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Tag Archives: Blocks
Star Sampler: Last Week of 8″ Blocks
I like blocks. Have you noticed? I really do. The possibilities are so endless and I love possibilities. Above are the 59 Sawtooth Star variations that I have made for my Star Sampler Project. I am pretty pleased with the … Continue reading
Star Sampler – Week 14
Week 14 Week of April 29 (8″ blocks) (JHL chooses) Basic Star Broken Star (Around the Block) Indian Star (Around the Block) Martha Washington Star (Around the Block) Hooray! I finished another week’s worth of blocks. We are nearing the … Continue reading
Star Sampler – Week 13
As I have mentioned, I am behind on this project. We both should be done with the 8″ blocks and finishing up the 4″ stars. We are on Week 13, which was supposed to be finished during the week of … Continue reading
More Star Sampler Blocks
I think we are on week 12 of our Star Sampler project. We are still making 8″ blocks. These are from the week of April 15. I am now behind again, because I was able to sew over the weekend. … Continue reading
Making Some Star Sampler Blocks
This is the group of stars from the week of April 8 (I believe). They were a lot more work than I anticipated or expected. Somehow, they were temperamental and needed more attention than their 8″ siblings. I was also … Continue reading
Star Sampler: 4 More 8″ Stars
These are the blocks for this week. Or so I thought. TFQ took the time to go through our list and found, though not her intention, that I wasn’t ahead as I had thought. She found that I actually finished … Continue reading
Sampler Class: Foundation Piecing Part 5
This segment discusses sewing the block together. In order to get to this point, you should have completed parts 1 and two and three as well as part four. Like piecing all other blocks, you want to sew smaller pieces … Continue reading
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Sampler Class: Foundation Piecing Part 4
We are nearing the last part of the foundation piecing class. I know this is a long tutorial, but there are a lot of steps and it is difficult to explain when I am not in the same room with … Continue reading
Fabric & Color Choices
While this certainly won’t be a comprehensive post on everything there is to know about color and fabric choices, I thought I could pass along a little information while it was fresh in my mind. Above is my completed foundation … Continue reading
Sampler Class: Foundation Piecing Part 3
We are midway through the foundation piecing class. This is a long tutorial, but there are a lot of steps and I want all of the parts to be clear. This would be a great tutorial for a video, but … Continue reading
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Star Sampler: Week 3 – 8″ Blocks
I did something a little different for this week’s blocks. I didn’t have a lot of time last weekend, so I cut the pieces for each block out in advance and had all the pieces on the design wall ready … Continue reading
Star Sampler: Week 2 8″ Blocks
I just realized it has been about two weeks since I posted about the Star Sampler. The last post was March 10. It is not an abandoned project and I have been working on the blocks. I know the week … Continue reading
Sampler Class: Foundation Piecing Part 2
We are working on learning foundation piecing (also called paper piecing) using a pattern called New York Compass. If you are just finding this tutorial, go to part 1 to see the supply list and learn how to prepare your … Continue reading
Sampler Class: Foundation Piecing Part 1
Frances talked about foundation piecing in one of her recent podcasts. I am nothing if not an accommodating teacher, so I thought we would tackle a foundation piecing pattern next. This is called New York Compass, a variation of the … Continue reading
Star Sampler: 8″ Blocks
We have started the 8″ blocks this week. We are doing 4 each week and one of them will be a Basic Star. Being honest, I did the green one as a test when we started talking about the project. … Continue reading
