Whirlaround

I suffered from a serious case of déjà vu while I was piecing today’s block. Quilts Etc. named it Sandra Day O’Connor, after the first woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court. But I found a nearly identical block in Maggie Malone’s 5,500 Quilt Block Designs, carrying the name Whirlaround. The Quilts Etc. pattern involved lots of covered corners to tackle the diagonal seams. But Maggie Malone’s drawing was a little cleaner, using eight Y-seams instead. I opted for Maggie’s method, hoping to waste less fabric and to end up with a smoother, more elegant finished product. After I completed today’s block I finally remembered why it felt so familiar. Kathryn Kerr’s 365 Challenge block from October 14 (You can see it here: http://mombowe.blogspot.com/2016/10/bachelors-puzzle.html) is almost a carbon copy.