November is for Neighborhood!

Hi girls,
I’ve *finally* gotten the November fabric bundles in the mail to each of you! Inside your bundle, you will find a lot of random scraps in many sizes accompanied by 3 large squares of muslin. I’d love for you each to create two or three small houses using the colored scraps and then set the houses into a 12-inch plain muslin block. I have purposefully sent each of you way more scraps than you will need to make the small houses–please send along the leftover scraps back to me with the completed blocks–I just wanted to make sure you would have lots of color and pattern choices for the houses, and I’m hoping for a lot of variety among the house shapes! I’ve included among the scraps some larger scraps of colored shot cottons to be used in the construction of your houses–in case you prefer solid roofs or windows. The houses themselves should be 2-3″ tall within the muslin block.

The inspiration for the November Neighborhood quilt blocks is, of course, the amazing quilt below:

I’m really hoping for a unique + diverse neighborhood, and the sky’s the limit as far as what kinds of buildings to build! Houses, churches, schools, post offices, whatever you like!

If you are stumped construction-wise on how to piece these little houses, take a look at this tutorial for ideas. but *please* come up with your own house designs so that everyone’s will be unique!

I’m really looking forward to seeing what you all *build* from your scraps!!

Oct. blocks!

So now that it’s Nov. 6th, I’ve finally gotten my October blocks done! Still have so much more fabric that I might make a couple more before putting them in the mail though.

Hope that you like them Melanie!

September and October blocks

I don’t think I ever posted a picture of the blocks I made for Amanda back in September. I really had fun making these wonky stars and the fabric selection was really lovely.

I’m assuming Amanda got them and hopefully they look good with the others she received!

I didn’t have a minute in October to sit down and sew Melanie’s blocks but a few days ago I finally decided on what kind of blocks I was going to make and tonight I took the time to sew them up. I chose 2 fairly simple blocks so that I wouldn’t screw them up too much! My first block is a Rail Fence block and the second one is a Dutch Nine Patch. I hope Melanie likes them!

The larger block is 12 inches square and the smaller is 9 inches square.

I can’t wait to see Megan’s fabric selection and I promise I’ll sew the blocks up faster!

Wonky Blocks complete!

So sorry that they are a bit late… will get to the post office with them in the next day or two.  They were so much fun to sew up!

Hope you like them Amanda!!

Having too much fun!

I got my stack of Melanie’s fabrics in the mail and my brain exploded with glee!

Too many ideas came to mind but I still felt a little worried about how much wonkiness was allowed. This first one is paper-pieced, but with some liberation.

I retreated to precision piecing as a place of comfort.

But then I set my personality free.

There’s still plenty more fabric for one or two other blocks. We’ll see if I have time for more…

Thanks, Melanie, for letting me play along! I hope these are okay.

October = Sampler

Hi,

I decided on a sampler quilt, which means, please make whatever you want this month. That’s sort of vague, I know, so I made a mosaic of sampler quilts I think are nifty and I’ll upload it to the flickr group. But basically any block from super traditional (star blocks, log cabins, nine-patch) to more modern will be awesome. Everyone is getting an assortment of solids and prints. Blocks between 8.5 inches and 12.5 would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Melanie

Blocks for Amanda

These are some super quick, totally fun Wonky Star Blocks for Amanda!

I can’t wait to see how they all come together.

Sucking at 12squared!

Hi Everyone!

So I’ve completely been sucking at 12squared and I am so so so sorry. Life has been full of unexpected drama the past few months and I’m working on getting everything straightened out. Lately the urge to sew has been NIL, no desire, no urge, nothing. And when I do sew, I screw stuff up and the last thing I want to do is ruin someone elses nice fabric!

I’m *way* behind on blocks and I am so so so sorry about that, I hate that I’ve let you guys down. My goal is to get everyones blocks mailed by next Monday. I’m going to try my gosh darn hardest to do that.

Thanks so much for not yelling at me ladies, I appreciate it a bunch and again, I am SO sorry! I know you guys have quilt tops that are waiting on me!

August and September Blocks

I finished my August and September blocks in the last week or so (late with the August, early with September, sigh!). I loved how both sets came out.

Here are the ones for Daria. You can read more about my process over at my blog.

And here are the blocks for Amanda. I liked making these too, and was grateful that the squares were pre-cut.

I really wanted to get these done because we’re moving at the end of the month and I didn’t want any of the pieces to get lost, packed, etc. What I’m loving about 12squared is that even when I’m “too busy” to work on my own things, I get some sewing time in. Hooray!

August Blocks

Sorry I’m a tad late! I’ll pop these in the mail tomorrow… Hope you like them Daria!  I think you’re going to have an amazing quilt.