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Tuesday 27 March 2012

Thinker's Block...

The penultimate FPPFTT is done.  This Calico Grove block was a hard one.  Not the piecing, but getting my head round the cutting required to make up the alternate colour placement that I wanted.


There were a few hairy moments when I thought it was all going horribly wrong, but I persevered, and by some fluke it all worked!


I have to show you the back, it needs another press, having just pulled out all the paper, but I want to prove I can be tidy when I want to be.  You may have noticed that I even used 'good' fabric for this one, how confident was I feeling when I started it eh!? 

This is not a block I would want to make more of, nothing to do with how it looks, but it was just too stressful and required way too much thinking time; I am a fickle stitcher!

The final week looks fun though - a rocket block; I think I know someone who will be staking a claim on that one.  Thanks again Katy for pushing me onwards and upwards x

26 comments:

  1. Your fabric choice gave this block a whole new (very nice) twist. Great job Hadders!

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  2. i love this hadley! your fabric choices are great and it looks perfect!

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  3. Oooh inspired fabric choices... really makes it somethin else!

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  4. great block hadley! both the choices and the piecing!

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  5. Wow...great job! Its really frustrating when you have to try and get your head around things like that and you cant. I have the same problem when I am trying to use my hemming foot on the machine. I just dont use it enough to remember how to do it!

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  6. This is a great block. Well done persevering because its lovely. The fabrics and colours are perfect!!

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  7. Love the block! Is it weird that sometime I like the way the back looks better than the front? I just love the different directions that the seams are pressed and what not. Yup, I'm crazy :)

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  8. Wow looks like it was a task and a half to complete! Great job though glad to see you completed it =D

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  9. Love the fabric choices, super block

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  10. Cool block and lovely fabric placement! Jxo

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  11. It looks fab! And yes, I think mine will be my only one too lol

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  12. Love this! It looks fantastic!

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  13. Stunning block with excellent fabric choices. Looks like too much work for me. xx

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  14. Lovely jubbley! You have to make this into something gorgeous Hadley - a bag or cushion or somesuch! Don't hide it in a drawer!

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  15. Look at your back all neat and pretty. Such a show off!

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  16. Oh wow. Wow Wow Wow. This is one beautiful block! Well done, Hadders and Katy!

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  17. Gorgeous block and fabric picks!

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  18. I know it's a tricky one Hadley - but it really does look great!!!

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  19. The block i great, but like you, it looks like way too much work to me. Anyone who makes a whole quilt out of this block gets my vote for determination

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  20. gulp.....wonderful block & top marks for determination & perseverance!

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  21. Oh you fickle stitcher you (try saying that after a couple of shandies hick). Beautiful block Hadley - what will you do with it?

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  22. This looks so good, great work and great colour choices

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