week 47

Lots of little pieces in "that's My Baby" this week....

Star in a star - 12"

My first block for Friday Block Party & it took me almost three tries.  In the end I went with the 12" block because the 9" biases defeated me completely.  Not sure if it was the little stretchy pieces or the cold medicine I have been taking  although I DO blame the cold medicine for the first set of pieces in mis-matched sizes: the first two colors cut for a 9" block & the rest for a 12" block.

In the end I like the look of this block a lot, but I would probably recalculate for half- & quarter- square triangles made by sewing two squares together on either side of a corner-to-corner diagonal line, rather than fiddling with all the open bias edges.  It would leave me with quite a few scraps, but then again, so did doing it 2-1/2 times.

My Little Nine-Inch Star

I decided to make this week's block in the 9-inch size. It made for some very small triangle pieces!

Star in a Star

Not my best effort! I made the 9" as I didn't have enough fabric scraps for the 12" so those little triangles were crazy. Unfortunately I chopped off some of the points in my haste to finish. Ros

strange combinations...

Every time I think I'm catching up, it's Friday again! This is last weeks' block -- Cross in a Cross

And here is Album Star, in a very odd set of fabrics. I really should get in the habit of photographing my combinations before I cut into them! I thought the two lighter fabrics would be interesting in a subtle way, but... yech!

week 46

this week's block is VOS - Carolyn's Star

Cross in a Cross

Just having a bit of a catch-up! I've had a problem taking photos of the blocks now that the autumn daylight is getting so dim. The colours were not true and the shadows obvious. I think I've resolved this by making a little quilted mat from plain calico and taking the photo by an open door (kitchen floor) for maximum light. Ros