2019: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 49 (Dec.2 – Dec. 8 ): CRAFT I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that was… writi…

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Joannes designs week49 a Pinterest challenge delivering 'Off Side Quilt' a stunning design that is made using just three fabric colors and plays with the viewers eyes when finished!

Heather Jones shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!

This 3D Log Cabin pattern is just one of the cool patterns you’ll find in Machine Sampler Minis! I’ve teamed up with 11 other designers to bring you 12 mini quilt patterns for just $12! But here...

Grandmother's Choice Becky Brown In the Purple, Green and White Colorway Grandmother's Choice is the logo for this Block of the Week. For the next 49 weeks you'll find here a "Saturday Morning Post" with a free pattern to recall the fight for women's rights. The blocks will all finish to 8 inches. The quilt pattern in the logo design was given the name Grandmother's Choice by the Ladies' Art Company about 1890. Women in the United States won the right to vote, women's suffrage, in 1920, a centennial anniversary we will be celebrating in seven years or so. But I thought it would be a good idea to start a memorial quilt in the early teens because the fight for that national right took so long. As the weeks go by we'll recall the teens with its marches in the streets for the right to vote and we'll go back in history to recall other hard-fought rights. Although we'll focus on English-speaking countries, we'll occasionally consider women's rights elsewhere too. You may want to think about your own female ancestors and how their rights affected their lives a hundred years ago. In 1912 my very different grandmothers lived in New York City, both with young children. One was expecting her fifth daughter that year (she went on to have 13 children.) My Grandmother about 1905 The other had just one two-year old in 1912, which gave her the freedom to supplement her husband's wages. He was a cutter in a garment factory and she ran a grocery store and went on to have two more children in the teens. One woman seemed very much a housewife, the other very much a business woman. Each made her own choice---although many factors limited those choices. We never talked about their attitudes towards the right to vote, an event that changed when they were each about 40. New York legislated women's suffrage in 1917. I took it for granted and never thought to ask. Grandmother's Choice Becky is making two versions. Georgann Eglinski is doing a set in red and white. And Dustin Cecil is using dots and woven stripes and plaids. Cutting an 8" Finished Block A - Cut 5 squares 2-1/8" B - Cut 4 squares 2-1/2". Cut each in half diagonally to make 2 triangles. You need 8 triangles. C - Cut 4 rectangles 2-1/8" x 3-3/4" D - Cut 2 squares 4". Cut each in half diagonally to make 2 triangles. You need 4 triangles. The Women's Political Union's mobile "Suffrage Shop" 1915 From the Library of Congress Grandmother's Choice BlockBase #1855a Each week I'll give you the BlockBase number so you can print out the pattern at 12" or 4" or as templates if you wish. Grandmother's Choice is #1855a. When you do a search by pattern number be sure to put the "a" in there. The New York Public Library has many images related to women's suffrage. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?word=col_id%3A542&sScope=images&sLabel=Woman%20Suffrage%20and%20Feminism%20Photographs%20in%2E%2E%2E

Heather Jones shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!

Olá meus queridos, Receitinha do Bloco Heavenly Problems: Tecido Creme: 4 quadrados de 7 x 7 cm 6 quadrados de 8 x 8 cm ... Marro...

Farmer's Wife block no. 16 - patched. You can find all my Farmer's Wife 1930s quilt blocks over at the Patchsmith's blog.

Nog net voor het nieuwe jaar een vierkant af. Ik word helemaal blij als ik naar het geheel kijk. Just before the new year I finished this square. I became so happy looking at all these squares. Thank you Au Fil de l'Est !

