Step 3

Boy, oh boy, Bonnie saved some tough sewing for the third step. Its not really difficult, just really time consuming. We have to make 60 string blocks. I've never made this type of block before, but it is easy. Its just time consuming when you have to sew 10-15 different pieces of fabric on each block. I think I've only got 15 done so far and the next step comes out on Friday. I just keep plugging away on them. I've been getting done at least 2 a night. Last night I finished 5 and tonight I got four of them done. After getting done with sewing the strips on, then its time to square them up and then rip the paper off the back. I've been doing the entire process each night because the paper ripping takes awhile. You've got to be careful because you can pull the stitches out of the seam. I'm really like the way these blocks look. Alot of people doing the quilt have lots of scraps to use for this step. I don't and cut most of my strips from yardage. That's okay because I'm using up some really ugly fabric and I bought some other for half price. I've managed to get Michigan State and University of Michigan fabric into this quilt. I'm sure I won't have all the blocks done before the next clue comes out, but I'll have enough done to start the next step.