I’m sure we are all looking forward to a fresh start as restrictions begin lifting following this pandemic.

May 31, 2021

I struggled to find a connection between Sawyer and this pattern and came up with nothing. Why did I pick it? After it was finished I went to check it off on my list of blocks and noticed that I’d already made the block. Not a surprise that I didn’t remember but why would I pick it again?

Turns out that Sawyer’s birthday is on May 31 and the card I was supposed to be making was on Page 38. However I made the card (again) on Page 31. Never good to make stupid mistakes but it is nice to know where I went wrong.

And speaking of mistakes, I should have had a better contrast in the flying geese and, overall, I think the card looks a bit Christmassy. I did put in the maple leaf fabric though as some sort of connection to Sawyer.

On a side note, as I was catching up with some quilting sheets for my project book I see that I made this block for Ken’s birthday last year. The block may be cursed because at that time I neglected to take a photo of the one I made for him.

May 27, 2021

There is so little of any one of the fabrics that the star fabric I had wouldn’t have even shown. However the overall design shows a star so I guess it’s appropriate. When I’m using such small pieces I’m thankful I’m using a paper-piecing technique.

May 23, 2021

This block might be better suited to a quilter, but perhaps Wendy is a whiz with a needle and thread in some other way. If all my needles were as thick as this one I might not have as much trouble threading them.

The block pattern is actually American Spool but since I didn’t put a flag in the centre of it I think I can safely shorten its name to Spools.