A Puss in Every Corner--And Then Some!

The Circa 1880 Quilt I am making as part of Pam Buda's Circa 1880 Club involves lots and lots of uneven 9-patch blocks (aka Puss-In-The-Corner blocks).There are 500-and-something of them in the finished quilt as designed by Pam. I am making my quilt two rows longer, and two rows wider. It is all that I have worked on in the two weeks since I last posted, though there is not much new to show. Here is what I have so far--hasn't changed a whole lot since my January retreat. I have sewn a lot more blocks since January, but haven't made many more rows.

There are 13 rows completed (or almost completed)--the bottom three in the photo still need to have their ends finished. I will make at least 12 more rows.

These are the blocks I have left of the ones I have made that are ready to use. There are 135 blocks here.

These are the blocks I have sewn, but have yet to press and trim. There are 125 blocks here.
Any guesses as to how many of these blocks I have made--including the ones I have sent away in swaps? Hint--I have made a whole lot more than I will need for this quilt. :) 


 

I have swapped with 7 quilters and these are the blocks they have made that are yet to be sewn into rows. There are about 160 blocks still to come from swaps. Seven of the rows in the top photo are made of blocks I have received in these swaps. As much as possible, I am making the shorter rows each from one quilter's blocks, and I will write their name on the end of the row made from their blocks.




And here is the next row laid out and waiting by my featherweight for the next time I can sit down and start stitching it together.

I am sure you will be seeing a lot of this project in the future. I hope to complete the top at some point during the year. The quilting will most likely wait until I have some other projects completed. Pam's is quilted with beautiful, small feathers, but I am considering an allover Baptist Fan design.

I will be starting to work on a fun mini quilt challenge soon. I am looking forward to sharing that with you as soon as I can. 

Until next time,
Janet O.