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Two More Blocks and Early to Bed

I had a pretty lazy Saturday. I slept in until 10 am. I could have slept longer but didn’t want to be a total schlump today.

We woke up to about an inch of snow this morning. I had noticed it was snowing great big golf ball sized snow flakes when I went to bed late last night. I was surprised to see so much snow. The good news it that it melted off really quickly. It was all gone by noon.

After a leisurely breakfast and some slow getting ready, I headed out to visit a couple of fabric stores to see what I could find in indigo and blue batiks for my Wensleydale quilt. I was somewhat successful.

I’ll do a little more shopping tomorrow on my way back from Rico’s sheep herding trial. I still need some lighter values.

On our way home from fabric shopping I decided to stop and treat myself to lunch.

That would be chocolate frozen yogurt with chocolate chips, nuts, and few milk chocolate turtles. I feel like I deserved this little treat today.

When we got home I took the dogs out for a nice 3.5 mile walk. It was cool but we managed to stay dry.

We’re seeing more and more daffodils around the neighborhood.

These Boys do love their walks. And me too!

Rounding off my nutritional day was pancakes and maple syrup for dinner.

I hit my sewing room after dinner and dug out some of my indigo fabrics so I could cut some pieces for more Wensleydale blocks. I managed to get all the pieces cut and kits made for 7 blocks. I put each “kit” on a paper plate to keep the fabric organized and flat.

Then I selected one kit and started sewing.

I got two more blocks made before I called it quits and took some Advil pm so I can get to bed at a decent hour in anticipation of our very early start tomorrow.

Here’s all four blocks that are done. I love how the secondary light/dark pattern is already emerging!

And now my cutting table is in utter chaos.

I’ll be home at a decent hour tomorrow so will dig into this and get organized with all these fabrics for my Wensleydale quilt. It’s pretty chaotic in there right now.

I checked the tracking info on the backing I purchased for my jumble quarter log cabin quilt and it’s actually in Portland. I’m guessing I won’t see it until Monday or later. It usually takes a couple days to get to my doorstep once it hit’s eat Portland area.

Look out sheep. Here we come!

51 Replies to “Two More Blocks and Early to Bed”

  1. I’m in awe of how fast your mail is. You ordered something last week and received it in a day or two. I have to wait at least two weeks for anything to arrive from Brisbane t o Alice Springs. There’s a reason Australia Post is known as ‘snail mail’. 😂

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    1. The backing fabric I ordered is taking forever. it took the fabric shop a full week to ship it after I ordered it! And now it’s been in Portland for two days and hasn’t been delivered!

      But that’s sort of unusual. Most stuff comes in a day or two. We are lucky!

      Anne

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  2. Wowsah! Juxtaposed Kaffe & blues light & dark are marvelous already. Love what you have going…again. Watch out sheep…have a great day herding, busy busy:))
    ardine

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      1. Your fabric choices make the magic! Really, I’ve seen Wellesby (sp) in the recipe book and yours has Magic. You are one very prolific maker and your combinations & fussy cutting make magic…you have good dogs too 🙂 I am such a slow newby and have too many other things going on in my senior age. I’ll never come up to your phenomenal pace of choosing and making. You are inspiring, and my gears are in slow motion…hahaha. You are very appreciated by many. Thank you for sharing your talents so generously.
        ardine

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      2. I can be pretty impulsive in what projects I choose to make. But that’s the fun part for me. I love just digging in and winging it… and usually I get something pretty cool out of it. So it’s an approach that works for me.

        thanks for reading!

        Anne

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  3. I am right behind you…on the Wensleydale quilt. I am finishing up a huge bedspread, then onward! In the meantime, I am learning and watching you. The kit idea is brilliant. I tend to work organically (in a mess), so the kit idea will tame my sewing table. Thank you for blazing the trail.

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    1. Well, the kits are organized but my cutting table is a chaotic pile of mess! I really need to get it organized! I’m running the risk of slicing through whole pieces of yardage!!!

      Thanks for reading!

      Anne

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  4. I’m loving the Wensleydale quilt idea, it is going to be gorgeous. Good luck to Rico on his sheep herding trial today! The boys are so photogenic on their walking adventures , all smiles for sure ! We had a light spring snow overnight here in Maine, which is already melting !

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  5. You’ve had so much snow this year, I’m jealous. Northern Illinois usually gets tons but we’ve had very little this year. Although it’s been much warmer for walking all winter not sure I really like the trade off. The new quilt is gorgeous and loving the paper plate idea. I usually just use one of those clip thingy. But having it on a plate would keep it together where I could easily see the piece I need to grab. Good luck with sheep and fabric hunting. You’re always so clever. Thanks.

