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heather_campbell 07-23-2010 01:31 PM

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First off, thanks so much to everyone yesterday for their comments and encouragement about my first wonky block.

I sat down to do another one last night and ended up with four 12.5" blocks from my stash.

I love these things! They are totally scrap busting. I haven't even made a dent in my scrap pile and I've got these 4 awesome blocks.

I like the ones with the Hedgehogs in the centre the best, but it's a learning process and I'm just going to keep on making them.

I was thinking about putting some white sashing around them once I have enough for a quilt to tie them all together and give them some space from each other.

isnthatodd 07-23-2010 01:39 PM

These are really cute, and look like a great way to use some of the long narrow strips left over from other projects. :thumbup:

littlehud 07-23-2010 01:44 PM

Those are so cute. I love the wonky look of them. Keep it up.

AlienQuilter 07-23-2010 01:45 PM

Beautiful way to use up scraps! Thanks for sharing with us!

May I suggest "quilting in sections" so you can use your fancy stitches on your machine to quilt the blocks.

Look at this link:

http://www.quilterscache.com/H/howto...neatatime.html

heather_campbell 07-23-2010 01:50 PM

I totally don't have any fancy stitches on my machine, it's a 30 year old pfaff!

But thanks for the link, I'm going to read up on it for sure.

I was also thinking about making this a project where I practice my FMQ skills (or lack thereof!).

Candace 07-23-2010 02:05 PM

Are you doing this the foundation piecing method?

MamaBear61 07-23-2010 02:18 PM

Great blocks. They would work well for me to use the strips that I cut crooked when I am not supposed to (lol)

heather_campbell 07-23-2010 02:26 PM


Originally Posted by Candace
Are you doing this the foundation piecing method?

Hi Candace.
I'm such a newbie that I don't even know what that is!

Basically I start with a square, trim off a side or two to give it some "wonk" and then attach a strip to the top and bottom, trim the ends of the strips off to match the sides, and then sew a strip to each side.

Then I "wonk" the new block again and repeat the process.

Like this:
http://www.quiltdad.com/2009/09/quil...n-squares.html

Yarn or Fabric 07-23-2010 02:44 PM

Wonky blocks are fun!!!
I started a wonky block table runner and keep forgetting to finish it! I need to get on that this weekend...

Til then.. I'm going to enjoy looking at yours!

sueisallaboutquilts 07-23-2010 03:00 PM

They are sooooooo cute!!! I want to make some!! :D
Thanks for sharing!!!


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