Off to hunt for the crumbs method. Aside from the frightenly massive stash that I have in my studio, I did the change of season clothes swap in the closet in the eave in my bedroom. EEEEK! I had to pull out FIVE of those giant tubs full of fabric before I got to my clothing. One is completely full of strips and swatches. I better live a long time if I'm going to turn all of this into quilts.

So I redid my block 1 as I decided to go with 6" blocks. Whew...such small pieces. Here is my block 1 and 2. I also had a time with the middle but I didn't tack and will surely try tacking next time. I did enjoy block 2.

Aren't the 6" fun to do, a little trickier, but fun. I have to keep practicing on the smaller ones. Keep up the good work!!!

I find myself running out of adjectives and I hate using the same phrases all the time! These are great! I love your fabrics and how they turned out. It is terrific to see you doing them in 6 1/2" size.

Great job Ellen! They look fabulous.

I pulled the middle apart on my block #2 to try tacking those point and resewing... and I poked a small hole in one of my fabrics! Yikes! Now I have a slightly larger job to fix it. I put it down and started on my Iona block so that I wouldn't get too frustrated. Hopefully I'll have a block to join yours soon!

Finally found the picture page for the weekly blocks. Hope everybody else does.

Here is wk 4 Catherine. Not too happy with the brown I chose. Trying to work from my stash. Also these big pictures show off all my flaws.

I think the brown works very nicely...flaws? where ---you would have to point them out to me. Good sewing

Judy in Phx

I love the brown. The blocks is are very nice.

I like the brown, I think when you get them all together you'll like it. I'm just about done with mine too. just have to sew two seams, take a picture and I'll post. But stopped to eat lunch first. Be back in a while. Katie

OK, I'm done with my block, but have no idea how to post it to this thread. And I'm not in the mood to waste my time on here now. I want to sew. I'll try later.

OK - as asked for, here are my potholder blocks made out of my mi-scut blocks from week 1. Not sure why the colors are so strange... They're made out of Christmas fabrics.

anddd..... today I decided to try it again. Here's what I got. I still did it wrong, but it's closer. And can someone explain to me how 6 2.5" blocks in a row can equal an 11" finished block?

I think I'm going back to pinwheels and churn dash...

Don't give up, if you can post a picture here on tis thread, you can do these blocks. Be sure you are doing a 1/4" seam, and don't square up the little blocks. I did one of Rhonda's blocks, my first Drunkards path for a swap. It turned out really nice because I was so careful to square up each block, it turned out 11 1/2" so I kept that one and made another. I did Rhonda's first sampler and between the sampler and swaps, I've done 85-90% of the blocks and eac and everyone always had one block in it that was turned wrong. I also got a 1/4 foot for my machine that made a world of difference. So don't give up her blocks are fun....

Week 4 Catherine. I hope this picture isn't as large. This is a 6 1/2" block. Oh and Rhonda, I'm not going anywhere as far as your blocks are concerned. I may only be on this board to be sure I don't miss any of your posts. Maybe I'll catch on to the rest of the board in pits and pieces. Because I do love looking at everyones pictures and the tut's.

Very pretty Katie. I can't believe that is only 6 inches.

Took me all day but here is 18 inch Tayla wk 4. What looks like white in the pic is really a real pale yellow.

very pretty. they look really great.

Wow great job everyone!

Very Pretty Poker Diva....I am officially blind. I have all the little 1 1/2 squares cut out, in those bold colors I'm using for this sampler, but I'm waiting until tomorrow to sew it together. I did a 12 1/2 swap block in Kansas Dugout today too, so my poor old eyes are going every which way but loose. I do like your colors and contrast. Good job!

Well now I'm cross eyed, but here is my week 5 Tayla, it's another 6 1/2". I hope this picture doesn't turn out as large as they have been turning out. I've done a lot of Rhonda's blocks, and I think I learn something new each block. Never to old to keep learning......

I would be more that cross-eyed if I tried to do those 6 in blocks. Great job Katie.

Unfortunately when you blow up a tiny picture, it shows every mistake, next block I using Rhonda's tips "to tack" I don't want to see any mismatched seams. I have more problems with the smaller blocks because I think they move on me. So tack tack tack. LOL

Keep up the good work ladies.

Here are my block 3 & 4. These are 6" blocks which I am enjoying doing. I always have to think and rethink on the Boston blocks about which fabric goes on which side. I can't tell you how many I had to rip out because the colors were on the wrong side.

Nice job Ellen, these are fun but can get a bit frustrating. It doesn't make any difference which block it is I always sew one in backwards. Don't know why, but just when I think I'm done, step back and look at it...oh no I did it again. And I've done that on every single block I've done of Rhonda's.

Here's my week 5. I liked the way it went together. I must be learning something as I didn't have as much to rip out!!

Great job, and you are better than I am. I have at least one block I always put in backwards and have to rip out. Week 6 is going to have to wait until my sewing machine works. I'm going threw withdrawls right now and it's driving me crazy. I have to have a fix of one of Rhondas blocks each week which is why I was so glad she started this sampler.

Very nice job!

Tilda
 

I'll try this again....I can't seem to get anything posted...This is week 6 Tilda.....

These aren't sewn together, they just fit on my little design wall....

Here is 18" wk 7 Katie and 12"? yr 7 Katie.

Oh she looks exactly like my little Makya, we just lost last March. She was only 9. :(

Where did my wk 7 Katie go....I'll post it again in case I put it in the wrong place. She's a 6 1/2".

Oh my Katie. What happened to her?

We don't know for sure. She was not feeling good one day, so I made a vet appt. for the next day, because I couldn't get there by myself. But she just went into one of the other dogs kennel and died. Our other dog, Mika, came in and jumped all over me, so I would come with her. But it was to late. She was my little quilting partner and would ride with me all over in my wheel chair. I miss her. It was hard. I still have two Pom's but they are larger and not a lap dog. Although Mika who is the largest would like to be.

So sorry. I had a Pom named Mariah before Katie. We had to finally put her to sleep because her bones were so thin she kept breaking her legs. We had one leg amputated but we finally put her to sleep so I decided to get a mix instead. Katie is half Pom and half chuwahawa(I don't know how to spell it). Anyway, she has her own set of issues so if something happens to her I am not getting any more. We also have a mini Aussie. His only problem is that he is a whus (I don't know how to spell that either). LOL.

all you quilters do great work

Week 8 Cora
 

Here is week 8, Cora, again I did a 6 1/2". Don't know why but the 4 patch on a 6 1/2" is the hardest for me. I think I pull to much and the fabric gets stretched. One more week and I'm going to make this little funkie colored blocks into a wall hanging. Then back to 12 1/2" blocks that match the BOM swap.

Good job Katie. Love your colors. I always liked blue and green together.