Hi everyone,
There hasn’t been much time to sew during the last few days but I did complete the second block of the Loyal Union Sampler from the book by Jennifer Chiaverini. This one is called Abigail’s Swing.
It was a real challenge for me. I haven’t sewn Y seams before and the tiny pieces were very fiddly to work with in the machine. Are Y seams easier to sew by hand I wonder? Anyway, it isn’t perfect but I’m happy with my first effort. I might re-do this one when my skills improve as I make other blocks.
The block is 6.5 inches square and will be 6 inches square when sewn into the quilt.
It’s time to make a cuppa and read some of your lovely blogs now 🙂
Avis x
Oh Sew Tempting 
claire93
/ March 25, 2015I really like the optical illusion of this one.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 25, 2015Me too 🙂
knettycraft
/ March 25, 2015I can barely imagine you haven’t ever sewn y-seams before…. love your blue-in-blue colour combination. Sewing these blocks is a good exercise for our F2F block swap 🙂 … I’m totally fixed on building blocks at the moment… already always looking around for different possibilities of building blocks.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 25, 2015No, I’ve done partial seams but not Y-seams. I haven’t been doing patchwork for very long really. There is so much more I want to try. I’ve just finished the 4th block of this sampler and have now put the project away until I get ahead with F2F. May onwards is extremely busy for me.
gretchenweaver
/ March 25, 2015Very pretty. Will this be a full sized quilt?
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 27, 2015The quilt should finish at about 96 x 96 inches including the border. I’m really enjoying making these blocks.
katechiconi
/ March 25, 2015I wonder if it could be partially sewn by machine and then finished by hand. Time consuming, but if you really want perfection it might be the answer. I’m quite happy with a little imperfection myself, it shows it was made by a human being, not a machine!
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 25, 2015It depends what the imperfection is for me. I wouldn’t be surprised if I redo this block. I like my piecing to be as good as I can get it and I much prefer hand-guided quilting to digital designs that can look factory made (in my opinion). Hand sewing would definitely be easier for this block as it is difficult to get it to stay put under the machine foot but that is part of my challenge.
katechiconi
/ March 25, 2015With you on the digital designs! I would probably re-do this one as well, but only to prove to myself that I could get it right…
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 25, 2015Exactly, personal goals are good for all of us.
Carole
/ March 25, 2015That’s a lovely block but it does look awfully fiddly to do 🙂
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 27, 2015It is but I have a plan 😉
witchylin
/ March 26, 2015Your finished quilt will look so different from the one in the book. It is all browns, dark reds and creams. The blue and white gives it a whole new dimension. See how you feel about this block after you have completed a couple more, you may decide to keep it. Y seams are fiddly.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 27, 2015Decision made. I’m going to try and make a foundation paper for this one and redo it. This version can be used for something else. However, it’ll have to wait.
*Wisher*
/ March 26, 2015ohh very pretty indeed and love the color coordination.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 27, 2015Thank you. It’s fun to do too 🙂
Granny Maud's Girl
/ March 27, 2015Those are brilliant for your first Y-seams. They are easier by hand, but practice and scale also help.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ March 29, 2015Yes, I’ll try this block again. I’m sure I can sew it better than this 🙂