Friday, July 24, 2020

Endless Diamonds update....

This is the completed hand pieced block before pressing... and after Emily sat on it while I was attempting to photograph it! Seemed she wanted my attention and help to make a zucchini cake.
I might take out that seam by the green and fix it up a bit if it doesn't press out. That was the only join I had trouble with. The rest went surprisingly well. I also used a tip that was sent to me by Chris up in Canada. As I hit a join, I am going around and stitching through all the joins so there won't be a gap. Learning and trying new things with every project. Thanks Chris for passing along that video link.

Here is the link to the blog with the tips. So I can find it again and others can check it out. Always good to learn some new tips.

https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2020/02/hand-piecing-103-video-8-pointed-stars.html


I put this up on a few facebook groups I am in and someone was able to give me some history of it and a couple of names!  Jen Kingwell has templates for the block she called "Drops of Jupiter" 2017.  It is also in a book called Grandmother's Prize - "Great Scrap-bag Quilts" by Jan Halgrimson 1980. I admit... I went searching. I found the templates which are out of stock. I searched for the book and it was not available. Then I checked for used and found 3... and ordered one from California. I can't wait to flip through this book and see all the patterns of quilts.  I did notice my 'chain parts' are thinner than the others but I like mine and will prep another block or three from my scrap bins. Good thing I ordered a bunch of white on while a few weeks ago! I might have been thinking of this project when I ordered =)

7 comments:

Julierose said...

Beautiful hand piecing on this one--all those angles!! ;000
Nice work Hugs on another humid day Julierose

Chris said...

You are most welcome. YOur block is beautiful.

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

Your block looks great and I can't wait till you have a few so see what secondary pattern will form!

QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...

I do really like this block and it did come out really well--I didn't realize that you were hand piecing them--great job--will be waiting to see some more!!
luv, di

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Oh, that is wonderful, Deb! And I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when you have multiple blocks to lay out together, too. Can you pass on the link with hand-piecing tips?

R's Rue said...

So love.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Only ONE little wobble in your self-drafted pattern? No worries, Deb. It looks fabulous!