Appleton Dance

"Interlocked Squares" quilt block as used in the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild logo Completed "Interlocked Squares" block using method described in this post. I found a version of the "Interlocked Squares" quilt block -- similar to the block used in the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild logo -- on the Field Guide to Quilts  site. The AMC Quilts site also had an  "Interlocking Squares" piecing guide . The AMC site used a piecing plan different from the Field Guide site. The AMC site featured a snowballing technique that I thought simplified the piecing process for this block considerably. I used the snowballing technique featured on the AMC site to lay out a sixteen-inch "Interlocked Squares" block that exactly replicates  the block used in the GAAQG logo shown above. Here is a graphic of the block on 1/4-inch graph paper. Graphic A: Layout for 16-inch "Interlocked Squares" quilt block as used in the GAAQG logo  ...

Jake's photo comforter showing Minky backing by Linda Theil In January Alisa ordered a "Collage Fleece Photo Blanket" from  Walgreens online  at a sale price of $15 plus tax with free shipping. She had the "blanket" printed with photos of Jake, and planned to give it to him as a present for his ninth birthday this month.  Photo collage fleece blanket ordered from Walgreens online Alisa decided to back the lightweight knit "blanket" with  Cuddle Embossed Dimple Minky  60-inch-wide yardage in a dark gray "Ash" color.  Cuddle Embossed Dimple Minky in "Ash" gray We cut off the hems, measured the result, and cut a piece of Minky to the same size. With right sides together, we basted the photo top to the Minky backing and stitched a 5/8-inch seam around the perimeter, leaving an 8-inch opening on one side to turn the blanket through. We used a long, narrow, zig-zag stitch for the seaming.  In one seam, we inserted a pe...