Gretchen's Little Corner

Last week I showed you the two compassion quilts  that were made from the 'ugly' blocks which actually turned out pretty. I decided ...

Blocks 30 & 31 are named Cara's Surprise Block. Block 32 was also supposed to be a Cara's Surprise block but I thought two block...

I decided to go ahead and sew the 'ugly blocks' together. Since they've been pieced into flimsies, they don't look as bad a...

I've started section 3 of the Stonefields quilt. Blocks 26 & 27 are both the same design called The Semi Circles. I looked at that d...

The August block (block 3) from Fat Quarter Shop for the 2025 Designer Mystery quilt  has been pieced. Last month someone asked if there was...

Block 19, from Stonefields, is called The Oscillateur.  When I saw the applique design, I immediately thought of a poinsettia. At Christmas ...

  After finishing a project, I cut the scraps into usable pieces, strips if it's long enough, otherwise into squares. I use these in on ...