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Three [lovely] Moccasin Blocks

My aim for a Lovely Year of Finishes for May is to make sure I don't fall behind on the Moccasin BOM from Gen X Quilters. I didn't complete April blocks in April because of the small matter of moving house, and I could easily slip further and further behind... this is my way of getting back on track.

But this post should be called "Three nearly [lovely] Moccasin Blocks"...



So here are April blocks - this was my first time making string blocks and I really enjoyed it. It definitely won't be my last.


And a single block for May - this will be the focal point of the quilt. It was also another technique I don't often play with - Dresden circles. Unfortunately, despite carefully making sure the printer was set to no scaling, and being very careful with my seam allowance, the circle is 3" too big. Yes. 3". I have no idea where it went wrong. I'm going to leave it for now. If, once I've pieced all the blocks, I have enough fabric left to make it, I will, and this will become a cushions. If I don't have enough fabric left, I will have to trim this one down and have either a Dresden without points, or applique in prairie points instead... hopefully there'll be fabric left!



At the end of May I'll be linking up with A Lovely Year of Finishes. And if I win, it will be up to them to judge whether this farce qualifies...
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Allison said…
I like the string blocks you've made. Could you let me know the method you used please - I've got some strips I'd love to use but can't decide whether to use a fabric or paper backing or if I should just sew them all together and then cut out squares/triangles.
19 May 2015 at 13:40
Archie The Wonder Dog said…
I love your Dresden, even though it's far too big! Did you ever get to the bottom of what happened? What size was it supposed to be?!
24 May 2015 at 15:34
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