Scroll down for English please Blogin lukijoista aika moni on varmasti kesälaitumilla, eikä tietokoneen ääressä. Tässä nyt kuitenkin yksi valmistunut työ ja kyllä, peitto jälleen. Näitä blokkeja olen
Scroll down for English please Blogin lukijoista aika moni on varmasti kesälaitumilla, eikä tietokoneen ääressä. Tässä nyt kuitenkin yksi valmistunut työ ja kyllä, peitto jälleen. Näitä blokkeja olen tehnyt kevään aikana yhden silloin ja toisen tällöin, muiden töiden lomassa. Malli on perinteinen ananas. Tosi kivahan tämä on mutta todella hidas ommella. Tein vaihteeksi neliön muotoisen, yhteensä 25 blokkia. Aikamoisen kasan sain taas hävitettyä jämätilkkuja tähän työhön. Vähenivät ne kyllä, mutta materiaalia riittää edelleen. Olisihan tuosta voinut värikkäämpikin tulla mutta ei siitä vaan tullut. Tikkaus on jälleen Tilkkupajassa tehty ja se on tällä kertaa tuollaista tasarytmistä kiemuraa. Tällainen on yksi blokki. Tämä on varmasti oikea tilkkupeitto sanan varsinaisessa merkityksessä, niin paljon siinä on pieniä paloja yhdessä blokissa. Reunakantin tein värillisen, pinkki näytti kivalta. Vaikka tämä olikin työläs työ, voisin tehdä joskus toisenkin, ehkä teenkin! Mukavaa viikonloppua! **** I think quite many of my readers are enjoying sunny summer days instead of reading blogs. Anyway I'll show you my new quilt. I have made these blocks every now and then, between other projects. The pattern is a traditional pineapple. This is really nice but so slow to sew. For a change this quilt is a square and it has 25 blocks in total. I used quite big pile of scraps but still there's so much left for other projects. Quilting is made again by Tilkkupaja. The binding is colorful pink because there is so much white. Even though this quilt was a lot work I would make another one later! Linking up with Finish it up with Friday. Have a nice weekend!
Scroll down for English please Blogin lukijoista aika moni on varmasti kesälaitumilla, eikä tietokoneen ääressä. Tässä nyt kuitenkin yksi valmistunut työ ja kyllä, peitto jälleen. Näitä blokkeja olen
How’re your Smorgasblocks coming? I saw some great curved piecing with last week’s Scandi Windmills. Your quilts are inspiring! Keep it up! This week we’ll tackle half rectangle t…
Almost done, trying to finish up by Saturday. Still have some border quilting and the binding to do.
Scroll down for English please Blogin lukijoista aika moni on varmasti kesälaitumilla, eikä tietokoneen ääressä. Tässä nyt kuitenkin yksi valmistunut työ ja kyllä, peitto jälleen. Näitä blokkeja olen
March's color for the rainbow scrap challenge is purple. I love purple, but purple can be hard with all of its different shades from reddish to bluish. Luckily, all of the rainbow quilts I am working on this year lend themselves to separating all of those different shades. First up, my "birch tree" blocks. My Medallion Log Cabin blocks. My "made-fabric" wonky stars. And finally, my flying geese blocks. And since I had all of that purple out, I decided to whip up a quick comfort quilt top with it. I pulled some fabric pieces that have been lingering in my stash forever. One piece was leftover from a sundress I made for myself in 1992. Seriously. It was time to go. I pulled some "ugly" fabric I couldn't see myself using anytime soon(dark purple tie dye) and mixed in some pretty fabrics I adore (large purple flowers) and they just kinda work. I also had some random white triangular cutoffs from another project that would work perfectly as wonky star points. So I went with a quick and simple go to pattern. I used up some stash, saved some fabric from the trash and make a purplicious quilt! I hope to get it quilted up in the next couple of weeks. And finally, my stash bee queen this month picked this Wanta Fanta block in purple for her block this month. Lucky me! I hopw she loves it. Thanks for stopping by! Tracy
Ever wondered how to sew and trim half rectangle triangle (HRT) blocks? Well you've come to the right place! Let me show you how I like to make them.
