Moda Block Heads Block 2

 Block 2 and a couple other projects on the go.

This weeks block was given by Jenelle Kent of Pieces to Treasure. Here are my Cooee blocks.

Once again I did both sizes and I think I will be able to continue to do so throughout this sew along.

Here is my Hip To Be Square project. I love the way Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works uses the bold vibrant colors with the black and white  prints. There are a couple more patterns in her book that I will be doing after this one.

As my Leader and Ender project I am working on Ocra Bay by Bonnie K Hunter. These little quarter square triangles, or hour glass blocks are perfect for fitting in at the beginning and ending of my piecing. It is amazing how quickly I am zooming through these little guys.

I found Bonnie Hunter shortly after deciding to learn to quilt. Her yearly mysteries have taught me many techniques and her Quiltcam, is perfect to have on while sewing or cleaning. She invites you into her home, her quilt studio while she sews. She will answer questions and show off pictures what other quilters send her through email while she is live. This isn't a class but she is always giving little hints that help. She unfortunately can not do the quilt cams on a regular basis any longer. Her move to the mountains took her away from good internet service and the connection just isn't string enough anymore. This doesn't stop me from going back and watching the MANY episodes that she has on her YouTube channel and blog though. She is funny and caring and SO very encouraging.

On top of these fun exciting projects, on the cold nights I have been binding. I can't wait for this one to be finished so I can get a good picture of it.

Tomorrow Block 3 is released for BH 4 and I am picking up my Easy Street Quilt from the Long Armer. I have the binding for that one cut, sewn and ready to attach. I need to take some time out of quilting and get a few labels done to I can get these completely finished.

Moda Block Heads 4 - weekly block sew along

 This week the Block Head 4 sew along started. This is a sew along that will give a new block every week and this is my first time joining. This year there are 2 different block sizes. You can choose one of the sizes or do both. I am going to try and do both, at lease of some of the blocks. I will see what my time allows and just how tiny the pieces are. 

The first block is put out by Lynne Hegmeier of Kansas Troubles Quilters. She chose the Square Wheel Block.

I am using 2 layer cakes. The Compositions line from Moda, funny because it is a Basic Grey line, which was one of my favourite scrapbooking paper lines. The three bottom fabrics are from the layer cake.

The blue and black fabric is my background fabric. It is City Lights from Northcott.

Pieces cut and ready to assemble.

These are for the 9" block. The pieces for the 4.5 inch block are going to be TINY!! 

This is the 8.5 inch block. 

This was fun to put together and good practice for a kit I have that is completely this block.

Below is the smaller 4.5 size. 

I added a playing card and the dime to show JUST how tiny some of these pieces were to work with. This block, this was a challenge!

I have to say, Lynn Hagmeir had some great tips to make this block a little easier. The pressing with Best Press and putting some weight on the seams after pressing definitely help create a flatter block. This in turn helped get the correct size in the end. Thank you Lynn.