Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Quilt Square Quilt Along

Here is my February block for Jo's Quilt Square Quilt AlongI plan to use up the leftover scraps (most of which are from the Sweetwater Pure fabric line) from this quilt for all my Quilt Along blocks.
I made some "creative revisions" (a.k.a. errors!) but managed to get the block to end up looking similar to the pattern. 
There were quite a few HST's to sew! Initially I rebelled against squaring them up and after trying to get them to fit together unsuccessfully, I gave in and did the required trimming. I really do "know better"! LOL
I just love the inner border fabric and tried to fussy cut my favorite words from the print. Makes me smile and think about my recent quilt retreat!
To see more of the Quilt Square Quilt Along blocks, hop over to Jo's blog and see all the inspiration. I was the lucky winner of the fabric prize for last month's draw, and received it on Valentine's Day...what a lovely treat! Thanks again to Jo for all the fun we are having with this Quilt Along, and for the generous gift!
Now I can't wait to get started on my March block!

10 comments:

Karen said...

I like the teal blues. A fresh look. The words on the fabric add to the fresh look.

Janet O. said...

This block turned out really nice, Kathy. I like the fussy-cut words. Looks great!

Ray and Jeanne said...
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Ray and Jeanne said...

Oh, I love your colors! And the words - what a great idea! This looks wonderful! ~Jeanne

Jackie's Stitches said...

I love the look of this block. Great job with fussy cutting that border too!

Béa said...

This fabric is beautiful and I love how you fussy cut the border. Great block for your sampler.

Ellen said...

Very cute block! I always hope that my hsts will finish the correct size and all nice and even and then I try to sew them together...Then, just like you reality hits and I trim!

Deb A said...

That came out so good! Love the fussy cut border. A very soothing blue block.

Libby said...

What a beautiful block! That fabric is SO pretty!

Lynn said...

Great job fussy cutting the word fabric for the border. I think lots of people were challenged by this one in February. Thanks for sharing!