Block 22

Here is this week's block set out and ready to go.  The piles of squares are for 1/2 square triangles and flying geese.

Here I've made the 1/2 square triangles and flying geese.  I've added the posts for the red border and 4-patches for the centre.

Here I've created the pinwheels for the outer corners, attached the flying geese and completed the 9-patch in the centre.

Then I added the red border.

And finally the outer border to complete our next block.

Block 9

This block starts off with a small pile of 1/2 square triangles. 

I then put together the pinwheel in the centre and the 4-patches in the corners.  Plus, I attached the 1/2 square triangles together.

Now the centre square-in-a-square is completed.  Plus, I've attached the posts for the red & 1/2 square triangle borders.

Then I added the red border.

Then the next border, and the next one...

And Tada!  Our next block is completed.

Block 61

I am sooo sorry.  I don't know what happened.  I was sure I had posts lined up for the previous weeks.  Obviously I didn't.

Well, onto the next block...

This block is made up of one simple little block.  (Just lots and lots of them).  This pile is the basis of all the square-in-a-square blocks.

Here are all the square-in-a-square blocks set out and ready to go.  The one trick to making these is to pay attention to the pressing.  For these I pressed everything towards the red.  This way your seams will but together and not give you too much bulk to work through.

I then put them together as a 4-patch.

Then one more 4-patch later....

Our finished block!

Block 91

This is one of our edge blocks so, you have a choice.  If you decide to add in the 1/4 inch seam allowance, you'll want to make it following the red & white block.  If you decide to make the block and cut it in half, you'll follow the orange and white block.

Here is the block set out and ready to go.

Here I've started adding the triangles to the middle rectangle and the posts to the remaining borders.

Then, apparently, I somehow blanked on taking more pictures.  So, I added the remaining triangles to the borders.  Then added the borders to the centre.  Resulting in our next finished block...

If you making the whole block and cutting it in half, you'll follow this:

Here is everything set out and ready to go.

The centre square-in-a-square was done using this technique.  I've also added the posts to the remaining borders.

I then added the borders to the centre, to finish the block.

Block 30

We're really into the home stretch now.

Here is this week's block set out and ready to go.  The pile of squares in the upper left hand corner are for the 1/2 square triangles.

Here are the 1/2 square triangles along with a start on the centre.  I'm treating the centre as a series of rows set on point.

Now I've started sewing the 1/2 square triangles together and am ready to attache the centre 'rows'.

Here I've started adding the strips to the 1/2 square triangles and have almost completed the centre.

And here is our finished block.

Nearing the Finish Line

We're in the final third of this quilt and I've been thinking of it quite a bit...

I've been storing all of my Nearly Insane blocks in a binder and have never seen them all set out.  I was chatting with Yvette about how light/dark our respective blocks were and started thinking.... 

Maybe I should be a little strategic about fabric choices with the remaining blocks....

This lead to....

The temporary design wall....

And the quilt as it stands today!!

How are you doing with your quilts?

I'm thinking that it'd be great to have a little incentive to actually put the blocks together when we're all done.  (Too often I end up making the blocks and then stopping)

So....

Once we've done all the blocks, I'll be offering some sort of give away.  It will involve pictures of our finished quilt tops (or quilts!)  Details will follow when the time comes, just consider this fair warning if you have a little catching up to do.

Block 52

Here is this week's block set out and ready to go.

The centre square-in-a-square was completed using this method.  I've also started assembling the outer strips.  The outer flying geese.  Using plain triangles since the fast flying geese method ends up making 4 and I only needed two.

Here the flying geese, square-in-a-square, 4-patch, and outer strips are done. 

Here I've added the strips to the flying geese.  And started on the final 9-patch.

And here is the finished block!