Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Sunday, February 17, 2019

CiL Blocks and some Slow Stitching

It's been awhile since I sent any blocks to Kat for Covered in Love, and I didn't want to let February go by without making some for the current block drive.  Click HERE if you'd like to know more about Covered in Love and to find directions for the Jan/Feb blocks.

Since the blocks for this time around are string pieced on a foundation, and Kat mentioned that old sheets would work, I dug out some I had (leftover from the 70s, lol!) and cut some 13.5 inch squares.

These are definitely well used and possibly *vintage* sheets!

I also pulled out the scrap box that lives below my cutting table, the "junk drawer" of my sewing room! Turns out, it is a great place to find chunks and strings for this type of block.


We're starting in the corner with a red square, and building the strings out from there.  I've pulled out lots of binding scraps and they are working really well for these blocks!


The final block is trimmed to 12.5 inches square.

I'll be putting a few of these in the mail to Kat this week!

Also this week, I cut some wedges for another Dresden sunflower to go with my Scrappy Sprouts blocks.


After stitching the top seam, and pressing to make the top point, I realized I could hand-piece the wedges together to make the flower.

After I finish marking the seam allowances, this will be my evening slow stitching for the next few days!

Sharing these projects at my favorite Sunday parties:
Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts 






14 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

the Dresden pieces will make a nice bright flower for sure!

Jayne said...

One of these days I'm going to bust out my dresden ruler...it's a quilt I've wanted to do for years, but never have. Seeing your pretty yellow petals has reminded me of that desire! So much to do, so little time!!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Pretty block for Covered in Love! Kat surely appreciates the help.

Linda said...

Yay, now hand-stitching is one of our options! I've still not tried a Dresden, but yours are making me want to. :)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Soon you will be hand piecing everything :)

Your Dresden flower is going to be lovely. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Birthe Marie said...

Great blocks!It is always nice to use some of the scraps. Dresden sunflower is going to be gorgeous! :-)

chrisknits said...

The Sunflower will be adorable!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

Sounds like you have the hand pieced bug too! I hope there isn't a cure! Dresdens are always inspiring! The yelloe

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Loving your sunflower!

Louise said...

Your scrappy quarter log cabin looks great! Thanks for donating some blocks to CiL :)

piecefulwendy said...

Thanks for the link for the block information. I need to pull out my dresden ruler and play with it. Your scrappy block is so bright and cheery, and any peek at a sunflower in the midst of winter is lovely!

CathieJ said...

I love that scrappy block. Your Dresden flower is very pretty.

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Great block for CiL, and I love your dresden yellow block. Enjoy your slow stitching!

Kate said...

Love your scrappy sunflower block!