Jen's Quilts

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 27 I was initially delighted to see the next block - a drunkard's path variation.  I haven't done that block type in a while.  However, when I looked closer, I realised it was four 3 1/2" blocks.  Small but not impossible.  But then I saw the construction method, and I decided to completely ignore it and make my own template.  What the instructions wanted me to do was applique a circle onto a square, and then cut it into quarters to make the individual drunkard's path block.  Nah. Instead, I went and found a generic drunkard's path pattern, rescaled it so that the long piece had a 2" edge (I'd need four to make each 3 1/2...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 26 I was down south when the week's block was released, and it looked like there would be a bit to do - eight 3 1/2 " blocks of two different types, and some more quilt assembly. The first block involved circles and required two types of applique.  No thanks.  I took the machine piecing option to set a circle within a square, and then got out foot #20 to machine applique the smaller circle in the middle.  It'll do. The other block type was easy peasy.  A few half square triangles and the blocks were together. Now for some assembly.  I got to pull out many weeks worth of 6 1/2" blocks and join them to this weeks smaller ...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for  Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of  Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 25 Yep, another 6 1/2" block this week. Though a fiddly one involving 1 1/4" quarter square triangles. It took a few evenings to cut out and sew together. And it's not perfect but it'll do. I really wanted to have it done before I went away for the weekend, as I wanted to use the dining table for packing, not sewing.

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 24 Another 6 1/2" block this week.  And considering where this takes me on the quilt map (which I haven't shown you) it means there will be another 6 1/2" next week.  Lots more triangles for this one, and I had the choice of doing covered corners, fast flying geese or foundation piecing.  Obviously I packed the technique with 'fast' in the title. It took me a while to get this one done.  There must have been a lot on, or perhaps I was tired.  I think I did a bit here and there most nights, and by Saturday I was only an hour or so to finish up. It is not perfect, but I am happy enough with it.  And it looks prett...