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Here are my nine String Heart blocks.  String piecing I love, but I really had to dig deep for low volume fabrics, and was so out of my comfort zone!  But as I read somewhere, as an antidote to being bored and being a bore, “when did you last do something for the first time?   I would like to donate these blocks to the...

I really like the low volume string hearts this month and made enough to have a topper for my dresser. It just needs the binding and then it will be...

  Here are my blocks for the month – just 5 of them this time.  I found it quite challenging to come up with low volume fabrics which still had some contrast to...

I am traveling and suddenly realized that I haven’t uploaded the picture of my February block I had made before I left. So, here it is. I found this block somehow difficult to make. But that is the challenge to learn and that is great. I love Block Lotto. It’s the Mother/Daughter project for Helen and me. We are both learning a lot. For me it is not so much that I might win. In fact, when I had made my January block Helen and I...

my final 2 for  total of 9 for mb. in FLA...

sorry about the lousy photo. It was just starting to storm here & the light was, well, odd.  These 5 plus the 2 from yesterday should make 7.  I hope to o the full 9, but probably no more quilting for a couple days...

Here are my 2 for now. I have more in process, but wanted to get these “on the board” while I had a free...

I struggled a little with the low volume fabric selection – especially finding a background that had enough contrast so that the hearts were visible. After trying a few of my prints, I concluded that I was only happy with a solid (or almost solid) background. As always, Sophie has found a way to challenge me so I don’t get lazy and stuck in a rut!...

2 string hearts so far. It is hard to get a good photo of them. I’ve made a couple more and I’m trying to decided if I want to keep them for myself! You know, just in case I don’t...

Sophie, I’ll donate...

One of the things I really appreciate about Sophie’s designs are that she knows the usefulness of scraps.  Here is a little quilt I made from the trimmings from this month’s string hearts.  The triangle squares are leftovers from another project, too.  It makes me think of the conversation candy hearts that are out for Valentine’s...