Yesterday while working on cabinet building I cut my finger. Nothing serious, just a small cut on the index finger of my left hand, but It keeps starting to bleed when I hand quilt. I really don’t want to bleed on a white whole cloth quilt so I decided to go back to hand piecing another project for a while.
I wrote about this one a while back. The block is called ‘Lansing’, and was published in Hearth and Home.
I have an antique block that is the same pattern, but the circle in the center is done in one piece.
from a piecing perspective it is much easier to do that circle in 1/4′s , here is the one block I made
here is 1/4 of the block from the back
Now I am doing some cutting of the pieces for more blocks.
I copied the block several times and made a picture of what it will look like when the blocks are joined
of course in real life the blocks will line up correctly, but you get the idea of what it will look like
I have lots of cutting to do so I will be busy with that for a while, or until I cant take it anymore and have to start hand quilting again.
Happy Quilting
Tim
PS I understand that there is some kind of sporting event on TV tonight …I wonder if anyone will watch it since Sunday Night is Downton Abbey night.
Nice block! Hmmmmmm……..Super Bowl commercials vs. DA??? I ordered Season 3 of DA so I’m safe!
I have season one and 2 but I have to watch each episode as soon as it is on!….the local station re-runs the previous episode before the new one and I watch that one as well….just to be sure I didn’t miss anything
Lord, Tim, I think you need to buy yourself a new mat!! I kept thinking that my rotary cutting blade was dull until I got a new mat…which made all the difference in the world! As for me, hubby is out of town, so there’s no competition. Downton Abbey it is!
LOL…I do need to get rid of that mat…I have 2 others but I guess I have been saving them….those things are expensive
Enjoy Downton!
Am I missing something? I don’t watch Downton Abby, so I guess it will be hubby’s night for TV and the Superbowl. What is DA about?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/
just about the only TV show I feel like I have to watch…everything else on TV is just good for background noise
I’ll be with the Crowley family, of course.
<3 love it…enjoy
Have you tried liquid bandage (New-Skin) on your cut? I keep a bottle in my sewing basket–seems like cuts heal a lot faster when I use it.
No Super Bowl for me–it’s DA all the way!
I have tried it once, but I must be allergic because it caused lots of red itchy swelling
enjoy DA!!
Tim, Do you hand piece your block or use the machine?
I am hand piecing these, It’s more fun for me…
I have a TV and a DVR with DirecWay in my sewing room, so I’m COVERED!~ lol I will get my Downton Abbey!~
Hubby has been in front of the TV all day, waiting…
Pretty block
Hope your finger heals soon. That is a hard thing to get use to. I am always cutting or bruising myself. I think i have a high tolerance to pain, so I just keep on going and then the next day notice things.
enjoy DA…and I hope your husband enjoys the super bowl!
Im sure my finger will be fine in a day or so….I just dont want to risk blood on the quilt…too many hours in it to end up with a stain
It’s Downton Abbey for me, of course- and I always watch the previous week again too, since there are always a few subtle things that I miss on the first run through. Poor Sybil!!!
I know…watching it again I always seen to catch something I missed, and I get to develop a new idea of what might happen next
I plan on having the game on tonight, and will quilt while they play. I will be watching the commercials. I have never turned on Downtown Abbey. I have enough shows that I am hooked on, and don’t need to tempt myself with another.
LOL….I have never watched an entire NFL game….I sometimes watch Michigan State football,but not often…Just like each quilter has different ways of quilting we also have different TV viewing….Enjoy!
That same thought crossed my mind…it’s Downton Abby and some stitching (knitting tonight) for me!
Happy Knitting….and watch out for O’Brien…she is up to no good
Well, I haven’t stopped weeping after last week’s episode of DA and I can’t of anywhere else I’d rather be tonight, quilt needle in hand. However, the rest of my family will be routing for the 49ers! To each his own! Take care of that finger . . . Byrd
last week was sad to be sure…and I was beside myself when it ended…wish the episodes were 2 hours
Thanks for showing the back of your hand pieced block. I keep looking at mine and wondering how little the stitching needs to be and if it matters when I have slightly irregular lengths. Course the front is the important part and it looks fine, but still I wonder.:) Love your Lansing Blocks. The colors are wonderful!
Mine are never perfect!…some irregularity doesnt bother me at all in the piecing…but perhaps that is because I just see the piecing as a necessary exercise to get to the hand quilting
Gorgeous block and I love your fabrics. Looks so much easier with the full circle appliquéd on – good thinking!!
the original with the full circle was all pieced….no applique at all… the published pattern had the circle in 4 parts, and it is easier to piece that way, so that is what I am doing…all pieced in 4 parts, no applique….anything with applique would take me 10 times longer …curved piecing is not hard, but I find applique to be very slow and difficult
I’ve been recording Downton Abbey so I can watch it all in one week
I do believe it is on at both 9 PM and then again later but I need to check the time for sure and if I need to kick Mike to the small tv in the computer room as I can only record on the tv in the living room!
good idea to record it….I would love to watch it again
I watched the superbowl an recorded DA so I can watch it in peace and quiet tomorrow….I make a plate of scones, add some butter and jam with a large pot of tea. Great way to spend an hour on a Monday morning!
perfect Idea!…enjoy!
What a fantastic block! I love the colors you are working with too.
Super bowl beats out the soap opera any day! lol
LOL…it is a soap opera…..but I can’t resist it