I’ve hardly done any sewing over the past week (although the hook has been flying fast).  The only thing the machine has churned out are some wonky log cabin/square in square blocks for Becky.  She sent a really lovely assortment of fabrics to make a quilt for her little boy.  I actually find wonky difficult to do effectively.  You’d think that if it is “wonky” then anything goes, but I don’t think that everything wonky looks all that great.  You need to have some symmetry in your wonkiness!  So rather than making two blocks, I made three. I needed the practice.

Block A:

Block B:

and finally Block C:

Each block is actually a square ten and a half inches, I just haven’t photographed them at the right angle.  I found that I got better results from using wonkily cut strips instead of cutting down wider strips once they’d been sewn to the block. Anyway, now that I can stand back and look at these blocks I am happy with the final effect.  Thanks Becky for sending such nice fabrics!

Over the long weekend I’ve been drawing up potential blocks to sew for Annie, who has given us the brief of “circles”.  I’ve discarded a couple of ideas but have settled on two that should work well, with a combination of piecing and applique.  It may be my most challenging month yet – but I think it will be highly enjoyable.  I’ve done sketches and coloured them in (so much fun playing with the Derwents!) and now I need to draw up some templates and get to work on practice blocks.  I’ve also drawn up plans for a quilt I’m making for my niece’s wedding in October – and since it is June and I haven’t even cut into the fabric yet I’d better get a move on!