Sharon lud uns diese Woche zu einem wunderschönen aus Buttonhole und Bullion knot bestehenden Stich ein. Er nennt sich Buttonhole Eyelet flower. Für alle, die diesen Stich lernen möchten, hier findet ihr die Anleitung. Wo ich gerade lebe, ist ja Sommer und ich habe es sehr genossen, Blumen zu sticken: This week Sharon invited us for Buttonhole Eyelet flower; a stitch consisiting of Buttonhole and Bullion knot stitch. For all who want to learn this great stitch here are the instructions. At the place where I live we have summertime and I enjoyed to stitch flowers: Sehr freut es mich, dass danke Sharons Großzügigkei TAST fortgesetzt wird. Die Regeln werden etwas modifiziert werden, aber es geht weiter und ich freue mich darauf, auch im kommenden Jahr neue Stiche bzw. Stichkombinationen im Rahmen von TAST erlernen zu dürfen. Thanks to Sharon's generosity TAST will be continued in 2013. The rules will be a little different but we go on and I'm looking forward to learn more stitches and stich combinations. Ja und dann - denke ich - ist ein dreimaliges Hurra Hurra Hurra angesagt, denn mein CQJP 2012 ist fertig. Hier nun mein allerletzter 12. Block: My CQJP is finished - Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah! Here is my final block#12: So ein kleines Päckchen ist die Arbeit eines ganzen Jahres: Here is the work of one long whole year - such a little stack: Alle 12 Blöcke sind bestickt und mit einer Rückwand aus meerfarbenem Batikstoff versehent. Jetzt beginnt das Nachdenken und Herumprobieren, wie die Blöcke nun am besten zusammen gestellt werden und wie sie dann zusammen genäht werden könnten. Zur Zeit tendiere ich dazu, die Blöcke mit Perlen zusammen zu nähen. Das alles zu entscheiden wird wieder Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, aber auf diesen Entscheidungsprozess freue ich mich schon. All 12 blocks are stitched and completed with a batik fabric backside in colours of the sea. Now I will start thinking about the setting of the blocks for a wallhanging and about how to sew them together. At the moment I intend to use beads for this reason. It will take time to make my decisions but I like this process of finishing a quilt: Den Teil, wo ich wieder Spitzen von meiner weit entfernten Freundin Nickilee verwendet habe, mag ich gerne: Here is the part I incorporated laces from my far away friend Nickilee: Bis zum 12. Dezember habe ich noch Zeit, um mich für das nächste Jahr bei CQJP anzumelden. Ich will mich ja nun wieder mehr dem Nähen mit der Nähmaschine zuwenden zumal ich nun die neue Bernina besitze. Aber wenn ich meine Crazy Blöcke so betrachte, habe ich große Lust, es nochmals zu probieren. The subscription for CQJP 2013 is running until 12th December. Then I should know if I subscribe again or not. I want to spend more time for sewing with my new BERNINA. But when I look at my finished blocks I would like to give CQJP 2013 a try!

