Yesterday was February first, the official start day of Drop and Give Me Twenty 2013. I made my 30 minute quota easily since I had to finish a few blocks for an online block swap. The pattern required was "
Card Tricks" and they might be the most challenging block I've ever done. It's not particularly hard to put together-- it's all straight sewing-- but I had a dickens of a time with 'flipping' triangles. At least once each block I sewed one of those suckers to the wrong side even though I had them all laid out in their proper place! You'd think after the first couple I'd have an assembly line-style, foolproof method to keep 'em straight but I still managed to do some ripping each block. Ah, well, we'll just call them "patience practice". I had to make 4 blocks, each with it's own colorway for each of two partners, so 8 blocks total. Here's one of the two identical groups:
February 2, 2013
Although this one isn't due until the middle of the month, I wanted to clear my swappin' schedule so I can focus on UFOs and a pattern test I'm helping with. I made my first "Crazy Patch" from a large stash of satins, silks and velvets I've been hoarding for just this kind of quilt. This one goes to a swap partner. I made one for myself to keep, but a little smaller.
How are doing with your goals?
6 comments:
Good job on your blocks! Love all of them :) Are you going to keep adding to your crazy patch and make a quilt? I have two very old crazy patch quilts, and they're pretty amazing.
Wow, I love your card trick blocks.
Love those card trick blocks! It is so fun to see what everyone is working on.
Card trick blocks are looking good! I know what you mean about those triangles - I tend to get things upside down and backwards at times too :) Lucky that we can always un-stitch and start again.
I love the card trick blocks ... it's a style block on my 'to-do' list! Your crazy quilt block is wonderful! I've just started an online Basic Crazy Quilting class ... it's such fun! I didn't realize how much work goes into planning and creating one of these, but I'm loving it! :)
Love the crazy patch!
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