This is a pretty cool block pattern, right? The tutorial is here, it's for Sew Mama Sew's modern block of the month series. I've never made a block before without intending to have it be part of a quilt, but it was fun! When I saw the picture, I was intrigued, but I thought it would be really complicated. I read the pattern and realized it was quite simple, so I gave it a try. Like I said, super simple, and it could make some really interesting quilt designs. I think a scrappy version would look awesome, too! I might try that version next.

I'm Leah. I love making pretty things with fabric, paper, and sometimes, pixels and fonts. These days, though, it's mostly fabric. I also love tv on dvd and sometimes I talk about my cats too much. I live in Alexandria, VA, with my husband Chris and our son Joey, who was born on Christmas Eve last year. Chris is a musician in The US Army Band "Pershing's Own", and I make
