Today is my day…it’s my third block for Moda Blockheads and lets just say….I took it real easy on you all this week…16 HSTs make up this simple block, Trial of Tears…Those of you doing Triangle Gathering SAL this will seem very familiar…BUT…all 16 HSTs are different? So with this in mind… I did not use the Triangle Papers…Sometimes you have to do things the painstakingly old fashioned way…I actually cut my squares 2 1/2″ -cut them in half…then stitched them back into HSTs squares, and then trimmed them to 2″. They all were perfect and it’s only 16 (32 if you are doing two blocks like I am) of them so I survived… but barely…You all know I love triangle quilts…the more triangles the better…the smaller the triangles even more better!!! (Yes…I know “more better” is not correct…but I like the way it sounds)
So I don’t know if you will make your block using all different fabrics…a few fabrics or only one fabric…all will be very good possibilities…I used only one light as to give your eyes a place to rest in the block…but if you like all different lights that would be cool too!!! Can’t wait to see them on FB!
Here is my scrappy version..
Then the patriotic version…
Here is the link for the pattern: Block17LB_TrailOfTears
Also…I don’t know if I mentioned this before but…If you press seams open you NEED one of these pressing sticks…click HERE to see the four different sizes they come in…I like the 18″ one best.
Make sure you shorten your stitch length when opening seams…I stitch about 1.5 on my JUKI.
This weeks question is…
The blue highlight means that’s MY block for Blockheads…Each month I list what blocks will post, and then cross them off as I stitch them…so this in not as detailed as a written list of works in progress…But I do have to confess…I almost 98% of the time finish every quilt I start…I have very few UFOs…I know this is extremely unusual…but if you think about it…I HAVE to finish or there is no pattern, no kit, no fabric to sell…means no money to pay the bills or my payroll…so if that is not a driving force finish…I don’t know what is…Blog – http://kansastroublesquilters-lynne.blogspot.com/
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It’s Blockhead Wednesday!….and this time hopefully I will be posting on the right day…I’m not even going to try and explain how I posted on Tuesday..instead of Wednesday…but hopefully I got my days straight now…
Here is my Alternate block for the appliqué block…I am going to appologize as I do not have a great PDF done yet, which I will probably have finished sometime Wednesday when you are reading this…I will upload a pretty version asap…but for now…those of you who can cipher my instructions here they are:
