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Cake Stand Quilt Blocks from Podunk Pretties

I didn't get as much time at the sewing machine as I had hoped for this weekend. Between catching up on summertime chores during the intense temperatures and humidity, and enjoying family time over the 4th of July, my energy for other projects was limited. But I’m grateful to have made at least a little progress on these blocks.

The plan is to keep working on them little by little with the hopes of having this quilt finished by the end of the year.

If I could give one piece of advice to a new quilter it would ...

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Playtime! Cake Stand Quilt Blocks from Podunk Pretties

In the last few weeks there's been a lot of digging through scrap fabrics out here in Podunk. All that digging stirred up the need to sew up something...... and it's all cut and ready to go! Remember these tiny Cake Stand blocks?

They have been hanging out on the cutting table since January, waiting patiently for me to come out and play. You can see them tucked away in the corner of the image below. There's another reason for showing them in THIS picture...the scrap drawer. I got a wild hair last week to once ...

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Design Wall Monday ~ 5 Inch Cake Stand Blocks from Podunk Pretties

The weekend began with an ambitious goal of tackling 20 blocks. Clearly, that didn’t happen, but hey, no stress, there’s only so much cake one girl can handle!

Sewing these 5-inch Cake Stand blocks is just as tricky as you'd imagine. There's barely any wiggle room for mistakes or sneaky fixes. Once the quilt is done, those little uh-oh's will probably vanish like crumbs from a cake!

One of the small annoyances I'm embracing in the quilt is the clash of prints I think don't mix well. Case in point, the bottom right ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 year ago. under cake stand quilt , cake stand quilt block

Sorting Units For 169 Small Scrappy Quilt Blocks from Podunk Pretties

Making big scrappy quilts from small blocks can be challenging and it's easy to get discouraged or get tired of the processes. I think that is perfectly normal and it's a good idea to take breaks and work on other things when feeling overwhelmed. This quilt project was set aside for almost 4 months, and it may get pushed aside a few more times before completed.

Everything you will see in today's post took three days to complete, working an hour or two at a time. Taking breaks to rest he mind and body, plus I do ...

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Itty Bitty Cake Stand Update from Podunk Pretties

Remember these? They were pushed aside back in April due to my squirrelly nature. In my defense, super scrappy quilts require a lot of fabric digging and cutting. The quilt will finish about 90 x 90. The blocks are made from 1.75" squares. Over the last few weeks, I worked on UFO's and new quick mini projects. They were fun and just what I needed for a little quilty quick fix but now it's time to get back to the itty-bitty blocks.

Normally I take pretty good notes on my progress when making a quilt. For some ...

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Alternate Block For The Cake Stand Quilt from Podunk Pretties

Hey Quilty Friends! The last couple of days have been scrap-a-licious! Slicing and dicing through the scrap bins makes me one happy gal.

To be honest most of my time in the last couple of days has been spent outside the Studio taking care of this, that and the other. That's what makes the little time spent playing with fabric so exciting and fun. You know the old saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder". That applies to anything in your life, not just your sweetie.

In my playtime I decided to work on the alternate block for my ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 year, 4 months ago. under cake stand quilt block

Juggling Quilting Projects Chaos from Podunk Pretties

The weather in Podunk has been absolutely beautiful the last couple of days. Sunny and 70 is perfect for opening the windows and doing a little spring cleaning. And that's exactly what I did for a couple of days. Then I was ready to get back in the Studio and play with some fun spring projects.

As you can see above the Delightful Daisies quilt binding is almost finished. All that is left to do is hand stitch it to the back of the quilt. Getting to this point was not easy due to juggling multiple projects and every ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 year, 5 months ago. under cake stand quilt block , delightful daisies quilt , old town bonnie hunter mystery quilt , organizing

Bonus HST's Quilt ~ 5 Inch Cake Stand Block from Podunk Pretties

Hi Quilty Friends! It's time for me to start using up those bonus HST's of which I have thousands. Just how many? Well, I counted them about 3 years ago and there was about 3500 but I've added many more since and didn't count the additions. So, my guess would be around 4,000 ranging from 1 inch all the way up to 5 inches.

The Cake Stand quilt will require (1014) 1.75" HST's and (169) 3" HST's. The three ziploc bags of 1.75" HST's have been sorted by color into ...

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