Lori Holt Fabric 2 Bucks A Block

 It's time to play catch up.  I'm six months behind on this Lori Holt fabric block of the month from my local quilt shop, Back Door Quilts.  

This block of the month is extra challenging for me since it requires Thangles.  The challenge is all in my head.  Silly reasons like...#1 the cost of Thangles...$7 is not going to break the bank. 

#2  Ripping off the paper...which takes almost no time.

Since I like working with starched fabric it took me a little longer to prep my precut fabrics.

But the magic happened after pinning the papers onto the fabric.  Within 15 minutes they were sewn, cut, papers removed and ready to be sewn into blocks.   WHOA!  That is quick.  I've never timed it before.  So now all I can really complain about is the cost which isn't much for 450 HST's.

  

Piecing the blocks took about 24 hours...HAHA!  I was in no hurry and had several interruptions.  My main goal for the week is getting the quilt on the frame quilted.  So, these blocks are just an added bonus.

There was some leftover fabric.  

I'm assuming it will be used for the sashing and cornerstones of the quilt top.  Below is the quilt shop sample quilt.  My quilt will be bigger because I'm making two blocks a month instead of one.  The yellow squares show are the blocks I've finished.

And here are my finished blocks.  The plan is to catch up before the last block is released in December.  This should be easier now that I've embraced the Thangles.

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