Quilty Homework

Last week, I was recruited by the Church Quilters to cut squares for take-home packets for all the quilting ladies. The group met on Monday and I somehow managed to come home with two of those packets. What can I say? I like to quilt!

These are my two packets, sewn, assembled and ready to be added to the ones the other ladies make. I'm still not sure how raggy it will be, but I know it will be cuddly and warm. This is some heavy-duty flannel!

I also brought home thirty-two blocks that need to be put together. (What was I thinking?) Here's the sample.

Here are all the pieces (a.k.a. my homework).

I'm looking forward to this block because it's simple but one I have not tried before. When I see a triangle, I'm thinking that either a triangle was used or that it was paper-pieced. Au contraire, mon frere! The small square is layered wrong sides together in the corner of the large square, sewn on a diagonal and pressed back on itself to form a triangle. The excess fabric from the middle is snipped away. The original square is left as-is for piecing to ensure that everything lines up as intended.

(And...while this makes perfect sense to me, I'm not sure that it makes perfect sense without pictures. Perhaps I'll add some to remind myself of this simple trick! We all know I'm bound to forget it at some point!)

In the meantime, have patience with me if my posting is a bit hit-and-miss. My grandmother is gravely ill and expected to pass in the next few days. Sad as this is, death will be a blessing. She has suffered for the last several years and is ready to surrender. I pray the angels lead her home with laughter and dancing!