this picture?

I got some advice on Instagram about soaking the offending bits to remove the bleeding.

I added a bit of this to the water.

I had already removed and replaced these pieces, but I thought it a worthwhile experiment. Thus is how it looked after.

It is much better but not completely gone. I went ahead and stitched all my pieces into one unit.

Time to start working on another section.

Have a great day!

Here is a great chuckle to start your weekend! This text is from Daughter #1.

Whenever I need a smile, I’ll go back and read this!

I left my motorcycle in Michigan this winter. My dear Daughter #2 has been letting me ride hers. But I still check out ads every day. I found this one…..

I think I’ll save my money for now. 😂

I love the sound of these flying over my house! The sound of freedom!

Another puzzle done.

E3 (the cactus lover) got me these socks for Christmas. I’ll be wearing them year round!

Mr. Wonderful installed this dog door so we don’t have to take the one in the patio door in and out. Willy is very cute, but deserving of the title, Fluff for Brains. It took him weeks to finally figure this out!

Have a great day!