Now this is fun!
Okay -- something a little different! Today I made my first "complicated" quilt block. I can hear the seasoned quilters laughing at me -- but it's the trickiest block I've made to date so I am calling it complicated.
My biggest fear was getting the corners to line up properly and I guess my insane quest for prefect cutting paid off, because everything lines up nicely. Whew!
My second worry was that my seam allowances wouldn't be right and the block would end up too small. All is well though -- I actually had a smidge extra to cut off to square it up and the block now measures 12 1/2 X 12 1/2. Whew, again!
While these are a bit more work than the blocks for my other quilt, they don't take all that much time and I feel like I could have this quilt top finished up before long. Yeah!
Looks great!
Posted by: --Deb | Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 05:19 PM
that's great. i would be worried for all the same reasons! it's really pretty.
Posted by: allena | Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 08:31 PM
I am loving your blocks - the simple shapes really show off the fun fabrics.
Posted by: Juliann | Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 11:28 PM
I really love how the black contrasts so well with the other colors/patterns. It looks wonderful!
Posted by: ana | Monday, January 29, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Now now, tell those seasoned quilters that we all started somewhere!
Posted by: Tracey | Monday, January 29, 2007 at 12:47 PM
I've liked them all so far, but this one is my favorite.
Posted by: Karen | Monday, January 29, 2007 at 05:09 PM
The square looks great! I have liked all the squares you have shown lately! =)
Posted by: BRandie | Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:35 PM
I am a long-time quilter and work in a quilt shop. Let me tell you what we did to improve our rulers. We, of course, use really good ones but even they can use a lttle help. Go to a woodworking store and get a handle for pushing wood through a plainner. It is a plastic deal that we adhere to the top of the ruler with carpet tape. Then on the other side, adhere pieces of sandpaper. That goes a long way toward stopping the sliding that can be the bane of rotary cutter quilter's existence.
If you are ever in eastern TN come to The Cherry Pit! It is a fantastic shop and last year was featured in Better Homes and Gardens mag as one of America's best quilt shops. Ask for Cindy (that's me!).
We've also got Dollywood, the DeerFarm, Ripley's Aquarium, and , of course, the Smokies. Something for everyone!
Hope the advice helps with the ruler.
Posted by: Cindy | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 12:47 PM