I signed up for a charm bracelet and matching block pattern with the girls from
Quilted Crow and every two months I receive another pack. You can read my post about the first one
here.
I have now received my second charm and it is a little Christmas tree. It's hard to believe that they can make such a tiny little block, it might be hard to see but it is made of fabric.
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Christmas Tree Charm |
What you might not know about me is that I hate UFO's (Unfinished Objects) and since 2002 I have determined to never have one. So when I received this second charm and block pattern I started to worry that I hadn't sewn the first block yet.
I needn't have worried because they are very easy to make and only 6" square. They are foundation pieced and I think that they only took me 15 minutes each to sew.
Here is the first block which is a log cabin.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEOhKzWu4H_uQE09rpyPiwGsFeXpHi00mvTZSEru8Nwor-jOMc-SaTWns9eHMbTxSZ-GkThkXdJu2QTBEbjbxZrUKECsgENSN0NrKhP2YzZyZF924HtgSuIDIkl4Eu1tk2sdWVC64gmvw/s320/Charmed-+Log+Cabin+block.jpg) |
Charmed-Log Cabin |
Here is the second block which is the Christmas Tree and it goes with the charm that I showed you in the first picture.
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Charmed- Christmas Tree |
The blocks are foundation pieced and I have done a lot of foundation piecing in my time but instead of using the pattern that they sent me I printed it again on some Foundation papers that I had at home. I had two different types of Foundation papers and I don't know when or where I bought them. The log cabin was printed on Foundation papers from That Patchwork Place and it was fine but opaque paper. For the Christmas tree I used Foundation Paper by Zippy Designs and you can see through it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlGPslqQGUsmnDHkW_nv_pT4NAlwvhWqfxOut2q11YzIFZusu5027KfS4oZDUUK9ekrR8xUKThSyU7bPAf6y2y1jpQvUEuKLvj8Ad-fQs4shVWez3H8LY2WQHokqzhqakycqvHG_hOqru/s320/Charmed+Foundation+Paper.jpg) |
See through foundation paper |
I actually couldn't see the advantage in using the see through paper but it might have been more useful if the pattern was more complicated. What I didn't like was the way the paper curled after it had been ironed whereas the other paper stayed nice and flat.
I had to pin the edges back to photograph the block. I think that I will stick to the other paper in future.
Now I am up to date and that is a worry off my mind and I can get onto other things until the next block arrives.
Bye for now,
Linda