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Week 3 - Cutting!! Cutting is so so important when making a quilt. I think sometimes it can be over looked or rushed. When I first started quilting I had no idea what tools I needed, or how to use them properly. I didnt know about cutting and sewing accurately. I quickly learned that if you to make a quilt where the seam lines all line up properly and its accurate, you need to begin by cutting your pieces.... properly. Tools There are lots of different tools that you can get for quilting, but there are a few, that I feel are a must! Rotary Cutter - When making a quilt, you really shouldn't use scissors to cut your fabric. Scissors can't provide the accuracy you need. Rotary Cutters are sharp and will accurately cut through a couple layers of fabric. They come in different brands and different size blades. I have only ever used a 45mm blade and I change my blade about every 2-3 quilts. My Rotary cutter is a Clover brand. I used to use an Olfa, but i find the clover one fits comfortably in my hand. Cutting Mat - If your using a rotary cutter you need a cutting mat. My Cutting mat is a self healing mat that measures 18" x 24". I would love a larger mat, but havent got around to buying one as the one i have does the job just fine. When buying a mat, try and get one at least 18" x 24". This will allow you to cut a full strip of fabric folded over selvedge to selvedge. Check that the grid is easy to read and the markings are 1" apart with markings also at every 1/8" . Ruler - A clear acrylic ruler. My ruler is 6 1/2" x 24". It has grid lines 1" apart with markings at 1/8". This size ruler will give a nice clean straight cut, and will cut a full piece of fabric folded selvedge to selvedge. I find if you have anything smaller for your ruler and mat, you will find yourself frustrated and off to buy the bigger ones. Red Pepper Quilts has a great tutorial HERE about her Rotary Cutter and Mat. There are a few things your will find along the way that you will need. Try and cut your fabric on a high cutting bench. The kitchen bench height works great. A dining table is a little low but still works fine, your back may get a little sore from leaning over. For quilting you will also need a pair of sharp scissors and a tiny pair for cutting threads.. Like i said...When I first started my cutting skills werent great. I used to cut back to front and with the cutter in the wrong hand until someone showed me the correct way.. Im right handed and have written this for a right handed person. So if your left handed.. The same rules apply just do the opposite. Fabric Requirements If your following along, and are going to make this QC Quilt (Quilt Class Quilt), You will need :- 7 Fat Quarters, each a different colour/prints ( I'm using Anna Maria Horner solids and I chose 7 colours) OR 2 charm packs ( 84, 5" squares) OR 12” strips of 7 Different fabrics. 60" x White fabric or a Main Solid Colour (I used Kona Cotton - Snow) How to Cut Properly1. Take your first fabric piece. If your using yardage like me, Fold it in half, so your selvedges are together. I always press my fabric before i begin cutting, so its nice and flat. 2. Lay your piece of fabric on your cutting mat. Using the guide on your Mat, line up your selvedges along the bottom line. 3. Take your ruler and lay it vertically on the mat close to the edge of your fabric on the right hand side. 4. Using your markings on your mat, line up your ruler, so your cut line will be perfectly straight. Place your LEFT hand firmly on the ruler to hold it in place. With your rotary cutter in your right hand, trim off the edge of the fabric so it is nice and straight. I always like to stand when im cutting fabric, your hand is more steady. If your Left handed... Steady the ruler with your right hand and cut with your left. I find it best, holding your rotary cutter at a 45 degree angle like this...and applying a constant even pressure when cutting... 5. Flip this neatly cut edge of your fabric over so it is now on the left hand side of the cutting mat. With your selvedges across the bottom, line the trimmed side of the fabric up with the vertical lines on the mat. 6. Using your ruler, line up the edge of your fabric with the marking at 5". Cut a strip of fabric 5" wide selvedge to slevedge. It is important to have the piece of fabric you are measuring and cutting UNDER the ruler. This makes it nice and flat and using your rotary cutter, you can cut an accurate 5" wide strip. 7. Set this 5" wide strip aside. Move your ruler across another 5" and cut another strip 5" wide. You will now have 2 strips cut selvedge to selvedge, 5" wide. (If you are using Fat Quarters, Cut 4 strips, 5" wide). Repeat these steps 1-7 with your remaining 6 colours. Cutting fabric isn't one of my favourite parts of quilting, so I try and speed it up a bit by cutting a few fabrics at a time. I probably wouldn't recommend this if this is your first time cutting. It would be good practise for you to cut them all individually. Also check your blade, if your blade isnt super sharp it can have trouble cutting through a few layers and can cause nics in your fabric. NEXT, Take your White (Kona Snow) fabric, remember to iron, trim the edge, to make it straight and neat. Flip it over to left side and following the steps 1-7 above. From your White fabric Cut 11, 5” wide strips, selvedge to selvedge. Once you have all your strips cut, It is time to cut them into 5" x 5" squares. Lay your first strip horizontally across your cutting mat. The selvedge should be on the right side of the mat. Line up the bottom of the strip with one of the lines marked. Take your rule and cutter and trim off the selvedge. Flip this strip over like before, so the trimmed side is on the left. Line up the bottom of the strip with line markings on the cutting mat. Take your rule and you are going to measure 5” across and cross cut your strip. You will now have two squares measuring 5” x 5”. Set aside. Continue to cut along this strip until you have 8 squares each measuring 5” x 5” per strip. Cross Cut the other coloured strip into 5" x 5" squares. Repeat with remaining 6 colours. I like to lay a few strips on my cutting mat to save time. Now take your white strips and Cut 8, 5” x 5” squares per strip. Repeat with remaining 10 strips. So you will now have 88, 5” x 5” squares. In order to make this QC Quilt top. You need to have:- 12, 5” x 5” squares of each of the 7 colours. So a total of 84 squares , OR two charm packs. 84, 5” x 5” squares in white (Kona Snow) If your using Fat Quarters, your strips will be different lengths but in the end you will still get 12, 5" x 5" squares from one Fat Quarter. I hope I have explained it clearly and easy for you to understand... Please email me if you have any questions!! I found another great Tutorial for Cutting HERE and HERE I Need to mention... To those of you who have designed your own Quilt for our Quilt Class.... When you are working out the sizes for the pieces of fabric.. You NEED to allow for seam allowance!! SO if you have drawn a block that is 4" x 6"... When you cut out that block.. You need to add 1/2" to both the width and the length. So your Cut block will measure 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". This will allow for your 1/4" seam allowance. There are also a few other types of cutting. Fussy Cutting? Is where you cut around a specific image on the fabric. Stack and slash? My cousin Kate has made alot of her quilts this way. Is where you layer your fabric in a few piles and make random cuts, and you then rotate the fabric pile over and sew them back together.. This week I'm happy to introduce to you two more of my favourite Quilters First.. Leanne, a local Long Arm Quilter from Mount Vincent Quilts... She will be telling us all about the most asked Question by Quilters... Too wash or not to wash your fabric before Cutting????? AND she has a great Giveaway going on for YOU over at her blog... A fat Quarter bundle full of 15 FQ's in the 'Where the wind blows' Collection by Melly and Me. Pop on over to enter... Then,Rachel from Stitched in Colour. She will give us more info about cutting fabric, smaller mats, cutting large cuts of fabric, cutting sashings...etc.

