This weekend I'm kicking back and taking it easy and quilting while binge watching Bloodline on Netflix. Normally while quilting I like total silence or music. Time for a little change up in the routine to keep things interesting. Might as well work out of my comfort zone while I'm in the mood for change. So with this quilt I decided to make my HST's a little bigger using the Magic 8 method then square them up. Yes I know last week it's a waste of time so I'm eating a little crow.
Squaring up 300+ HST's is going to take quite a big chunk out of my day. So to speed things up I made a my own block lock ruler with a 6.5" square up ruler and some Nexcare tape. I've mentioned this tape several times over the years. The most recent was here. Not only is it great job at making the ruler slip resistant it also is preforming pretty well as a block lock. I put 3 layers of tape on the diagonal line of the ruler.
It locked onto the diagonal seam(pressed to the dark) and was easy to slide the ruler to the 2.5" lines. A quick trim on 2 sides and I'm ready for the next block.
After all the HST's are cut to the correct size I'm going back with a pair of scissors and trimming off the little wing left on the opposite corner.
Now only 300+ more to go, that's a lot of Netflix. Do you watch TV or listen to music while you quilt? Or do you like total silence?
Lea Anne Brummett
