I had a small burst of productivity this week. These two quilt blocks were made for the American Women's Club of Luxembourg. Actually, the AWCL is contributing quilt blocks for a quilt that is being put together by FAWCO - Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas. Um, I don't really understand it all either. I was asked if I'd like to contribute. I said yes. Anyway, the theme was tea - greens and browns with a splash of milk and honey. The first block is my standard scrappy log cabin.
The second is made by sewing 6 strips together, cutting them apart and resewing. As you can see I did this multiple times. It kinda got away from me. Regardless of this strange block the sew, cut, resew process is really fun .The exciting news is that Julie is here! She arrived safe and sound with her characteristic smiling face. She even managed to stay up until 10:00!! Unheard of if you ask me. Tomorrow we're going to the center. I'm so excited to show her around!
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Have a great time! Just got home from a book swap event held by the American Women's Club here in Stockholm! How funny is that? You quilting is reminding that I should get to it too...Have a great time with your friend, though I know you will as we so often do with our dearest friends...My best friend came last Christmas for a Scandinavian Christmas and we had a blast even though we all had to deal with a nasty strand of flu! ;o)
I love love the top quilt square. Very beautiful!
Tell Jules hello. I can't wait to hear about your adventures. Hope she brought you some mags...
I love the blocks...they seem very katyish...
or Amish like.
Hugs to Jules and enjoy the sights. mom
The quilt squares are so cute! I looked up scrappy log cabin blocks and a lot of people seem to sew them on to a stabilizer. Do you? Do you just keep going until you hit the right size?
Hi Rini!! No I don't use a stabilizer. I start with the center square and go around adding sides, exactly like making a traditional log cabin. When it looks close to the size I want I measure it - I want it to be a little bigger than my desired size. Then I square it off to the exact size, taking a little off of each side. It's called "squaring up." Easy peasy. Mooches to you!!
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