{Cheer} Block - July 2012

You may (or may not) have noticed that I added a new button to the sidebar of my blog for the do. Good Stitches flickr group.  This is an online quilting charity bee via flickr.  I signed up a little while ago and was recently added to the new circle "Cheer".  Claire Jain from Sewing Over Pins is our circle leader, and was also our quilter for this round.

Without going into too much detail...A quilter picks a block pattern and all members make the block(s) each month.  I am a sewer, which means I only have to make blocks.  Each month the "quilter" will rotate to a different person who signed up to be a "quilter."  That person gets to pick the block assigned to the group, and when the blocks are done the "quilter" will then assemble the quilt.  All of our quilts are being donated to Project Linus.

Claire Jain picked a block called "X Marks the Spot" by Jessica at Sew Crafty Jess.  So, if you've made a Swoon quilt and want to know what to do with your leftovers...this baby is your next pattern!  :)

This baby involves a lot of HSTs (Half Square Triangles) which is not something I've done a lot of.  Getting all of those points to line up can be a bear at times.  And there may have been a few moments of swearing like a sailor frustration.  But, in the end, I'm generally happy with the final product.  And, of course, practice is always a good thing.

I'm really excited to be a member of the CHEER circle, and look forward to making many more quilts with the group! :)

Sew long for now!
-Amanda-