Block:  A-6, Uncle Homer

Fabric:  Unknown

Colour Group:  Green

Date Completed:  12 September 2009

Number of Pieces:  9

Difficulty:  Beginner

Description:  Foundation pieced.

Notes:  Foundation pieced, only because so far most of the other blocks are foundation pieced and I wanted that “crisp” edge.

Completed

Blocks:  8

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  179

Block:  A-4, Cathie’s Campfire

Fabric:  Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Colour Group:  Blue

Date Completed:  12 September 2009

Number of Pieces:  29

Difficulty:  Intermediate

Description:  Foundation pieced.

Completed

Blocks:  7

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  170

Block:  A-7, Dad’s Plaids

Fabric:  Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

Colour Group:  Brown

Date Completed:  7 August 2009

Number of Pieces:  8

Difficulty:  Beginner

Description:  Hand appliquéd, machine pieced.

Notes:  Instructions given for hand piecing this, including the leaf shapes.  I chose to appliqué onto background squares and piece and trim after.  Not sure I’m happy with the result.

Completed

Blocks:  6

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  141

Block:  A-8, Florence Nightingale

Fabric:  Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

Colour Group:  Brown

Date Completed:  5 August 2009

Number of Pieces:  11

Difficulty:  Beginner

Description:  Foundation pieced

Notes:  N/A

Completed

Blocks:  5

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  133

Block:  A-3, Hunter’s Moon

Fabric:  Dear Jane

Colour Group:  Yellow

Date Completed:  4 August 2009

Number of Pieces:  9

Difficulty:  Beginner

Description:  Hand applique, machine pieced

Notes:  Not sure if I’m happy with it.  Possible fail ~ will have to see how it looks in the other blocks before I decide if I can live with it.

The Dear Jane software rates this as a beginner block, but I found it fiddlier than foundation piecing the ones done so far.

Completed

Blocks:  4

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  122

Block:  A-2, One Two Buckle My Shoe

Fabric:  Unknown, given to me by Simone

Colour Group:  Brown

Date Completed:  3 August 2009

Number of Pieces:  40

Difficulty:  Intermediate

Description:  Foundation pieced

Notes:  N/A

Completed

Blocks:  3

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  113

I am giving a little thought to doing my DJ in reds only with my white background fabric, a different fabric for each block so it’s still “scrappy”.  I guess there are enough red CW repros out there, and as you know, I do lurve a bit of red…

Too much?

I’d love to hear from you, whoever “you” may be.

(Except if you’re a spammer, in which case you can rack off.  I don’t like spammers.)

Well, apart from the fact that the “cross” doesn’t line up, and that one of the triangle pieces moved and doesn’t have any seam allowance, not much.  LOL

It’s when you turn the block over, however, that you really see what’s wrong with it:

Yep, that red triangle topping a white stripe at the top is sewn to the wrong side of the block, using tiny, little stitches.

It gets worse.  This is the second time that unit has been stitched to the wrong side of the block.  I talk too much.

I’m not unpicking this block, I’m going to make it again.

In the immortal words of Arnie, I’ll be back.  LOL

Block

Block:  A-9, Cabin Fever

Fabric:  Sturbridge Village, given to me by Simone

Colour Group:  Brown/Red

Date Completed:  26 April 2009

Number of Pieces:  45

Difficulty:  Advanced

Description:  Foundation pieced

Notes:  I love foundation piecing, so while this block was fiddly, it wasn’t particularly difficult.  The corner pieces of the square are done in two pieces, which doesn’t make a whole heap of sense if working in one print.  There is a variation for this block in the software that gives the corners as one piece.

Completed

Blocks:  2

Triangles: 0

Pieces so far:  73

Block

Block:  A-1, Pinwheel Gone Awry

Fabric:  Dear Jane

Colour Group:  Green

Date Completed:  8 March 2009

Number of Pieces:  28

Difficulty:  Intermediate

Description:  Foundation pieced

Notes:  First effort, not too bad.  May re-do later.

Completed

Blocks:  1

Triangles:  0

Pieces so far:  28