These are Happy Blocks.
I have been having a bad eye day,
bad day healthwise all around really,
and have not gotten much done.
I needed a pick-me-up.
So I sewed me some Happy Blocks.
I first made this block to swap long ago
when every morning
I grabbed a cup of coffee, turned on my computer and logged in
to visit with my quilty friends at the once mighty, now defunct
... long before I ever had a blog.
This is the earliest blog post that I can find about
I made and sent and even won many Happy Blocks.
Very often they went into quilts I donated,
spreading their happiness to others.
Here is how to make a Happy Block:
Here are the cutting instructions for making this 8.5" square block.
I press all my pieces and the sew opposite sides.
Press.
Repeat.
Then I press my blocks ...
I pressed seams open.
I used to press seams outward,
but I know this way they will fit with any other blocks.
Then I trimmed up my blocks to make perfect 8.5" squares.
Fabrics are an older Fig Tree Quilts line called "Fresh Cottons"
These blocks are for a winner takes all swap in May
in a newly made swap group that includes many of my long time
Happy Block Swapping Friends.
Hoping I am the lucky winner
but I will be just as happy to send them to a friend.
These blocks are like potato chips.
Bet you can't make just one ... ;)
4 comments:
will be making some of these thanks for sharing
I love this block--hope your eye problem is better soon--after my recent laser surgery i can actually see..so I totally get it...
thanks for sharing this tutorial.I can see making a lot of these...hugs, Julierose
Just the name of the block makes me smile.
These are happy because they are so easy and so fast...Hope you feel better soon
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