My scrappy projects are moving along slowly because I spend most of last week matchstick quilting. I did make a couple more Xs for my improv scrappy X bed size quilt. I am going to need a lot more Xs

Here’s my 2019 Project list! If I worked on it within the last week, it’s in red. QUILTS #1 (2012) giraffe wall hanging – DONE #2 (2012) hexies- 43 flowers working on more hexie flowers… The post 2019

Block 78 - Old Maid Another week and more Farmer's Wife blocks. The blocks for the Very Kerry Berry sew-along were .... Block 11 – Bea. Paper-pieced. My notes in the book read: “Went together well. Only just 6½ .” Farmer's Wife Block 11 - Bea Block 12 – Becky. Patched. “Easy, very easy. Great stash buster.” Farmer's Wife Block 12 - Becky For the Gnome Angel sew-along there were three blocks this week: Block 49 – Katherine. I patched this block using quick corner triangles. “Very easy patchwork. Pretty Block.” Farmer's Wife Block 49 - Katherine Block 78 – Old Maid. Initially I attempted to make this block using the templates provided on the CD. However, due to the bias diagonal cuts I lost my points so I reverted back to the tried-and-tested paper-piecing. I noted that it was important to “leave papers on when stitching sections or you will lose your points.” So I did and it turned out lovely. Farmer's Wife Block78 - Old Maid Block 94 – Susannah. Like block 49 this was patched using those versatile quick corner triangles and a little bit of strip patchwork. “Nice easy strip patchwork.” Farmer's Wife Block 94 - Susanna If you want to see all my Farmer’s Wife blocks in one place then head over to my Farmer’s Wife Pinterest board or click on the Farmer's Wife 1930s tab at the top of the page. Until next time......

SylvieD is using this set for her blocks. I'm planning 49 blocks for the Grandmother's Choice sampler. If you are thinking about yardage for sashing and borders how about this sampler set for 49 blocks? 2" Finished sashing strips and corner stones 6" Finished mitered borders 84" x 84" I drew this up in Electric Quilt and then I used the yardage calculator to figure out the yardage for the sashing and border. Here's what it says---and I added my own words too above. A 7 x 7 layout of 49 blocks finishing to 8" Sashing You need 64 cornerstones cut 2-1/2" square = 3/8 yard 112 sashing strips cut 2-1/2" x 8" = 2 yards (THAT'S 8-1/2"---THANK YOU MARCI!) Border 1-3/4 yards (if they are pieced selvage to selvage) for the border. If you use long strips parallel to the selvage: 2-1/2 yards. Cut 4 strips 6-1/2" x 84-1/2" and miter them.  Blocks For 49 different 8" blocks 5 yards in all should be enough.  1 yard each of the following 5 values: Really dark Medium dark Medium Medium light Really light. And within those five categories you could substitute 4 quarter yards for each shade --- so up to 20 pieces in all. If you were going to do a 2-color quilt, say red and white: 3 yards of each of the two colors should be plenty for the blocks. Binding Buy a yard and precut what you need. Use the rest for one of your block fabrics. Backing: Buy 6 yards of backing fabric and piece it. You can also use extra wide backing fabric. My Moda collection Metropolitan Fair has a backing fabric that is 108" wide. The Oyster Shell Gray might be good. Look for it in October. (#11076-18)

Farmer's Wife block no. 16 - patched. You can find all my Farmer's Wife 1930s quilt blocks over at the Patchsmith's blog.

