Here it is, the penultimate block in the Test Your Skills Sampler: the Indiana Puzzle. If you’re following the White & Bright layout, this block is orange, green, purple and yellow. The block ...
I’ll be honest – when I first started quilting, curves gave me the willies. It’s silly, because while I wasn’t particularly good at it, I’ve sewn clothing. I’ve managed a sleeve or tw...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2014/05/04/pmgc-quilts-skill-builder-series-part-17-curved-piecing/
The LeMoyne Star block requires eight Y seams, so before you get into it you should review the Y Seam Skill Builder post. Unlike most of the TYSS posts, I duplicated a lot of the Skill Builder in...
For some reason, I’ve always been a little afraid of Y seams, but they really aren’t all that awful. A Y seam is exactly what the letter looks like – a place where three seam lines intersec...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2014/03/08/pmgc-quilts-skill-builder-series-part-16-y-seams/
The Variable Star, though a block in its own right, is also a great base for other, more complex blocks simply by filling the larger center square with another pieced block. You can also piece th...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2014/02/22/tyss-variable-star-fillers/
I am here! I feel good! I want to BLOG! It’s been a challenging few months for me, for no reason that has any real weight. I mean, my life is pretty good. I have a good home, people who love me...
This block is also called Crossed Kayaks. If you’re following the white & bright layout, it is pink and white. It is another foundation pieced block, this time one that requires four separate p...
Did you ever have one of those days where you work and work and work, and when you’re finished you have nothing to show for it? That was sewing yesterday. Jeanne of Grey Cat Quilts came over an...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2012/10/21/unproductively-productive/
The Spiral block is essentially a log cabin variation, but because of the points, it’s best to foundation piece this. This block is pieced on a single foundation. Even though there are 20 piece...
I received comments from tonya and ssparrowinflight asking if we were going to finish the Test Your Skills Sampler. I’m a little ashamed at how long Jeanne and I have let it go. We talked yeste...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2012/10/14/we-resume-your-program/