With the posting of Block #40 today, I had to schedule block-making time for the 100 Days 100 Blocks sew-along 2020.
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| In progress blocks for #100days100blocks sew-along. Prints and solids from Paintbrush Studio Fabrics. |
Cruising at a steady pace, I pieced six blocks yesterday, but I'd like to get further ahead. It's more productive to sew the blocks in batches. Cut-cut-cut then sew-sew-sew.
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| Blocks 41 - 53 prepped for piecing. |
I was making headway until I came to Block #48... which took the wind out of my sails.
48 is going to be a booger! This darn 6" block has 18 HSTs (half square triangles) that finish at 1". Geesh... talk about a patchwork nightmare.
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| Block #48 layout diagram. |
The search for half-square triangles
Scrounging the scraps from this project, I found a few HSTs that could be trimmed to size. I found a few triangle-shaped fabric pieces that could be made into new HST units. Then I did the 8-out method and cranked out a few more.
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| Using various methods for making HSTs. |
The Bloc-Loc tool is great for squaring up HSTs... but 18 little HST units is still a lot to trim!
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| Squaring up HSTs with the Bloc-Loc tool. |
The cutting prep for Block #48 is now ready for piecing. This will take quite the determination and precision to make the block come out the correct size.
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| Block #48 prep. |
Looking ahead... Block #54 needs twelve 1.5" HSTs.
*Oh, joy.*
(I guess our piecework skills are being tested with this project.)
