Some of the info was in the post with the turtle.
My husband got his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in 1970. Go Terrapins!
For the past few years I have been thinking about making him a turtle quilt.
During the past 7 years my daughter in law has also been giving me quilt blocks with her children’s hand prints. There is a Christmas tree, snow man, fish, trees, butterfly, etc. different sizes and themes. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with them.
Finally decided they would go on the back of the turtle quilt. That dictated the size of the project.
Then I’ve just been playing with the pieces and adding to make them work together.
Turning my stash upside down several times to find just the right piece.
Fun, fun!
Here it is this morning.

Brenda, glad you are learning to master precise piecing--it's not hard.

Here is a blog I did as part of a Sew-A-Long, 3 years ago now that really takes the Precision Piecing Process step-by-step:

bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com/2017/01/sew-long-part-2-shoo-fly.html

Perhaps you will find more tips there.

Here are my first two blocks. My daughter had given me some 5-inch squares of Kaffee Fassett fabric having circles. I decided to use that fabric for the middle square of my second block; I like the way it burned out.

Barbara, It's amazing to me what those few small tips did for my accuracy. I knew it would be crucial for the golden gate block. Here are a couple of shots of the first one in progress and my 4 finished blocks. I added a couple of my own hand dyes to the mix. I am really loving seeing all the blocks coming in

Hello GrandPaula, Maybe I missed where to read about your picture posted with the lovely hand-prints/log cabin blocks. Is there a story that goes with this? I'd love to hear it.

Hi Mariandvm, I've read somewhere that you can do something with all the color catcher sheets that come out so pretty. What do you think?

Thank you, my box was over flowing, I think I will like this better.

Emma, you can unsubscribe to avoid getting e mails for replies to the topic, as you have done. Then, when you go to the forum, pick the Recent Topics tab at the top of the forum screen and you'll see the topics. Then all the posts for that topic can be scrolled through quickly without having to select and read each one. This forum is more active than I have seen it in a long time, thanks to Alex and her It's a Mystery to Me quilt! I'm so glad to see so many interested new members and perhaps even new quilters! Welcome to TQS. Kathy

Mary Hawkins, I know how you feel, because when I was doing Sizzle I also got overwhelmed in my inbox. Thanks to Barbara Blacks great idea to just hit
Recent Topics at the top next to Index, you can see all the new posts without having them come one at a time to your inbox. Kaffee Mystery Quilt had 37 new
posts when I started looking this morning. Way too many for the inbox. HelenW

The first 2 blocks: (my solids are Northcott Toscana).

Golden Gate:


Double X:

I have three books on blocks: Around the Block with Judy Hopkins, Around the Block Again by Judy Hopkins, and The New Ladies' Art Company Quick & Easy Block Tool..I had decided I didn't need to order the book Alex is using, because surely with these three books, all giving multiple sizes, just like the book Alex is using, I would be fine. And if I wasn't, I would just pick another block.

Well, of course, the first two blocks weren't in any of those books. It was no problem, they were easy enough to look at and do the math. However, her promo for tomorrow shows the block, Flock. Guess what? I actually have it in Around the Block. In that book, it's called Flock of Geese. It's funny how blocks go by so many different names, although this is at least close.

Anyway, I am laughing tonight. Three books and on the third block, I finally have the block, no need to do math tomorrow!

second blocks