With a little sunshine here, I’ve finally gotten some photos of the Blogger’s BOM blocks from the last three months! November’s block, a “Split Star”. Part of me wishes that I’d done a little deviating so that the patterned fabric in the third row from the top was vertical and matched the other instances of that fabric. Not really sure I’ll tear out the seams and make that happen, though.
Would you believe me if I said I’ve had this block finished for almost the whole month and I’m just now getting around to posting it? I’m not sure I would believe me either, but there it is. I’m sticking with the same fabrics I started with and plan to continue to do so for the rest of the blocks. Finding something that will work as a sashing or as setting blocks may be a bit of a challenge. Although, maybe I’ll find I have enough of this white-on-white that I’m using as the background to use as setting blocks. …
About seven years ago, I picked up what I think was my first fat quarter bundle. I was at In The Beginning (which has since closed it’s retail store and is a fabric design house) and there was just something magical about these bundles of coordinated fabrics. I had no idea what I was going to do with the fabrics but I bought them anyway. I washed them and ironed them and put them away. They’ve come out a couple of times, most recently when I was thinking about a skirt for Caitlyn. When I visit fabric stores now, I …
