The July blocks were so fun and so easy to do! I love how they turned out. This month we learned how to do Dresden blocks and made a traditional block and a modern block (although I think the traditional one looked more modern and the modern one looked more traditional…) This was pretty fun […]
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June block of the month
After the super fun Wonky Log Cabin block from last month, the June blocks just weren’t quite as exciting. However, they were easy and pretty cute. This month’s “theme” was to learn 9-patch blocks…which are basically just 9 squares sewn together to make the quilt block. We really didn’t learn anything new, though, we just […]
May block of the month
Another month, another two quilt blocks. I am LOVING this block of the month class! The only problem is that each month when we learn a new technique, I want to make a whole quilt just out of that type of block…and now I have several quilts floating around in my mind that I want […]
April block of the month
The two blocks we did for April were totally different from any of the others we have learned. The main difference was that these were done almost entirely by hand. To make the hexagons we used a method called English paper piecing where we cut hexagons out of card stock, wrapped the fabric around them […]
February block of the month
Since Michael has been out of town this week (he gets back tonight – yay!) I’ve been keeping myself occupied at night working on my quilt blocks. I showed you the two for January already (see here). I had so much fun making them that I went out the next day after work to buy […]
January block of the month
Making a quilt is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. My Mema quilts and her quilts are so special – I love looking at them and hearing the stories behind them. I knew I wanted to learn how so I could make some too, but if you’ve been a reader of my […]