As the cleaning continues, I came across a picture of a quilt. As I looked at it, I recognized it as Crosses & Losses. That is when I knew that I needed to create the pattern for it. Today, I put the pattern together and decided to share it with you.
Some changes from the 6 1/2" blocks is that they are 10 1/2" blocks and very scrappy. The quilt is 90" x 100", a 7 blocks by 8 rows layout with a 10" border. The sequence of the dark fabric verses light fabric alternates in each block. You can change the border to what ever you would like. Also, if you made the 6 1/2" block in the same layout and add border or borders, you will have a nice lap size quilt. So, dig out those scraps and start quilting.
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| Crosses & Losses Quilt |
Yardage
1/2 yd. of 20 fabrics or lots of scraps
Border 2 3/4 yd.
Binding 3/4 yd.
Cutting per block
Fabric 1
one 5 7/8" sq. for large HST
two 3 3/8" sq. for small HST
Fabric 2
one 5 7/8" sq. for large HST
two 3 3/8" sq. for small HST
four 3" sq.
HST means Half Square Triangle
Keep quilting and enjoy,
Terry
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
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
Well, I did it. I finished my son, Ryan's quilt after 15 plus years. Or rather it is in the rotation to be quilted. My quilts are always quilted in the store. There are 4 of us that do all the quilting on store's long arm quilting machines. The turn-around time is quick so I will be binding it shortly.
Today's block is--Storm Signal. Think of this block as four sections. Sew the triangles to the square first to make a larger triangle. Then sew the larger triangle to the dark fabric triangle. Hope this helps.
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| Storm Signal |
Cutting
Light fabric
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice
three 1 7/8" sq. cut only one diagonally once for the center
Medium fabric
one 3 1/4" sq. cut diagonally twice
three 1 7/8" sq. cut only one diagonally once for the center
Dark fabric
two 3 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for the outer corners
Keep quilting,
Terry
It is embarrassing to admit but as I have been cleaning and organizing my work space, I have come across some unfinished projects. Some have been quickly finished but I found one that I started for my oldest son, Ryan, about 15 maybe 20 years ago. I had made 61 log cabin blocks from his old high school slacks. He didn't know that I was making it. Why it wasn't finished, I am not sure. It just was placed out of sight. Today was spend working on it and should be ready for quilting tomorrow. Then it will be on to the next UFO.
Today's block is--Waterwheel.
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| Waterwheel |
Cutting
Light fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST
eight 1 1/2" sq. for 4-patch
Medium Light fabric
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST
four 1 1/2" sq. for 4-patch
Medium fabric
one 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST
four 1 1/2" sq. for 4-patch
Dark fabric
four 1 1/2" sq. for 4-patch
Time to finish an UFO.
Terry
Friday night, my husband and I went to the HS basketball games. That is something we hadn't done in a long time. Both the girls and the boys played great games with one losing and one winning. It reminded me of when we would go to all the activities when our kids were in high school. Now, we get to relive those days as the grandchildren get older, none are in high school, yet.
Today's block is a timeless one--Churn Dash.
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| Churn Dash |
Cutting
Light fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rect.
one 2 1/2" sq.
Medium fabric
four 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rect.
Dark fabric
two 2 7/8" sq. cut diagonally once for HST
Check out our posting of the 6 1/2" blocks on youtube. We hope that the tutorials will help you if you have any questions about the blocks.
Terry
