Jennie's Threads

For the last few years I've watched the Fussy Cutting Sew Along on Instagram. It's hosted each year by @naomialicec and each year there is a different EPP shape used for the weekly blocks. I've loved seeing what was made, but never joined in. Until this year. This year shape is houses - slightly elongated pentagons which tessellate together to form a cross - add four squares to the corners and you get a square block. I liked the idea of this as for each week I only need to cut 4 pieces (in the past it's been 6-7 pieces which results in lots of holes in fabric - something I still struggle with when fussy cutting). But four pieces is manageable - it doesn't wreck an entire fat quarter. So I dipped my toe in the water and started. And you know what - it's addictive making these little 4.5 " blocks each week. We're now half way through the year and I've made at least one block each week - I've made more blocks some weeks, as at the end of June I had