Hi there! Happy last day of 2011! A week ago I was finishing up this quilt for a Christmas gift. My mother-in-law requested something handmade by me for Christmas and so I had my mister help select some fabrics from the shop. We decided to go with Etchings (even though it wasn't blue and mauve). Here's the stack I started with ... I used this stack but exchanged the solid gray for more of the red tonal for the binding. I think it was the right choice. Anyway, some details about the quilt ... Quilt Name: "Tifton Tiles" - my mother-in-law is from a town called Tifton and the blocks reminded me of tiles. And I like alliteration. :-) Finished size: approx. 49 x 59 inches Materials Needed: 9 FQ for the top. I used Etchings by 3 Sisters for Moda. (* I used 7 prints - 5 FQ and 2 half yards. I would recommend 9 prints as it will be easier to spread out your prints in the quilt.) 3.5 yards for the backing (you may feel more comfortable with 4 yards if you need more extra around the top for longarm machines, etc.) 0.5 yards for the binding (Note - I used the bias binding tutorial linked below.) Batting General sewing supplies - thread, rotary cutter, ruler, pins, etc. Ready to start sewing?! Step 1: Cut Your Blocks. Press your fat quarters and lay them on your cutting mat. I cut two prints at a time. From each FQ, cut three long strips 6 inches wide x 21 inches long. Subcut one strip into two pieces - Block A - 6 x 6 and Block B - 6 x 15. Subcut another strip into two pieces - Block C - 6 x 9 and Block D - 6 x 12. Leave the third strip alone as Block E - 6 x 21. Continue cutting until you have 9 of each size piece. Step 2: Arrange Your Blocks. Lay out all the blocks and move them around until you are happy with the layout and distribution of fabrics. (This is where I wished I had 9 different prints instead of 7.) (Click to enlarge.) You should have 9 columns, each with one of each block A, B, C, D, and E. (See diagram above.) ** Note - I have two extra A blocks since I had a cutting *incident* and ended up cutting two of my E (6 x 21) blocks and adding an A block to get the length. Whoops! Step 3: Join Your Blocks. Start by joining all the blocks together in each column. Then join the columns together. I joined them in pairs and then joined the pairs together. I also lined up all the bottom edges of each column together as I went along. Step 4: Sandwich, Quilt & Bind Prepare your backing by cutting your fabric in half. I sliced mine at 55" and then joined the two pieces along the selvage so there was one horizontal seam running the width of the quilt on the back. (Sorry I didn't take any photos of this part.) Layer your quilt on a flat surface, backing face down, batting on top, then the quilt top face up on top of the batting. Pin the layers together. (Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Fransson, has an awesome basting tutorial and this illustrates the method that I use.) I have a basic tutorial here for quilting and binding from another project. For this project, I did a free motion meandering design. It was pretty fast to zip around the quilt and I think it complemented the fabrics well. If I was using more modern or geometric prints, I may do a straight line or "edgier" design for my quilting. To make my bias binding, I used this tutorial here from Tracey. I also handstitched my binding to the back. I briefly thought about trying machining it on since it was only about 36 hours until Christmas, but was concerned about trying something new in a time crunch and then possibly wishing I had handstitched it. :-) Step 5: Wash, Take "Zombie Photos" and Enjoy :-) I held my breath when I threw this into the wash. I also threw in FIVE Shout Color Catcher sheets just. in. case. And it came out beautifully with no bleeding. Thank goodness. :-) I took some "Zombie Photos" ... you know where you stand behind your quilt with your arms in the air. The front ... The back (so glad I changed my mind and went with the red binding) ... And one more shot... Hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial. I know I don't have as many pictures as I normally do, but hopefully its clear as mud. If you have any questions, please email me or leave a comment below. This pattern is great for a quick turnaround project or one with fabrics that are just too pretty to cut up in super small pieces. I'd love to see your version if you make one. :-) Happy Sewing! :-)

Week 49. Only one flower left before our grand finale project on the 17th. How caught up are you? Here's how it looked before I stitched it. How many projects did you make? I'm really excited to show you the final project. There are 28 flowers and 18 bees in all! :) See ya back here on Friday for another Free tag/ornament. xx, Michelle and the fuzzy employees

49 squares down, 31 to go. Blogged here.

The hordes of colorful fabric rolls you have anytime stumbled upon at the store are actually the elementary materials needed to make a cozy quilt. A bit different from patchwork …

Heather Jones shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!

