Storm at Sea Block 1

… is finished. Finished size is 6.75″. The back:

What I learned stitching this block? That I really do need to get my machine piecing skills up to doing blocks like this. Much as I love hand piecing, and it is my preferred way of stitching, this block would be super fast by machine and, with the stitching lines to guide me, I may actually be able to do it. Maybe. I think on the weekend I may print the shapes for one block on some other fabrics and see how I do on the machine. Perhaps I’ll do it as a hybrid block — machine piece all the units and then put the rows and blocks together by hand. Or perhaps, knowing me, I’ll break out in a cold sweat as soon as I sit down at the machine.

No gardeners on the roof garden on Tuesday. And no activity for Lester to watch, so he decided to relax on the couch with a teddy bear for company.

Smudge posing, as usual, for the camera.

8 thoughts on “Storm at Sea Block 1”

Just take a few deep breaths when sitting at your machine. I know you can do it! The block is just lovely. The cats must have been upset that there was no activity on the roof.

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Had to get my Lester and Smudge fix to start the day. Hope you get in some good stitching today. :0)

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Block looks great Cathi

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Nawwww, just stick with the hand piecing LOL. I have found that any block with pointy parts are impossible to do by machine LOL.

Crispy

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I think your half and half idea sounds good. Then if you find the machine stitching is ‘fun’ you might go to stitching them all on the machine. A size 70 sharp machine needle will make it go well.

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just a beautiful block and gorgeous colors. i just can’t believe you hand stitched that – wish i had your kind of talent. if it weren’t for my trusty machine, i don’t think i’d be quilting – although i do love needle turn applique.

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I’ve always loved Storm at Sea, and your block is so nice with its precise piecing and pretty colors . You could do it faster on the machine, but hand piecing is so much more enjoyable (at least for me). I like the softer look of the seams themselves and the way you can twist the intersecting points on the back so they lie nice and flat.

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