Dresden shirts

When I was wandering around trying to decide which project to work on next I didn't expect it to be this one.

It was begun all the way back in February 2024, and it's been packed into a box ever since.  I kept thinking that it was going to be too hard to complete, when there was so little of it started. But in the interests of getting in touch with ALL the projects, I pulled the box off the shelf, It was surprising to find that all of the Dresden blades had been cut, most had been sewn to create  the points, and if I could just put in a few hours I would see this much further towards completion.

I fiddled around and built another block, worked out a system to streamline the process, and became so intrigued by it all that I finished piecing the 7 plates that I needed. Now I've prepared the little applique circles for the centres, and tomorrow I'll starch the background squares and begin the applique. I'm pretty sure that these blocks are going to need a triple sashing to give them some breathing room; I might do that straight away, or it might have some time on a hanger somewhere.  The blocks are too big to go back in the box, and I'm not going to fold them up. 

I've also been busy with the 9-patches. I have 84 pieced, and I'll be ready to add the sashing to them once I fish out all the fabric that I just packed away.

These things take time. Can't be hasty.

This is a little quilt from the archives, when I was thinning out the modern scraps by making Happy Blocks. I sold it quite easily, but I've still got the modern scraps, and the Happy Blocks have multiplied again.

 It was a nice cheerful quilt to make. I do like limited palettes, even in scrap quilts, and the green, blue and purple are really pretty together.