Lucky Block 13 is here! This week’s Toadstool Twist block by Betsy Chutchian mixes classic quilting shapes with a playful spin. Follow along with Lissa in our video tutorial, then share your finished block in our Blockheads Facebook group!
Lucky Block 13 is here! This week’s Toadstool Twist block by Betsy Chutchian mixes classic quilting shapes with a playful spin. Follow along with Lissa in our video tutorial, then share your finished block in our Blockheads Facebook group!
It's the running joke in the office... we're mostly quilters and stitchy-people so it's not uncommon to walk by a table with new fabric and suddenly forget what it is you'd gotten up to go do-get-retrieve-whatever. Squirrel! It's how being completely distracted is described... it's a bit like "ooooh... shiny, pretty!"
Squirrel!
When I first started making quilts, I loved strip-piecing. Nine-patches and four-patches, Irish Chains and Rail Fences - even strips that finished at less than 1" didn't seem that difficult. I made a Sun and Shadow quilt, a Trip Around the World and a Lone Star - it was still strip-pieced. But half-triangle squares? Not. On. The. List.
The only thing my pieced units had in common with half-triangle squares is that they both had four sides. Ninety-degree corners? Yeah, right. I was lucky if I could manage getting one that could be deemed to be a right-angle.
Are you still trying to decide on a layout for the ABC Birthday Quilt-Along? If you need some tips or are overwhelmed by the prospect of laying out a unique design, this post is for you.
Are you still trying to decide on a layout for the ABC Birthday Quilt-Along? If you need some tips or are overwhelmed by the prospect of laying out a unique design, this post is for you.
