{"id":25804,"date":"2014-11-12T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=25804"},"modified":"2016-05-23T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T18:50:19","slug":"piqf-inspiration-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/piqf-inspiration-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"PIQF Inspiration Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the blocks we saw in the quilt at PIQF<\/a>. I had a bad start with these blocks.<\/p>\n

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PIQF Inspiration Blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I started making them before I went to Houston and the pain and suffering was almost beyond endurance. OK, I am exaggerating, but I couldn’t understand why the square in a square pieces took so long to make. I really have had very few issues like this with blocks.<\/p>\n

While I was in Houston, TFQ sent me one of her blocks. I put on the wall as inspiration for my blocks. When I finally got the square in a square pieces (ONLY the square in a square pieces, mind you, there are 5 additional pieces in this block) finished and up on the design wall, I found they were wrong. Much too small.<\/p>\n

Huh?<\/p>\n

I went back and checked the measurements and found that I had cut wrong or read the directions and cut wrong or something. Bleah. This was a total head on desk moment.<\/p>\n

Once I got the dimensions correct, the square in a square pieces went relatively well. I put the first block together relatively quickly. I was able to cut pieces for the other blocks from some scraps, which was great.<\/p>\n

There are lots of pieces in this block, but being able to use scraps is a bonus. I have to make time to sew about 10 more seams and then send them off. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n

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Nota bene<\/em>: If you want to try to make the block, click on the link:
\nPIQF Crosses-6 inch version<\/a><\/p>\n

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