Playing with Blocks

In January, I signed up online for the BOM group with Quilters Club of America. However, I didn't like the January block, so the whole idea went out of my head.   Last week I looked again at the BOM group and found that February and March had some nice blocks to try. It is always a challenge for me to do blocks but I thought I needed to perfect my seams and points and things.  I tried adjusting my needle position because my 1/4" seams were not good. It worked!

For February, here is the Love in the Mist block from Quilter's Cache:

Excuse the poor photo.  Also you might notice some puckering in some squares.  That is because I ignored the instruction that said " trim to 3 1/2" if needed.  Note to self, do not ignore any part of the instructions!

I used fabrics like the pattern showed.  The light blue would look like faded chambray in an overall quilt. As you probably know, Marcia Hohn shows a full quilt along with the block pattern. Quilter's Cache is such a treaure trove of inspiration.


Next, the Rocky Road to Dublin is for March.

This is also from Quilter's Cache and a real challenge for me.  I like it though.
Also for March, I selected this Irish Chain pattern from McCall's that I have been saving for a long time.

I like this pattern and I followed the instructions as well as adjusted the needle position. I prefer the strip pieced method of doing the four patches but the individual squares may be for better accuracy. Wouldn't this be a nice overall quilt?

Last but not least, I leave you with this. This is not me. Thanks to Kansas City Star Quilt Co.
Today I am linking up with WOW= WIPs on Wednesday at Esther's Blog and Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River.  Go over there to see my quilting ideas.

Happy Quilting!