It was nice out today so Talon and I finished shoveling snow from the sidewalk. Also, helped Christopher in the shop. Not much sewing got done. We, Christopher, the camera man, and I did get a couple of the blocks taped. He should publish them to youtube sometime this week. Wow, what an exciting day.
Today's block is Country Farm. I like this one. A nice 8 points star with a hourglass center. Hope you like it too.
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| Country Farm |
Cutting
Light fabric
two 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice
Medium fabric
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally once
four 2 1/2" sq.
Medium Dark fabric
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for center
Dark fabric
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for center
Keep quilting,
Terry
Well, I did it. I feel very good for having pieced one of my mother's quilts. It still needs quilting and bound but the piecing is done. She had sewn 6 of the 40 blocks and had all the parts cut. I added 2 more blocks and did a layout of 6 blocks by 7 rows. The quilt is very large. I will show it off once it is quilted.
Today's block is Ranger's Pride. Imagine the block separated diagonally twice. Sew the sections as triangle. The base of the triangle will be longer than needed and trimmed after the top triangle has been sewn to it.
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| Ranger's Pride |
Cuting
Medium fabric
four 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" rect. for base of triangle
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for center triangles
Dark fabric
four 1 1/2" x 3" rect. for base triangle
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for center triangles
We will be taping this block tomorrow. Maybe, that will help explain the block better. I will have Christopher post it quickly.
Keep quilting,
Terry
I don't know about you but I have enjoyed going through all of these blocks. Some, I would have never picked to make and others I may have liked but would not have ever tried. Even though the YouTube tutorials are all potholders, I have several ideas that I hope to pursue.
Today's block is one of those that I liked but may not have tried. It is Gretchen. Here is a couple of hints. Look at the block as 4 identical sections. The center strips of each section is made similar to flying geese but it is longer then what you needed. Center the triangle and sew to the side. Then sew the two part to each other. Square up to a 3 1/2" sq.
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| Gretchen |
Cutting
Medium fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
eight 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" rect.
four 1 1/4" x 3 1/2" rect.
Dark fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
eight 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" rect.
four 1 1/4" x 3 1/2" rect.
Keep quilting,
Terry
The last few weeks I have been telling you about cleaning my sewing space and the UFO's that I have found. Over the weekend I tackled another area. I found 2 quilts that my mother had started (those I remember I had). It was the 2 quilts that I found that I started that surprised me. They were all cut but never sewn. Thank goodness that the patterns were with them. Instead of 2 quilts to finish, now I have 4.
Today's block is New Album. Yes, it is similar to Album but with small differences.
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| New Album |
Cutting
Light fabric
one 2 1/2" sq. for the center
four 1 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Light Medium fabric
four 2 1/2" sq.
Dark Medium fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Dark fabric
six 1 1/2" sq. 2 are used in the corner of the center sq.
Keep quilting,
Terry
My granddaughters were here today. They like looking at my fabrics and figure out what I should make with it. They draw some interesting clothes for themselves and their pets. Little do they understand what it takes to make their ideas. Sometimes, they think that I can have it all done before they go home. We discuss the fact that they need to work with me one at a time. Then we play cards.
Today's block is 9-Patch Frame. It is squares and sections that look like flying geese.
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| 9-Patch Frame |
Cutting
Light fabric
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles for flying geese
eight 1 1/2" sq. for flying geese
Medium fabric
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles for flying geese
twelve 1 1/2" sq. use 8 for the flying geese & the other 4 for the corners of the 2 1/2" sq.
Dark fabric
five 2 1/2" sq.
Keep quilting,
Terry
If you live in cold country like I do, mother nature reminded us that it is still winter. We did not need a groundhog to tell us. The good thing is that you don't have to go outside to quilt. Quilting is what I have been doing, mainly getting the UFOs finished. Over the weekend a couple of small UFOs were completed. One was a pillow top that my sister brought back from Panama a couple of years ago. It is reverse applique with a man holding a pair of scissors. Now, it is a usable pillow on one of my chairs.
Today's block is Shoofly. This is an oldie but goody.
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| Shoofly |
Cutting
Light fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. for HST
four 2 1/2" sq.
Medium/ Dark fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. for HST
one 2 1/2" sq.
Keep quilting,
Terry
Do you have trouble with time? I do. I seem to get the commissioned quilts made on time but I am generally 5 minutes late for my nail appointment or years later on my own quilts. It seems that I need to do a better job of allocating the use of my time. This could be the reason that I have been working on so many UFOs. It was time to get them finished. Well, complete this blog and back to the UFOs.
Today's block is Corn & Beans. Lots of triangles.
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| Corn & Beans |
Cutting
Light fabric
three 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
ten 1 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Medium fabric
six 1 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Dark fabric
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once
Keep quilting,
Terry
