This is the second time I've made a Signature block. The first time I hand-appliqued a yellow circle to a green square, then sliced the square into quarters. This time I machine-pieced yellow pie shapes to green C-shaped pieces. I'm not sure which method I prefer. Machine piecing is faster. But I did the applique while riding in the car; impossible with a machine. Bits of handwork like this are fun to tote along. Then there's the added benefit that people SEE you doing it. Even strangers come up and admire your work. I know the machine-pieced circle is exactly centered. With the first block I kept imagining I'd cut it wrong and it was off by a hair. Even measuring didn't get rid of the feeling that it wasn't quite right. There is a bit less bulk in the machine-stitched block. Bulk in a quilt top is NEVER a good thing.
This is really impressive.
ReplyDelete