Tag: #FPP

Dear Jane: F-7 – Star Struck

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This block confirmed my decision to favour Foundation Paper Piecing. Except for the last three borders, it was all constructed using a printout from EQ8. 

I chose to repeat the use of red, since one of my goals is to use up my stash of fabric. And I like a quilt where the eye can jump from one focus colour to the next.

In the Dear Jane Stitch Along, the YouTube video by @JayneStitches, she handpieces this block. I think it would be a perfect block for this technique as well. If I were travelling, I would certainly consider hand-piecing while on a plane or bus.

Successes:

  • Nice crisp points due to the FPP technique
  • Lovely contrast of the red against the white background

Challenges:

  • Again, not many challenges on this one

And here’s what it looks like in my quilt so far:

Dear Jane: Block G-7 – Indianapolis

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Block #2 for me is the first block in the Dear Jane Stitch Along, in Facebook. The plan in this group is to do one block per week, for three years. I plan to catch up with the group, and follow along, while completing other blocks to fill out my weeks. This is the centre block of the quilt, and anchors a nineteenth-century version of “Trip Around the World”. I don’t know if I will stick to this colour plan, but I found this lovely green, to remind me of spring!

The videos created by @JayneStitches are detailed and easy-to-follow, and allowed me to confidently tackle this complex block. And the printed instructions were a perfect complement to the files from EQ8. Here are the instructions with my centre circle in process:

I followed the Facebook group instructions for the first two steps, but then used the Foundation Paper Piecing page from EQ8 to do the cross strips:

I had a lot of fun with this one!

Successes:

  • Combining applique with FPP worked very well
  • Use of Best Press to fix edges made the needle-turn applique easy and precise
  • I can put my blocks away, and still see how the quilt is going, through the use of the Progress Chart in EQ8

Challenges:

  • There were remarkably few challenges with this block, despite my trepidation!

And here’s what the quilt looks like so far: