There is nothing like going to a Middle school band concert. The middle schoolers are not ready for Carnegie Hall but it is better. It is better because they are kids from the neighborhood, kids of friends or the best, grandkids. Of course, my grandson was the best sax player there.
Today's block is--Hither & Yon. It looks like a spool with pinwheels.
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| Hither & Yon |
Cutting
Light fabric
six 2 3/8" sq. cut diagonally once
two 2 3/4" sq. cut diagonally twice for the pinwheels
Medium fabric
two 2 3/4" sq. cut diagonally twice for the pinwheels
Dark fabric
two 2 3/8" sq. cut diagonally once
one 3 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Hope you get the chance to attend a school concert.
Terry
Friends and family are adding to their grandchild numbers. This is wonderful. I currently have 10 grandchildren. I feel very fortunate. Please, add these new babies to your prayers. One of the babies came a month early, so far everything is alright. Another one, the mother is having problem and they think the baby may come early. We pray that baby and mother will be fine. Last, but most important is my nephew and his wife. They just found out that the baby will be born with heart problems. Pray that mother makes it close to term and that the doctors know how to help the baby. Thank you for your prayers.
Today's block is--Peace & Plenty. More HST and a few flying geese. I know that it is not new but look at all the different ways in which they are used.
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| Peace & Plenty |
Cutting
Light fabic
four 2 3/8" sq. for HST
eight 1 3/4" sq. for flying geese
Medium or Dark fabric
four 2 3/8" sq. for HST
four 1 3/4" x 3 1/2" rectangles for flying geese
Thank you,
Terry
Our quilters are busy, busy, busy like Santa's elves getting everything ready for Christmas. Today was their day off so Christopher and I stepped in. We spent the day long arm quilting to make sure that everyone's quilt is finished on time. It is always fun to see what others have made. The variety that our customers create is great. We are not to the bottom of the list but just a little closer.
Today's block is Windblown Square.
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| Windblown Square |
Cutting
Light fabric
one 4 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice
two 2 3/8" sq. cut diagonally once
one 2 7/8" sq. for center
Medium fabric
one 4 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice, use 2
two 2 3/8" sq. cut one diagonally once, other one use in HST
Dark fabric
one 4 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice, use 2
two 2 3/8" sq. cut one diagonally once, other one use in HST
Have fun.
Terry
It is nice to be home after a great weekend in Pierre. The ladies were wonderful and lots of quilts and food. I enjoyed myself and met some great quilters.
Today was soup night with the grandkids. They came and went. The mess is picked up. I thought this would be a great time to share another block.
Cat's Cradle was picked so that you can do half square triangles that will be sewn into larger triangles. They are then sewn to another triangle to make the square used in the block.
Cutting
Light fabric
two 2 1/2" sq.
three 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
three 1 7/8" sq. use with the dark fabric 1 7/8" to make HST
Dark fabric
one 2 1/2" sq.
nine 1 7/8" sq. use 3 of them with the light fabric 1 7/8" sq.
cut the other 6 diagonally once to make the larger triangle
I think that this is a fun two color block. Enjoy
Terry
Well, I spent the day getting ready to leave town for the weekend. My husband will be going with me to help vend at a quilt retreat. I will be spending my time teaching. Hopefully, I can remember everything for the project to go together easily. So Pierre here I come.
Before I leave, here is today's block. It look like Card Trick but there are some slight differences. The block is called Color Wheel.
Cutting
Light fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for the HST
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice for HST variation
Four different Medium fabrics
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST & HST variation
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice for HST variation (you will only use one triangle from each fabric)
Dark fabric
one 2 1/2" sq. for the center
I will return next week to post the next block. Enjoy your block and the weekend.
Terry
Greetings,
It is late. I was going to post earlier but I was busy long arm quilting.
Here is today's block--Greek Cross.
Cutting
Dark fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. for half sq. triangles
Medium fabric
one 2 1/2" sq.
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rect.
Light fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. for half sq. triangles
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rect.
Use your favorite method to make your HST.
Check out our tutorials on youtube at Fabric Junction.
Enjoy,
Terry
In Sturgis, if it is August, it is time for the Black Hills Motorcycle Classic aka Sturgis Rally. For those who are not aware of what I mean. Short version: Sturgis, a town of 6,600 people, plays host to 350,000 to 400,000 motorcyclists. No, I did not get to many zeros.
It is a very busy week for us in the shop. Among all those bikers are quilter, who knew.
Just a snapshot of Main Street.
The best part of the rally for me is that some of my grandchildren stay with me so that their parents can work. Christopher, my son, runs the shop and his wife, Shawn works for the school district, is working at one of the bars for extra money. I get Owen and Talen for the week and I enjoy having them.
Because of the rally, Fabric Junction has it's own fabric printed. Many stop in to get some because it is not found anywhere else. Here is a sample of one of the current fabrics.
To check out the whole line click HERE.
If you are in the area, do stop in, we would enjoy visiting with you.
Terry
