The Modern 9-Patch

Greek Cross
Greek Cross

The stars aligned on the Craftsy Blocks of the Month for June.

 

Octagonal Block
Octagonal Block

When the Guild put out a challenge to make placemats for the Meals on Wheels program I thought these blocks would be perfect.

I used fat quarters from the Advent Bag Diane gave me, with a bit of white from my own stash. The borders were added to the blocks to get them to the correct size.

Quilting2Quilting1I also wanted to get working on my Craftsy Free-Motion quilting classes. I used one of Leah Day’s lessons for the quilting (small stipple, paisley and spirals).