Originally Posted by remclave
Originally Posted by QM
Good work!!! I don't see anything wonky about it. My first 8 blocks are the curtain in front of me. They are nowhere near as good.
I do wonder, however, are you using 1/4" seams? If you are using a wider seam, as it appears to me, you will have problems with future blocks, as 1/4" is the usual in quilting.
Yeah, I realized after I sewed my first seams that I was sewing 3/8". In order to be able to finish the square without spending hours ripping out seams, I finished the square with 3/8" which also kept the square, well, SQUARE. After I finished the basic pinwheel, I measured the square at 8" by 8" so I added the border in the same fabric that I used for the heart. The border was sewn down with 1/4" seams. And yes, I was surprised and thrilled at how well the color combination worked.
That is exactly what I would have done. Of course, as I said, MY first block, a 9 patch, wasn't anywhere near as good as yours. I expect to see lots more really great work from you in the future.