Pieced block 2

[soniasimone]

This is the hand piecing tutorial I send folks in our Jen Kingwell club at my LQS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNuN9kiGxDQ&t=90s

Helen -- I think I will do a second of these blocks and photograph the step-outs, this time sewing in a smarter order. With the first one, I sewed the petals in last -- which works, but it did get fiddly.

Also, yes, I'll get a photo of the back side! I did learn to sew by machine as a kid, but I never was able to make friends with it.

I started making quilts because I saw Jen's Wandering Wife and got stars in my eyes, so I just figured out the hand piecing part. That first quilt is a little rocky in the precision department (but it still looks great, imo!), but I have definitely gotten much better with practice.

It's great to have hand piecing as an option because sometimes it's honestly just easier. Y-seams and partial seams are easy as pie by hand.

If you get a chance, Helen, post your half block and we'll see if we can troubleshoot! How far off are you?

[Barbara B.]

Sonia, thank you for your explanation and photos. This will help people with this block.

NOW, let's all take a step back and WAIT until this block pattern and Jen's instructions/videos are released, several months from now.

There will be lots of help and more information then. No one should feel they are "behind"--the BOM doesn't start until January 1, 2024.

This is the time to gather fabrics and supplies and get ready for a great Block of the Month project in 2024.

I am going to Close this Topic for the time being. We will get back to it once the pattern has been released.