Hand pieced!! Wow!! Sooo very pretty!! You must have the patience of a Saint!! You're doing a beautiful job.

Hmmmm..... they don't appreciate eating amongst chords and such eh? I vote we buy them tv trays then :lol:

Thats a beautiful pattern and you really did wonderful Happy quilting

I love the pattern, and your work is gorgeous. It's going to be a beautiful quilt.

That is just beautiful. I can't wait to see the finished product...well I can wait, I'll have too. But it'll be hard!

wow.. thats nice!

WOW! I'm right there among every other admirer of yours. These are beautiful blocks and to think that you've done them by hand. WOW again!! Hope you'll post the entire quilt when it's completed. Keep up the beautiful work.

Hand pieced! Wow my hats off to you!! Beautiful work.

Those blocks are fabulous! Do you use a special stitch to hand piece? I have never done any, but would like to learn!

You are all so encouraging...thank you.

Lucky Patsy's "Mom", no, no special stich. Just a plain old running stitch, gathered on the needle til it's full, then pull through, then a little back stitch to keep the tension. I got it from Ginny Beyer's hand quilting book. What's really funny is that in the book, she describes the stitch and process, and relates that she learned the technique making Barbie clothes when she was little. Hit home with me, since I must have been making the same Barbie clothes, because I was sewing back then in the same way.
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Now I really have to get moving on it. I was to make my soon-to-be 13 year old daughter an applique quilt with a red and purple dragon...that is, until I showed her Tim's Compass Star last night. Now THAT'S what she wants. Wish me luck. Don't know whether it would be easier to do that one by hand or by machine.

Its beautiful, and I fully agree about handstitching being much more relaxing, but the time it takes is discouraging.What method did you use, alot of my blocks were handpieced using the english method over paper, which is very precise. Could you post more pictures as you go please!! :-)