…16 melon seeds, to be exact, and they all belong on one
Jane Stickle block, J-10. The seeds were
larger than yesterday’s so they were easier to mold around the template. The challenge on this block, as Doreen
pointed out in her tutorial, is that they must snug up against the seam
line. I like to super size my blocks
while in construction so I can wash out the basting glue without worrying about
fraying the block edges. Once this block
is squared up, it will be necessary for me to use a very scant ¼ inch seam in order to avoid catching the appliqued seeds. I actually trimmed down the template in order
to take into account the extra bulk created by wrapping the fabric around
it. It looks like I should have trimmed just a tad more from the length.
I often wonder how Jane did it. No basting glue, no acrylic rulers with
helpful guide lines, no melt-resistant template material and no water soluble
markers, just to name a few of the tools I used on this block.
Thank you so very much to all who sent me encouraging get
well wishes after yesterday's post. I deeply
appreciate them. Today is a better
day. Maybe this stuff I’ve been fighting
has peaked. I am staying in through Wednesday. Hopefully, I will be perky enough Thursday to
run some errands including taking both dogs to the vet for routine vaccinations.
1 comment:
I'm glad you're feeling better, Mary. It took me 10 days to get better, coughing the entire time. Your DJ block is beautiful. i've often wondered about Jane Stickle also. She was so creative. All that you said is something to think about. She probably had to "make-do" using odds and ends of whatever fabric she could find also but what a gorgeous quilt she left for us to wonder about and enjoy duplicating.
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