On Saturday morning, I was in my studio early….
…and ready to start working on the next block for my 2026 Guild Challenge. This time I selected this block….
…planning to make it primarily in shades of green.
I selected the initial fabrics….
…but was a bit concerned about how they would work with the background fabric on the left. I decided to add an accent piece cut from my “hero” fabric for the quilt, feeling that it would separate the greens from the background….
I don’t have tons of this fabric and am not sure exactly how I will use it in the end product, so was concerned about cutting into it.
AND, of course, I cut the first pieces WRONG!!!
They weren’t supposed to all be the same size, but two of them were an inch longer.
When I laid it out, I still wasn’t completely sold on the colors, but plunged on with the piecing…..
Because of the patches’ small size, I had to be very careful with my seam allowances and pressing. It helped to make liberal use of my wooden Clapper.…
I was thrilled with how perfect the center pinwheel turned out…..
As I added the skinny borders to the outside, it became necessary for me to add a step to my usual pressing routine
I would first iron the piece, then use my fingers to add more “pressing” out…
…and then finished it off with the iron again.
After I added the two borders, it was time to add the triangles to the corners. I cut the squares the correct size and tried twice to sew them in place properly, but it was NOT going to work!!
I finally resorted to cutting the squares larger than needed, and marking the sewing line….
I trimmed the entire block to the correct size…
…finally, cutting out the excess from the triangles…
Block FINISHED….
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I can’t wait to tell you more about our 2026 Guild “Block of the Month” challenge.
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