We're into week 7 of the #100Days100Blocks2018 quilt along. Although this week we're still in triangles, it is easier than last week because to me HSTs are much easier than flying geese or flippy corners. #43: #44: #45: #46: #47: #48: #49:

Block 78 - Old Maid Another week and more Farmer's Wife blocks. The blocks for the Very Kerry Berry sew-along were .... Block 11 – Bea. Paper-pieced. My notes in the book read: “Went together well. Only just 6½ .” Farmer's Wife Block 11 - Bea Block 12 – Becky. Patched. “Easy, very easy. Great stash buster.” Farmer's Wife Block 12 - Becky For the Gnome Angel sew-along there were three blocks this week: Block 49 – Katherine. I patched this block using quick corner triangles. “Very easy patchwork. Pretty Block.” Farmer's Wife Block 49 - Katherine Block 78 – Old Maid. Initially I attempted to make this block using the templates provided on the CD. However, due to the bias diagonal cuts I lost my points so I reverted back to the tried-and-tested paper-piecing. I noted that it was important to “leave papers on when stitching sections or you will lose your points.” So I did and it turned out lovely. Farmer's Wife Block78 - Old Maid Block 94 – Susannah. Like block 49 this was patched using those versatile quick corner triangles and a little bit of strip patchwork. “Nice easy strip patchwork.” Farmer's Wife Block 94 - Susanna If you want to see all my Farmer’s Wife blocks in one place then head over to my Farmer’s Wife Pinterest board or click on the Farmer's Wife 1930s tab at the top of the page. Until next time......

Block 49 - Nearly Insane Quilt I said that the blocks from Draw 15 did not have many pieces. I was clearly deluding myself, as this block has taken more time than I thought it would to put together. No wonder, as I count up the pieces they total 100. Just for being time consuming it gets 5/10 for difficulty. English Paper Piecing, Nearly Insane Quilt Block 49 The half square triangles in the centre are half inch square, so just that centre block has 64 pieces in it. I find that at half an inch, the pieces are just about easy enough to handle, but if they get any smaller it does become a bit tiresome, in which case I have tended to switch to foundation piecing. When I am covering the template pieces, I always trim off as much as possible to reduce the bulk and weight of the final quilt - every bit counts. After all, this quilt is going to need quilting one day ...  Looking at the original pattern for the block, it is another which I have altered. The HST combination in the original is all over the place, so I have twisted and turned some to make a new pattern. It's amazing what you can do in Electric Quilt software. Indeed, this is quite a clever block, and if you had the whim, by rearranging the direction of the centre half square triangles, and the colour combinations you could make a whole quilt using this block, with each one looking very different. I can't currently think of a reason why I would need to do that, I guess I am just stating its potential. Since it has taken a while to finish, I am joining up with Crazy Mom Quilts. NUMBER OF PIECES: 100 DIFFICULTY: 5/10 SMALLEST PIECE: Triangle, 3/4" (18mm) x 1/2" (12mm) x 1/2" (12mm) LARGEST PIECE: Rectangle, 3 3/8" (86mm) x 7/8" (21mm) TECHNIQUE: English Paper Piecing (EPP) FABRICS: Designer Beads (Red) Freespirit for Westminster Fibers Polka Party III by Holly Holderman, Lakehouse Drygoods #03035 Cherry Sketch Basic Collection by Timeless Treasures #C8224 Red Garden Pindot by Michael Miller Fabrics

Heather Jones shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!

Farmer's Wife block no. 16 - patched. You can find all my Farmer's Wife 1930s quilt blocks over at the Patchsmith's blog.

Hi, all! Are you having fun with your scraps this week? I know I am! Here's the latest blocks for my Long Time Gone quilt... These log cabin blocks were fun and I worked them up in about an hour, pulling fabrics from the top of the string basket again. Today I also pulled some scraps to remake this block.... ...because when I put it with the other blocks I've made, it seems dull and muddy. I've pulled some pretty Kate Spain prints for the second go and I think it will be much better. This one will find a home in another quilt! And now, since I have strings on the brain these days, here's some great inspiration I've found in the last few weeks... You can find the original info for all of these quilts by clicking on them on my Pinterest page, Oh Scrap! What have you been doing with your scraps this week? Feel free to link up below and share!! Hugs! Sarah

