{"id":5798,"date":"2025-11-06T07:42:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5798"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:36:25","slug":"block-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2025\/11\/06\/block-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Block #10!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1343.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1343.jpeg?resize=223%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"In-progress quilt with a coffee theme. The lower-right block is a cookie jar with several cookies stacked inside.\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1343.jpeg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1343.jpeg?w=476&amp;ssl=1 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m still working on the BOM from Wonderfil, and the most recent block was released at the beginning of this month. This time it was several cookies in a cookie jar &#8212; a perfect accompaniment to the coffee theme of the BOM! There are just two more blocks to go. \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m guessing that both of those will show parts of a fancy coffee machine, but who knows?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1345.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1345.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A small lavender tool chest with three drawers edged in silver. A 12&quot;-square cutting mat is in front for scale.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1345.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1345.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve just added this small tool chest to my sewing room. It&#8217;s perfect for little items that get lost in the larger drawers of my sewing cabinet and that I&#8217;d like to keep handy. Besides, it&#8217;s *lavender*! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still working on the BOM from Wonderfil, and the most recent block was released at the beginning of this month. This time it was several cookies in a cookie jar &#8212; a perfect accompaniment to the coffee theme of the BOM! There are just two more blocks to go. \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m guessing that both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1343.jpeg?fit=476%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-1vw","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5873,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/19\/coffee-break\/","url_meta":{"origin":5798,"position":0},"title":"Coffee Break","author":"Sandy","date":"February 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Gosh, it's been such a long time! Unfortunately, I've been sort of out of commission for a little while since developing arthritis in my thumbs -- and, of course, it's worse in my left thumb. 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However, once I had all of the blocks done -- many of them done at home when I simply couldn't resist working on. them --\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Piecing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Piecing","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/piecing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1077-221x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5739,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2025\/09\/21\/the-coffee-corner-is-growing\/","url_meta":{"origin":5798,"position":2},"title":"The coffee corner is growing","author":"Sandy","date":"September 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm making good progress on the Wonderfil BOM that I started late. In fact, I've caught up! I've sewn together the first two rows and will look forward to finishing the third row next month.After that, there should be at least one more row of several blocks to finish it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Piecing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Piecing","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/piecing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Part of a quilt showing a kitchen theme. Background is blue with a grey arch behind. Top shelf has a plant, a pair of canisters, a hanging lamp, and a sign (\"Coffee\"). The second shelf has a French press coffeepot, a jar with three spoons, and a kettle. The incomplete third shelf has three hanging cups and the top of what looks to be a coffee maker.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1167-2-292x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5591,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2025\/03\/29\/more-bom-progress\/","url_meta":{"origin":5798,"position":3},"title":"More BOM progress","author":"Sandy","date":"March 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm making more progress on the various blocks-of-the-month (BOMs) that I'm suddenly involved in. How did I get wrapped up in three all at once? The most recent one is the birds from Wonderfil's BOM last year. We had another sewing day sponsored by the local guild, and I worked\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Paper-pieced block of a green hummingbird with blue wings and white chest. Bird is flying above a brown branch and against a blue sky.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0890-294x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5544,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2025\/01\/10\/a-year-long-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":5798,"position":4},"title":"A year-long plan","author":"Sandy","date":"January 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I haven't been very productive lately; I was busy getting ready for the holidays, and I've had trouble deciding what my next project would be. However, last fall my local quilt group decided to do a BOM, and we all downloaded the directions from A Quilting Life for their 2024\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"basket blocks\"","block_context":{"text":"basket blocks","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/tag\/basket-blocks\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Two quilt blocks, each with a purple\/pink batik outer star and with different inner blocks; one is a star in greens, and the other is a basket in pink and purple. 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One of the BOM projects is too quick for an all-day session, and the other requires my embroidery module; there's not enough room for that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Piecing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Piecing","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/piecing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0882-293x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5802,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798\/revisions\/5802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}