Showing posts with label Old Maid's puzzle block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Maid's puzzle block. Show all posts

Monday, August 5, 2013

PRACTICE BLOCK - OLD MAID'S PUZZLE

If I were asked what is my worst part of quilting, I would have to say piecing.

Okay....close your mouth...

it is gapping open.

I said piecing.


Why?

Because I am horrible at it...totally horrible.  This is not me being humble...it is plain fact...why do you think I love applique so much?

So I am making some Old Maid's Puzzle blocks for the border of the "Tree of Life"...am I insane?

  I think so.

  When you know you are not good at something but you go ahead and tackle it....you truly must be insane.

I know...practice makes perfect but I have yet to achieve perfection.   So you say it looks good, well..on one side it is 1/4" off....do you hear whimpering in the background?  If so, that is me.

Thank goodness this is practice but these are the fabrics I am using.


 
 Now I love these blocks below....turned out just how I wanted them..
 
 
Now back to the drawing board with the other block.
 
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