Hi, I’m Mary Huey – not just Mary, always Mary Huey even to my closest friends because there have always been so many “Mary’s” surrounding me. I’ve been planning my takeover of @52quilters for a couple months and am looking forward to connecting with more quilters so thanks for checking out my introduction here at 52 quilters!! I love to cut fabric up and sew it back together! During my 40-plus years of quilt making, I’ve owned a fabric shop for 26 years, taught for over 35 years, and made I don’t know how many quilts for my family, friends, and to bless people in tough situations. When I’m not making a quilt, I’m watching birds and walking or knitting a small project like socks (love to turn the heel!), or working on my husband’s family genealogy. In the early days of my shop, I taught beginners how to quilt using Mary Ellen Hopkins book, It’s Okay If You Sit On My Quilt and since closing the shop, I’ve worked as an educator with Marti Michell’s expansive line of rotary cutting templates and tools. Now I’m obsessed with set-in seams thanks to a clever student (another Mary) in upstate New York who spontaneously figured out how to chain piece through y-seams and shared her idea with me. (Did she just say y-seams and chain piece in the same sentence? Maybe you better go back and read that sentence over.) Yep, that's what I said -- chain piece through y-seams!! I’ve spent the past five years perfecting and teaching this skill and will share some of that with you this week! This is the first quilt I finished using what I have dubbed as the “set-in piecing simplified” technique. I love scrappy quilts and sourced all of the fabric for this one out of my usually bulging 2½” strip box (the home of most leftovers in my studio). This is the most detailed quilt I’ve made the technique – a reproduction of an antique quilt I saw displayed locally about 10 years ago. That's a lot of 1” hexagons, all machine pieced and machine quilted!! I love 8-pointed stars and the y-seam technique is perfectly suited for those as well. This quilt was inspired by the abundant and varied ferns of New Zealand on a long walking vacation there in 2007. I’m always experimenting to see how the technique works with new block designs and tools so I’ll be sharing several of my recent experiments with you this week on Instagram! My version of Jen Kingwell’s Glitter is a good example of one of my successful experiments. So come along over to @52quilters on Instagram and hang out with me this week! Mary Huey

Four. More. Blocks. And then Block Heads 2 is in the books.This little lovely is from Jo Morton's Jo's Favorites III. (It's in shops now.)Happy Block Heads Wednesday! Week "I'm not sure". Block 49! I do know that one.This week's block is Cups and Saucers, and it finishes at 6" x 6". It's from Jo.Michele's Cups and Saucers uses Jo's New Hope collection.Block 49 - Cups and Saucers.On the subject of books... did you see that Jo has a new book coming this Fall? It's titled Hearth and Home.Other than the quilt on the cover, we haven't seen any of the lovely quilts included.

An email late last week suddenly changed my quilty plans for the weekend. This pile came out of the cupboard on Friday night and got cut: Simon took both James and Eleanor sailing on Saturday, so I got stuck in. I laid out all my pieces, and was just pressing the final seam when they got home. I did most of the quilting last night, using a flower variation on my open feathers I worked out recently. It's just one open feather plume to each side, then a swirl up from the centre, and 4-6 half-circle petals around the top of the swirl. Then repeat. It fills the quilt nicely, and I just threw in a few extra plumes here and there to fill odd spaces or get myself out of a corner. The working name for this quilt is Garden Paths, and it will be appearing in AP&Q later this year. It's fun and pretty easy and makes a lovely baby's play quilt.

Standard quilts have corners with 90 degree angles, but sometimes you come across a project with an “odd” angle. Today, I am going to show you how to bind a quilt which has 135 degree corners (8 sides). Next week, I’ll show you how to make the cute little project that I’m binding today!! (Find […]

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Hello! And welcome to my day of the Moda Country Fair blog hop. Glad to see you here! I'm Camille Roskelley, mom to 3 boys, wife to Jarom, owner of one lazy yellow lab. My little company is called Thimble...