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    1. This winter has been too long. it’s time for spring to get a little more serious.

      I like the paper plates because I can stack them up and they don’t take up any space. it works really well.

      Anne

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  6. Love your Wensleydale color palette. I worked yesterday organizing my studio and a new project to work on. Glad it was a baby quilt because I’m ordering the Wensleydale foundation papers today so I only have until they arrive before that project gets pushed aside. Lol. Glad I’ve been buying light value blue batiks lately!

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    1. Snow again? Poor plants. We hit 82 yesterday and have been planting in city pickers planting containers so we don’t have to dig a garden. I don’t think we’ll have another freeze. Your frozen yogurt is my kind of lunch 🤗 the boys are so handsome 🥰 hope you have a great sheep 🐑 day!

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    2. Good thing it’s just a baby quilt… you can dig in on this sooner!

      and perfect that you already have the blue batiks! Now I have MORE than I know what to do with!!!

      Anne

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  8. I’ve never done paper piecing looks like fun . Our local quilt store is having a class on it I think I’ll take it you are inspiring. Love the doggie smiles life is good

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    1. You should definitely take the class if you’re interested in trying it. It’s great to have the opportunity to have someone helping you as your’e actually doing it.

      Good luck!

      Anne

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  10. Good Morning, you have such an amazing eye for color!
    Thank you for sharing your quilts and your day to day life. I enjoy eating your posts every morning.
    I love Menchies, their cheesecake flavor is my favorite.

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    1. the pattern is in Jen Kingwell’s book called Quilt Recipes. I didn’t buy the book but learned that the paper piecing templates are for sale. I found a book of 60 on Amazon.

      Good luck!

      Anne

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    1. Well, to each his own. There’s a lot of different types of quilting I’m not interested in. It’s a good thing we’re all different. Life would be boring if we all got off on the same things!

      Anne

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  16. The Wensleydale quilt is on my bucket list. I’m a new quilter & need some more experience before tackling that quilt. I’ll be following your progress & taking notes for future reference. So far it looks fabulous. You have a good eye for color & values.

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    1. You should see if one of your local quilt shops offers paper piecing classes. I have a friend who is an accomplished paper piecer and she had me up to her place a few summers ago and gave me a really good foundation in paper piecing. She taught me so much and helped me develop some really valuable skills.

      Anne

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  17. I’ve tried to comment on your page, but apparently I can’t figure out WordPress 🥵 Would you be willing to share the sizes you cut your fabric to paper piece this gorgeous block? I watched the video you linked to learn how to paper piece but your “kit” idea was great and I was hoping you would be willing to share the sizes you cut to cover the paper. My first few tries were a bit of a disaster and yet I don’t want to cut so big that I’m wasting fabric that has gotten so expensive. I’m determined to master the paper piecing for this beautiful block and quilt. Thank you for your consideration. Lavona Husted (Kuna, Idaho) Lavonahusted@ gmail.com

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    1. I only figured out measurements for the outer four pieces… 5.5×7.5 rectangle cut in half diagonally. The third in from the outer corners are cut at 3.5 x 5 inches cut in half diagonally. I don’t have measurements for the rest. I’m sort of winging it.

      There’s a good deal of waste in these pieces. But I find it easier to place and sew the pieces if I don’t have to place them too precisely.

      Without templates provided, you just have to spend some time, make a few practice blocks to figure out how you want to cut your pieces for your blocks.

      Anne

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  18. What size did you cut your pieces for your Wensleydale paper piecing blocks. I love to paper piece, but struggle with scraps that are too large, or too small. I’d LOVE to be able to just go through some pieces and cut to needed sizes and make up “kits” on paper plates. You’re so smart! Help a girl out here…please?

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    1. I only figured out measurements for the outer four pieces… 5.5×7.5 rectangle cut in half diagonally. The third in from the outer corners are cut at 3.5 x 5 inches cut in half diagonally. I don’t have measurements for the rest. I’m sort of winging it.

      There’s a good deal of waste in these pieces. But I find it easier to place and sew the pieces if I don’t have to place them too precisely.

      You just have to spend some time, make a few practice blocks to figure out how you want to cut your pieces for your blocks.

      Anne

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  20. Loved your yogurt lunch and pancake dinner description – funny! Is Rico going to compete? We have a dog sheep herding competition here in Lexington KY every May. And the blocks are lovely

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