Sewcialites: Block 5

Block 5 of Sewcialites is called Wisdom and was designed by Sherri McConnell. That's two Sherri McConnell patterns for me this week, and I'm pleased with the way both of them worked out. This week's block is labeled as beginner, and that's just what I needed this morning. An easy block that makes me feel accomplished. Even though I have finished things this week, it's been a tough week outside of my crafting, so it's extra nice when crafting works out.

This block, like many of the others, includes half square triangle blocks. Again this week, I skipped the Triangles on a Roll, mostly because I knew it would be faster to do it the way the pattern shows. I cut my squares a little large to trim down the HSTs to the perfect measurement.

For the cutting on these blocks, I haven't really broken too far into the yardage. I'm still using stips I cut for the first couple of blocks. They're just about used up now, though. I have them labeled at the selvage with a Frixion marker, so I don't have to remeasure the strips each time.

It came together in under 45 minutes, including digging out the correct fabric and cutting. The final block was just about 6.5," and nearly all of my seams meet where they're supposed to. There's just something about this block that makes me happy. I might prop it up on my desk for the next week to give myself something to smile at when things get tough.