It's the running joke in the office... we're mostly quilters and stitchy-people so it's not uncommon to walk by a table with new fabric and suddenly forget what it is you'd gotten up to go do-get-retrieve-whatever. Squirrel! It's how being completely distracted is described... it's a bit like "ooooh... shiny, pretty!"
Squirrel!
When I first started making quilts, I loved strip-piecing. Nine-patches and four-patches, Irish Chains and Rail Fences - even strips that finished at less than 1" didn't seem that difficult. I made a Sun and Shadow quilt, a Trip Around the World and a Lone Star - it was still strip-pieced. But half-triangle squares? Not. On. The. List.
The only thing my pieced units had in common with half-triangle squares is that they both had four sides. Ninety-degree corners? Yeah, right. I was lucky if I could manage getting one that could be deemed to be a right-angle.
Are you still trying to decide on a layout for the ABC Birthday Quilt-Along? If you need some tips or are overwhelmed by the prospect of laying out a unique design, this post is for you.
Are you still trying to decide on a layout for the ABC Birthday Quilt-Along? If you need some tips or are overwhelmed by the prospect of laying out a unique design, this post is for you.
