retro eighties building blocks

Hello and happy Tuesday! This post needs to be a "quickie" because I have a dentist appointment to get ready for. I like making these Tuesday To-Do lists, even if I don't always cross everything off before the next Tuesday rolls around.

Last week, I managed to eke out two more 5" sampler blocks for my '80s Retro Building Blocks sampler quilt:

5 Inch Puss In the Corner Block

Neither of these blocks is in the original Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt, by the way. I always try to mention that in case anyone out there is working on ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 11 months ago. under fabric , hand dyed fabric , kaleidoscope quilt , moda modern building blocks , paper piecing , patchwork , retro eighties building blocks , sampler blocks

Progress, y'all!!! I've made four more blocks for my Retro Building Blocks sampler quilt this week. New blocks are circled and numbered below.

16 Blocks Finished, 32 Yet To Be Made

I'm almost out of my Kona Ocean fabric until my order from Missouri Star shows up, so the most recent 5" blocks were selected because they could make use of the itty-bitty scraps I have on hand. I'm at least partially using foundation paper piecing techniques for most of these blocks, but a few of the blocks I chose to mix require good old fashioned ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 11 months ago. under moda modern building blocks , piecing , piecing templates , retro eighties building blocks , y-seams

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