Week Eleven: Finished

This was a very challenging block. Tons of inset seams and some very small pieces. I pieced the entire block except the tiny square in the center. Machine kept munching the square so to save the surrounding pieces I decided to applique the center patch. Worth the effort and definitely a favorite.

D2 Mouse in a Mirror

With this block week eleven is finished. Challenging week. Gorgeous blocks.




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Week Eleven: D1

Simple paper piecing with some super skinny pieces (less than 1/4 inch).

Alison's Guiding Light

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Week Eleven: C11

I must confess. I did this block with applique not curved piecing. The pieces are so small the just kept getting munched in my machine. Even using my long tweezers of a stiletto didn't help. I gave up when the fabric became so damaged it needed to bereplaced. So the print areas are squares and the background areas are appliqued.

With my (still) poor applique skills this would have been a much better looking block if I could have pieced it. But on the bright side I have passed the 1k patches milestone on the quilt!









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Week Eleven: C13

Two colours used in this block.

Lakota Sioux

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Week Eleven: C10

Lots of little pieces but not difficult.

C10 Patriot's Lantern

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Week 11: Preparation



Week Eleven

This is not an easy week. Two advanced blocks, two rare two colour blocks, inset seams, curved piecing and some teeny weenie pieces.

 

Making blocks C10, C13, C11, D1, D2, and D4. Well not D4 I did that last week as a swap block. D4 is now orange not red and in slot D3 on the quilt.

There are very few two coloured blocks in the Dear Jane quilt. Some I decided to make one colour but I felt D2 needed the extra colour. It's an advanced block and the extra colour helps spoint out the dificult bits in the block. Without the orange it blends together. C13 also needed the extra colour. The green really makes those cornerstones pop.






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