February Live Piecefully 2 Block

I realize this is a little late, but as I mentioned before, it has been a crazy February (who decided to make it so short?).  Here is my block for Jessie.

She asked for something that was simple vs. complex.  I made the little ladders and kept the lovely birds and plants in their natural habitat.  I ran out of fabric, so I had to add the teal as well as the melon-colored solid.  I hope she likes it!

Live Piecefully 2 October

These blocks are for Dorie. She wanted 8" blocks that were cheery, for a children's quilt. I miscalculated a bit and one of my blocks ended up too large. I'm not sure if she would be ok with just cutting it smaller, or if I should have taken it apart and re-done.

I'm going to let her decide because I really think it could go either way, and it will depend on what other types of blocks she gets.

I hope she likes them anyway!

Live Piecefully 2 block for September for Sam

This is my block for Sam. She told us to go crazy, any size. I have to admit, I went a little safe on this one. I used a pattern from Quilter's Cache called Octagon and Twist.

It was pretty easy, until I got to the part that had tricky seams. It turned out ok, but I guess I didn't look at it too carefully before jumping in!

I hope she likes it.

Live Piecefully 2 August block

This was a really challenging block. Amy asked for paper piecing, which I'd never done before. I was totally up for the challenge. She also requested square-in-square blocks, which look really cool. All of this is fine by me. She also requested that we not add fabric from our own stash--totally cool with that too. The real challenge was that I didn't have a lot of fabric to work with, so if I messed up, I was in trouble. I planned out the block I was going to do but quickly realized that no matter how I sliced it, I was not going to be able to get a 12.5 strip from any of the fabrics. I had to piece at least two sides worth of fabric to get the desired length. I also didn't have enough to make the outer ring all the same fabric.


Overall, a good exercise in working within your limits, and I'm glad for it. I just don't know that this block fits with Amy's vision. I hope she likes it and is not too disappointed with my very first attempt ever at paper piecing!