Block Party Blocks

A few months back I had joined in on the fun at theBlock Party blog . They have done a few tutorials on there and then we post photos on flickr. This month's block is a circle but it is appliqued with a zig-zag stitch on your machine so it is fairly simple to do. I just made a block. And I got my package in the mail today for the February Bee's Knees (button on my side bar) block.

Another Circle

I tried another circle. After making several of the Drunkard's Path blocks I thought I would try this. I don't quite have it down pat yet but I am working on it. I like the way this one came out. I don't seem to be able to keep a consistent seam allowance when "rounding" the curve but they have all come out OK. I have to trim my block to 6 inches from a 6 1/2 template. They seem to be a bit wavy at the edges but they are cut on the bias and I think I stretch them a bit too much but I am getting better at it.

Also a look at today's weather. I know a lot of people in different parts of the country have gotten a lot more snow than this but it is still coming down and the winds are expected to read the 40 mph stage later tonight with more snow. Looks like a good time to prefect those circles.

Circle In A Square

I have seen so many quilts done this way and I am slow when it comes to connecting things together. All this is is a variation of a drunkards path quilt block. I went to searching the net and I found a template http://compendiumsearch.googlepages.com/drunkard%27spathblock

It is supposed to be for a 6 inch block but it didn't print out that way. So I cut a 6 inch block and made a template of the quarter circle. It worked out just fine but I will try and play with it some more. Next time I will cut a 6 1/2 square and then put it together. My blocks came out at 5 1/2 when they were done, which is a nice size but I should have trimmed them to 5 because they were a bit off on one side.

Allison over at Cluck Cluck Sew just did one and the fabrics are awesome.

The turkey breast is in the oven and I need to start some green beans to cooking so I better end this here. I hope you have all had a very nice Thanksgiving Day.

PSSST: I did another one and cut the square at 6 1/2 and it turned out way better.