Pressing

Today I finally tackled pressing the summer mystery blocks.

The 54-40 or Fight block wasn't too bad:

Spinning the seam allowances to help the block lie flat was easy enough, as they are all simple intersections of four fabrics. But the Birthday Girl block was less fun:

There are a lot of fabrics in those intersections, so flattening them is a bit tricky.

I now have 18 blocks completed and fully pressed, 15 blocks completed but not pressed, and 16 more blocks to assemble. I don't think I'll be getting any of them joined together in time for Bonnie's link-up tomorrow. Apart from not actually being finished, I'm wondering about making more blocks to make a bigger quilt which would be bed-sized. This one is 49 blocks (7 x 7). Bonnie's big version is 11 x 11, which would be too big. But maybe 9 x 9 blocks would work... Or maybe contemplating making another 32 blocks is a sign of madness...