Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 77

Block 77, Nearly Insane Quilt

I had some fun with this block. It's scrappy, and I played about with the design to achieve the cross design, instead of the more traditional star design. Below is this is the pattern for Block 77 from the Nearly Insane Quilt pattern book by Liz Lois.  The first pattern that jumps out is the Ohio Star pattern, but I will admit that some of the star blocks in the Nearly Insane quilt so far have not been my favourite.  So with a bit of time on my Electric Quilt software, and some creative adaptations to the block, I came up with the above pattern.

Block 77 Pattern, Nearly Insane book, Liz Lois

After the Christmas festivities, I am back in the swing with these blocks now.  Just as well as Sew Cal Gal is hosting A Year of Red and White Challenges.  At the moment I feel I am ahead, with my Red and White Pinwheel Quilt and the Nearly Insane Quilt, but by the end of the year, I think the hand stitching approach may let me down. He ho.


Suzi the cat in the sun

We have had some miserable weather lately, but today the sun is out, and if you find a nice warm spot, like Suzi has, feeling the warmth of the sun on you is quite pleasant.  Also, this is a good reason to join in the Feline Friday extravaganza over at Sarah Did It!  last year Suzi won the feline prize - a catnip toy - it comes highly recommended.

NUMBER OF PIECES:  33
DIFFICULTY: 1/10
SMALLEST PIECE: Triangle  11/16" (18mm) x 1/2" (13mm) x 1/2" (13mm)
LARGEST PIECE: Triangle  3" (76mm) x 2 1/16" (54mm) x 2 1/16" (54mm)
TECHNIQUE: English Paper Piecing (EPP)
FABRICS:
Red and White Scraps