Tah Dah!

Seems we have all been side-tracked for awhile or at least most of us have. It is great to see many of our group are back participating. Everyone's blocks look fabulous. I, too, have been sewing like mad in an effort to catch-up.


Week 43 Blindman's Fancy was a real struggle. I am convinced the directions are wrong. Nothing fit together so I just wacked of that spacer strip to make the HST edges fit. Maybe I cut things wrong but I sure as heck don't want to do this one again to see where I went wrong.


Week 44 Gamecock went together fine. It will probably join the other homespun blocks in a quilt someday.


Week 45 Cross in a Cross was super easy. I may use this one someday for a whole quilt. It has the appearance of blocks set on point (which I really like) without all those mind numbing math calculations that make my head spin.


Week 46 Carolyn's Star is really nice but I found it too tedious to keep all the parts in the right position. As a single block it's great but to make enough for a whole top, no way!


Week 47 That's My Baby. What a boring block. I guess it would be usefull as an alternative to a Postage Stamp or Irish Chain type scrap quilt.


Week 48 Indian Star is a nice simple block. I'm not sure where the name comes in or what it has to do with Indians but I'd use this one again.


Week 49 Cross and Ring didn't work out for me on my first try. Those bitty little triangles just didn't provide enough contrast and the pattern is all mushed up. So I tried again using different fabric and switched the outside strips, too.


It sure shows up as a pieced block better than my first attempt and the "ring" part stands out.


Week 50 Double Hour Glass should be called Triple Hourglass. I kinda like this one. It's quite different and looks more complicated to construct than it actually is.

I plan to make this week's block today and then I will be ready to make week 52 on time and end the year with a feeling of accomplishment.

I want to thank Donna for starting Friday Block Party and all those who have shared their blocks and offered encouraging comments all year. Thanks, too, to Hetty for stepping in to relieve Donna. I have especially enjoyed reading everyone's personal blogs. I don't always leave comments but I do read them all and get so much inspiration from all of you. I for one would love to see us continue. I am anxious to see what everyone creates with their blocks and continue to enjoy the challenge of putting little triangles and squares together in new combinations.

HOORAY - I AM UP TO DATE

I have been steaming away at my sewing machine this week, and it has paid off, because I am right up to date with all the blocks now, I just have to make the one that was loaded today. To say I have a BIG smile on my face is putting it mildly!!!!

Wyoming Valley - week 5

Cathy's Star - Week 14

Flyfoot - Week 18

Northumberland Star - Week 33

Hope of Hartford - Week 37

Castle in the Air - Week 35

I have no idea how I got it back to front

Fool's Square - Week 39

Double Quartet - Week 36

Nelson's Victory - Week 38

Mosaic 3 - Week 32

Blindman's Fancy - Week 43

This one drove me half nuts, what on earth is 11/16 all about cos it didn't fit for me!

I will give it a good press and hopefully it will lay flat, darn thing...

Game Cocks - Week 44

Flight of Swallows - Week 41

Yep I know the colours are not as the block on site, but my birds are

entirely surrounded by sky - that's my story and I am sticking to it!!!

Carolyn's Star - Week 46

This one and the other similar one are very pretty BUT -

never again...

That's my Baby - Week 47

Album Star - Week 40

I really like this block may use it again...

Cross in a Cross - Week 45

Baton Rouge Square - Week 42

Indian Square - Week 48

another really good block, proves that to KISS is the thing to do...

So there we are ladies, I am all up to date, bar today's block.

YIPPEE

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Here's My Baby for Week 47

I'm a little behind this week and just finished last week's block. I am not sure if I like this block or not. Lots of little pieces, but it's still boring.

Colors too soft for a rainy afternoon

I am working my way backwards & forwards, trying to use fabric that will go together, or at least has gone together in quilts past, all with a vague idea of making a strange sort of sampler quilt at some pount.  & vague seems to be just the right word. 

First "thats my baby" which is a great big yawn.  Even in person.  I did not have much of either the gold or the purple to do much & thought this would be an ideal spot. The overall effect is uhmmmm restful *yawn*.  The squares were kind of small, but not a difficult block in my view.  If I were going to make it it 'in real life' I think I would use many random scraps for the little squares.

For every block forward I (hope, try) make a block going backwards & this is "cross in a cross".  I was not looking forward to it as sewing bias edges puts me off, but I actually kind of  enjoyed this one.  These colors look just as dull as the others (one is indeed in the other) but it has more snap in person.  I would make this block again, have already started thinking of other tone-on-tone scrap combos sitting in the scrap basket.

That's My Funky Baby

I've used black in my blocks this week - which I've never tried before. I love the results. The light was very dull this weekend so extreme difficulty trying to capture the vibrance of these blocks but believe me you certainly need for all of these!
Ros

week 47

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