While this is the 30th block, I am going to make three more as three of those previously made are not going in this particular quilt top. One may become the label for this quilt, one is destined to be the beginning of my take on a grandmother’s flower garden quilt using this long hexagon and the third may be the beginning of a teddy bear quilt.
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The first block for the Inklingo Sampler is a LeMoyne Star block. I used the free downloadable Inklingo collection to make four of the 4.5″ LeMoyne Star blocks and joined them. The idea of making a sampler of various blocks made using all the various Inklingo shapes appeals to me. I hope to use mostly all shabby chic fabrics for these blocks. This may be a real challenge for me as there are a number of blocks that will be faster/easier to make by machine. Perhaps this will be the beginning of becoming more comfortable using the sewing machine for some things.
I thought this week was going to be rather slow, but it turns out that I need to read close to 900 pages by Friday. So I shall be glued to the computer for long hours over the next three days.
Lester looking, I think, quite regal and majestic as he keeps watch over the roof garden:
Smudge also keeping watch:
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Cathi,I absolutely love this Red and Black (and white) block. This might be the one that says "Karen." Great shots of the boys today. Lester does in fact look Regal. And Smudge looks in Prey Mode! 🙂
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Another beauty Cathi. Any chance of us seeing all 30 blocks laid out????LOLCrispy
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I love LeMoyne star and the fabrics are great. But 4.5" blocks? It will take a zillion of them to make a quilt.
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The stars are great, but at 4.5", you'll probably get better results by hand than on a machine unless you are incredibly meticulous about it. I don't think I'd use very small blocks as a first machine project.And good luck reading 900 pages! I hope they are interesting.
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I love the material combination you used, very pretty.Gill
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Do you use Inklingo for the Patchwork of the Cross blocks?
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The stars are lovely and I would place block 30 of POTC in my top five favourites.
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Very effective star.Do those handsome boys sleep together or do they share your bed?I was jut thinking they must weigh quite a lot, as they are big boys!
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Cathi,You just come up with the most interesting blocks!! The black and red are lovely together!The stars are lovely too.
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I like the placement of colors in this block–the cross really stands out!
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