Monday 15 October 2012

Cheesy blocks

Although we are about to move and I should not be taking on any new commitments, I couldn't resist the lure of Quiet Play's Say Cheese! Polaroid Block Swap especially when I was allowed to be an 'honorary Aussie' as well!


The blocks have 2.5" fussy-cut centres and are bordered on all four sides with plain white, hence the Polaroid in the title. Sign-ups were in multiples of 5 with a top limit of 50 blocks.

Well I really only meant to make a few blocks but they were going together so quickly :)

I had never used Kona cotton before and it was such a joy to use that it seemed a shame to stop. So this is what I ended up with.

I can now understand why Kristy set a top limit of 50 blocks!

I actually made 51 blocks by accident, but as it happened it was a happy accident. When I was giving the blocks a final press I noticed a small flaw in one of the white strips.

Can you see the pink mark? I have no idea how I didn't notice it when I was putting the block together, but I am really pleased that I noticed it before parcelling up the blocks and putting them in the post this morning. I am hoping that the mark was picked up whilst I was working on the blocks and wasn't a flaw in the fabric.

We visited a collectors' fair over the weekend and I will post some of the photos later, but I thought you might like this one.

I thought these were an interesting combination and not a pair you often see so closely together!

We are off to Lithuania tomorrow for my last linen spree before the move, should be fun. Hope you all had a great weekend.





Linking up to BOM's Away , Manic Monday and Building Blocks Tuesday.

13 comments:

  1. Cute blocks! My faves are the tractors, I think. Or the doughnut. ;)

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  2. These blocks are so cute! The doughnut and the cake are my favorites (I think that's a sign I I need to go eat lunch now lol!). You've got so many great fabrics for these blocks!

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  3. Lovely Polaroids! Love the helicopter.

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  4. They are addictive little blocks to make aren't they! Can't wait to see these ones in person! :)

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  5. These are adorable! Love the helicopter, the birthday cake and "G" for Ginny! Hope you get some great linen on your trip!

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  6. These look like they would be relatively easy to make, Fiona. I've followed the links and Pinned a tutorial to make an I Spy quilt in the future. Love the Betty Boop block!

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  7. Hope it's ok to Pin these, they look great!

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  8. Hehe :D You gotta get some fun in before the move! Betty Boop - cute!!

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  9. Love those polaroid blocks. So cute!

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  10. Very cute! I bet they come together quickly if you're chain piecing each side at the same time

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  11. They are so cute, what a fun idea.

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  12. They're very cute! I've resisted thus far, but I'm sure I'll cave eventually ;o)

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  13. Fiona these little blocks are so cute I understand why you couldn't stop. I really like working with Kona Cotton as well, white is my favorite.

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