Civil War Diary Quilt (CWDQ)

I've finally started on the CWDQ blocks. The last two nights I've had a look through the book before going to sleep, and today I've made the 3 easiest blocks that I haven't already made.

I think the main reason I stalled on this quilt is the need for fiddly paper/foundation piecing. I had a go at foundation piecing a block, but it was a bit of a disaster, so that put me off. It was probably a silly one to start with as it had points meeting in the middle.

I've also looked into the freezer-paper template idea, so I might try that. I have a CDRom for this quilt that enables you to print out the outlines of each block through EQ, so that might work. I have to say that being a new-ish quilter, I've never made a quilt with templates - hooray for the rotary cutter! Tazzie was telling me some time back that she used freezer paper templates for her Dear Jane, so that is an option.

I think the best part about making these blocks is the opportunity to go through your repro fabric stash to find the exact fabric for each one. It's great too when you actually have the fabric that is used in the book. As no doubt you can see I've made this last block twice, as my yellow points were cut off. They still are cut off, but not as badly as before.