Dit quiltavontuur begon in de 1e week van januari. Jeannet (klik) en daarna vele andere, begonnen aan de Piece and Plenty quilt van Moda (klik voor het gratis patroon). This quilt adventure started the first week of january. Jeannet (click) and then many more people started the Piece and Plenty quilt from Moda (click for the free pattern). Niet alle blokjes zijn volgens het patroon, soms heb ik er iets aan veranderd. Not all the blocks are made according to the pattern, sometimes I made some changes. De bedoeling was 1 blok per maand te doen, maar de mandjes waren te verslavend om er steeds mee te wachten tot de maand om was. The intention was to make 1 block each month, but the baskets were such fun to make, that it was to hard to wait another month. Met als resultaat dat op deze 1e lentedag de quilt top helemaal in elkaar staat. With the result that on this first spring day the quilt top is finished. Ik heb hem nu even aan de kant gelegd. Het doorquilten is voor een andere keer, want ik ga eerst beginnen met de Rowdy Flat Library quilt van Susan Smith. Afgelopen zaterdag vond ik een mooi stofje met "oude" afbeeldingen die perfect zijn voor deze quilt. Als ondergrondstof koos ik voor een lichte zand kleur en een blauw/groen streepje voor de bias cirkels. For now I have put the quilt top away. The quilting is for later, because I want to start with The Rowdy Flat Library quilt from Susan Smith. Last saturday I found some lovely fabric with "old looking" prints that were perfect for this quilt. For the background I choose a light sand color and a blue/green stripe for the bias circles.

Joannes designs week49 a Pinterest challenge delivering 'Off Side Quilt' a stunning design that is made using just three fabric colors and plays with the viewers eyes when finished!

Four. More. Blocks. And then Block Heads 2 is in the books.This little lovely is from Jo Morton's Jo's Favorites III. (It's in shops now.)Happy Block Heads Wednesday! Week "I'm not sure". Block 49! I do know that one.This week's block is Cups and Saucers, and it finishes at 6" x 6". It's from Jo.Michele's Cups and Saucers uses Jo's New Hope collection.Block 49 - Cups and Saucers.On the subject of books... did you see that Jo has a new book coming this Fall? It's titled Hearth and Home.Other than the quilt on the cover, we haven't seen any of the lovely quilts included.

Hello Everyone! The Younger Son (Alternately, My Little Sailor) here with a long-past-due announcement. The 'Susie's Magic Binding' Video Tutorial is now LIVE on YouTube! Check it out right here: Let us know what you think! -Jacob

The Knotted Feather stitch was done with 3 strands of floss. Pink detached chain flowers were also 3 strands of floss with Kreinik very fine braid pistil stitches. Green detached chain stitch leaves were done with 2 strands of floss and beads added the final details.

Week 48…the last (but certainly not least) block is from Carrie Nelson…called Harmony! Go to the Moda blog for the pattern. Question of the week… – Since we’re shari…

Bjorn is graduating from Wingate today!! We're so proud of him! I'll show pics later or on IG! We're super busy this weekend, Bjorn's graduation and him moving back home, then Sunday is church and our Church's Christmas party and Talent show and Sonja has been the costume designer putting outfits together and making stuff-

Hello Everyone, I've been very 'quiet' this week.......and I'm thinking you know why. All of us are in our homes across the globe shopping, wrapping, baking and decorating. In between all of the preparation, I would spend a few minutes a day at my quilting machine and finished the Yo-Yo quilt designed by Kim Diehl. Before it goes on display at the shop, I thought I would enjoy looking at it for a few days, and put it on S&B Luckett's Improved Cloth Measurer. This is one of our antique treasures that we found in an antique store in North Carolina on one of our cross-country junking I mean searching for antiques junkets. The fabric would be rolled onto the roller, turn the handle and it would dispense a yard at a time. Here's a view of the side.  Since I work in a quilt shop, am I the New Improved Cloth Measurer? Just a thought. I can dispense yards at a time....I can also dispense fat quarters! I'll bet S&B Luckett's Improved Cloth Measurer can't do that! Can you imagine having only one or two choices for fabrics. I used over 400 different fabrics in this quilt! I'm all for having choices. It's making the right choice that is key to all decisions in life and quilting. So here's to happy and varied choices on how you plan to spend your day. My day will include a trip to the grocery store for all of the last minute items for our Christmas feast. I have a bit of wrapping to finish and yes, I'll be quilting too with Christmas music in the background......I never get tired of Christmas music. As always, Lynn

Week 49. Only one flower left before our grand finale project on the 17th. How caught up are you? Here's how it looked before I stitched it. How many projects did you make? I'm really excited to show you the final project. There are 28 flowers and 18 bees in all! :) See ya back here on Friday for another Free tag/ornament. xx, Michelle and the fuzzy employees

Heather Jones shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!