When I made the bars I really felt my quilt needed more colour so I replaced the white background Bars with coloured ones…now I realize that I probably should have stuck with Sophies’ design as the background stripes would have let in some light and moved the eye through the block more easily. At this point, I am not going to pick it out and start again but, I do sense a denseness of colour in this block and it comes out heavier...

My MOD MOD top is finished. Full/Queen size in complementary colors and fabrics from my stash. I may add a row of chevrons to top and bottom.  Then the question is how to quilt. Cathy L in IA Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting http://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com...

I missed the month we did this block but, finally I have had the time to try it and catch up on the mod mod for that month! Yay! I really enjoyed making this block, it is a very happy little block. I wasn’t sure but, were we to put a dream in each center?…I did....

YeeeHaaa! little windows are all finished. I also do not know why comments are set as off? I always welcome...

Hot off the sewing Machine and Ironing Board!…All in 2 days work!Sophie I tried it the way with the background going through the bars but, it just wasn’t working…the quilt kept saying ‘More Colour”. LOL -Talking quilts What...

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I guess that old saw ‘Better late than never’ would work here. I found each component of this block a challenge in its’ own way. B eing new to sewing I borrowed a machine and figure out how to use it…the 1/4 inch seam was the hardest thing for me to figure out. The machine I borrowed has a horizontal hole and the needle would just ram the fabric right into that hole and shred it. I figured out now that a little piece of...

Here is an update of my MMQAL except for this month’s Xs. It has helped to see Sophie’s sampler to know how many with white or lavender backgrounds to make. Possibly some minor alterations will be made (backgrounds for some of the windows). It is great to have a tangible record of the year’s blocks as opposed to virtual ones....

This doesn’t mean I’m caught up, I jumped ahead because I couldn’t figure out how to get the joined Sun points skinny at the join without needing to take in too much of the background fabric causing it to warp at that same join and not be 14 inches anymore…HELP! I am to have 2 pieces of background fabric right? Now I am thinking maybe it should be 1 piece with the center cut...

I finally made the Sweet Dreams blocks from September for my blue-and-white sampler. I didn’t notice until I took this photo how “directional” the blocks look: some of them look horizontal or vertical  because of the way the colors are arranged. It’s funny what photos of quilts can show you that you don’t see when it’s right in front of you. Anyway, I’ll keep that in mind when I do the final...

With the woven blocks stitched in the module, I tried a few layouts. This one works. I am looking forward to piecing the final...

I made Woven Bars for my Full/Queen Sampler.  And I was able to complete a couple more...