Another Dozen Blocks Done

Two-thirds of the way done with the blocks.  They're in this odd configuration because I was putting them in their proper places.

First Set of Six Blocks

The first set of 6 blocks are done.  There will be 6 sets, each different.  There are 36 blocks in all.  The like blocks will not be adjacent to each other, as they are in this photo, but will run diagonally.  Each finished block will measure 14".

Later, also March 01, 2012:

Six more blocks are done.

My design wall -- er, floor -- isn't big enough!

Wool and velour are stretchy, did you know that?!

Furthermore, if you inadvertently try to iron velour at the same temperature you are ironing the wool, it sticks to the iron; and after that, the iron sticks to everything. Also, some of the wool evidently has polyester in it, and it’s sticking, too.

I have a tube of Hot Iron Cleaner in the pocket that hangs from my ironing board, along with a cloth. Works great. And I’m keeping the Faultless Starch Company in business! heh

The edges of the velour curl. . . the wider-waled corduroy crawls this way and that. . . the four-patch squares wound up bigger than the HST squares when they should be the same size. . .

I put the wrong color in the corners of three blocks. . .

But other than that, everything’s peaches and cream!

Now, where’d that new seam ripper go?

Jewel Box Block Centers

36 block centers are done.

Finished Cutting Jewel Box Quilt

All 1,728 pieces for the Jewel Box quilt are cut, not counting the borders.  I laid out a couple of blocks, just to see what it would look like (though, in reality, every block in each row will be different).

Starting Jewel Box Quilt

I have begun cutting a quilt using the Jewel Box pattern.  This quilt will be of plaid and solid woolens, corduroys, and velveteens -- and I'm sure some of this rather old fabric has polyester in it.  I washed and dried it all before cutting, so as to minimize the risk of some pieces shrinking at different rates than other pieces.  I just finished cutting 300 colored HSTs.  Looks like quite the motley assortment, doesn't  it?  Let's hope the pieces won't continue to shrink in varying degrees, creating a monstrosity of lumps and ripples.  

I drew the pattern in EQ7:

I am now cutting up an old half-finished (I didn't do it!) coat out of a lovely cream wool.  It even had perfectly done bound buttonholes!  

Look what I found when I turned around to put some fabric into a bin:

ABC Quilt

This quilt was made from American Jane Patterns 'ABC's Quilt', designed by Sandy Klop, using Punctuation fabric by American Jane for Moda.

I used an ABC 123 pantograph: