Card basket week 37

Yup,  you read that right, I am just now posting week 37.  In even more embarrassing news, this is the first Friday Block Party I have done in 7 months.  Every week I faithfully print the pattern, put it in the file folder I have for FBP patterns & then the minutes tick away until I print the next week's pattern.  All I can say is Thank You, Thank You, Thank you for keeping this site open even to deadbeats like me!

It recently dawned on me I could use the FBP block for a block swap I am in & kill two birds with one stone.  I went back through the patterns to find one that me the dimension requirement & was (what I thought was) two color.  Then I proceeded o under-cut the center block, etc. etc.  I don't know what to say except there was nothing wrong with the directions, just my hurried interpretation.

Other than dimension (which is given by the  swap-master), the only other guideline I had was a preference for more modern fabrics, such as Amy Butler, which this is & unusual color combos, which this is not (the white fabric, while not so dull as a solid is a very conventional white-on-white pin dot).  Flipping the light versus dark was as brave as I could be. 

Now that this 2 birds/1 stone thing has occurred to me, maybe a stand a better chance of getting caught up.  or at least falling behind more slowly.   I might even make this very block again, given similar instructions, as I really like the way it came out.

Kathie L's Card Basket - Week 37

I think the square within this white star makes for a very pleasing block. It is easy to do, but looks hard. Kathie L in Allentown

Week 37

Another week another party. Looks like we are going to be playing cards this week, because this party's block is called, 'Card Basket'. When this block came up I wanted to skip it and go onto another block. You see, this one has hourglass units and I am not good at those. But the whole idea of this party is to practice and be the best we can be, so I decided to leave it in. It's a 12inch block. I really like the secondary pattern that is created when this block is used in a whole quilt.

Happy Sewing!