Thanks to a comment left the other day, I saw a picture of a quilt made using this setting and decided it was perfect for the little 8-pointed stars. It’s a fun block to make with lots of opportunities for … Continue reading
Octagon Stars
Category Archives: hand piecing
Tiny Bright Colourful Stars
Thanks to a comment left yesterday, I think I’ve settled on a setting for the tiny stars. So I started adding .75″ squares all around each star. This is going to be such fun to stitch! The little blocks are … Continue reading
Tiny Bright Stars
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been rummaging through my stash looking for just the right fabrics for a special project. I knew they had to be bright and very small-scale prints or tone-on-tone fabrics as whatever blocks I would … Continue reading
Grading the Harpsichord Blocks
Saturday night I graded the seams on all the harpsichord quilt blocks done to date. I had actually picked up the project box, thinking I’d stitch a few more when I realized I really needed to get the grading done … Continue reading
Tumbling Stars Progress
All of the stars and their surrounding white diamonds for the next round have been added. And 16 of the 18 tumbling blocks I need for this round are done, ready to attach. Then one more round of white diamonds … Continue reading
Tumbling Stars Are Growing
Instead of beginning a second block, I decided to add to the existing first block. I made 6 more 6-pointed stars, 24 pairs of white diamonds and then began stitching them around the perimeter of the first block. There are loads … Continue reading
White Picket Fence Block
One 12″ New York Wheel block that I am definitely calling the White Picket Fence block. I’m going to rummage through my stash for a mauve/purple that will work as a border and that will be it. This will be … Continue reading
Half a New York Wheel
After looking at the first New York Wheel block in daylight, I decided to replace the quarter circle. The second block is now done and attached. The remaining two blocks are halfway done, so I will have this little quilt … Continue reading
Tumbling Star Block Done and a New York Wheel Block
The first test tumbling star block, which is what I’ve decided to call it for now anyway, was finished last night. There is no question about it — I’m making this quilt. I will do a couple more test blocks … Continue reading
More of the Test Block
The first block is still not quite finished. I was not stitching as much as usual last night so didn’t finish it. But I know now that I’m definitely making this quilt. From point to point of the pink diamonds … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 