Hi, all! May! The lovely month of May has arrived, with beautiful springtime weather to enjoy and the end of this year's Hands2Help Challenge in sight. Today we have another guest blogger joining us - Anja from Nova Scotia, who blogs at Anja Quilts! Anja is always creating something beautiful, it seems, and she has a wonderful tutorial for us today. So now I will turn the blog over to her! *&*&*&*&*&*&* Thanks to Sarah for hosting another year of Hands2Help and for the opportunity to guest blog. I'm Anja, and I blog over at Anja Quilts and on Instagram with the same name. My tutorial continues Sarah's theme of string therapy. I found a piece of paper in my quilting notebook with some directions, but no indication what the pattern was called or where I found it. It said to cut strips 14.5-inch long of various widths. I decided to use 12.5-inch lengths because that's the largest square ruler I had. Sew strips together to make a 12.5-inch square. Match two squares together, alternating the orientation of the strips so they are perpendicular. Sew a 1/4-inch seam around the entire perimeter of the square. Cut the square diagonally twice to get four sections. Press each section open to reveal a square. My note did not say to sew the strips to a foundation, and at this point of the process, I realized that would have been a good idea. Some of my squares were 8.5 inches, but some were not. So I trimmed them all down to 8.25 inches. I ended up making 48 blocks, resulting in a quilt top about 47 x 63 inches. There are many possibilities to arrange the blocks. This is a simple way to use up your scraps. *&*&*&*&*&*&* Oh, how I wish I had known about this technique when I was doing my string tutorials! This is such a great and simple way to change up string blocks into something really special. Thanks for sharing with us, Anja! Next week we will have another guest blogger, and it's also a check-in week. If you don't have a blog and want to share your progress, please feel free to send them to me at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com and I will add them to a blogpost so others can see your work! See you next week! Hugs! Sarah
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I know I’ve been doing some of my own tips and tricks on the blog here, but today I’m joining in on Amy, Diary of a Quilter, series of QUICK Quilting Tips and Tricks. She’s been accumulating lots of great tricks from bloggers from all over and I’m sure you’ll enjoy them. Be sure to ...
Each month Angela gives a colour and worldwide lots of quilters start sewing their scraps in that colour. February's colour is teal/aqua, and as I only needed two more bear's paw sections to finish my RSC quilt from last year, aqua they are! Here they are with the two remaining purple paws from last week: The block that didn't make it into the quilt top, but will be incorporated into the back somehow. And here are the other nine blocks, not yet in their final placement: These blocks measure 14" square as they are; 13.5" in the final setting I got so much advice last week about the sashing colour, for which I'm very grateful. Here's a peek at the final block, not with sashing as I suggested last week, but framed. Maybe there'll be a finished top before the end of this month. I'm linking up to: Click on the buttons, to see more scraps made beautiful. Enjoy your week, wherever you are. Happy sewing Marly.
Block #9 from the Patchwork Quilt Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. A new, free quilt block pattern released every month.
Well, summer got the better of me. I didn't sew much at all, and what I did sew was very slow going. We've been back in school now for a couple weeks and I have time again! I'm having a hard time staying focused on one project...a little of this and a little of that. First up, Shimmer. (Pattern found here.) I love picking fabrics to put together in these blocks, and they go together quickly. I couldn't resist April Rhodes new fabric line, Observer, and thought it worked really well with this HUGE block, it's 36 inches. Pattern is from the Moda Building Blocks quilt booklet. I don't want to make the entire quilt, but I need to figure out how to make it bigger. I'm a little stumped on this one, so I put it away for a bit. Maybe some inspiration will strike. And lastly I've been trying to use up scraps. The never ending love/hate relationship I have with scraps. There are just so many of them, and they never run out. I can't decide if I should arrange this pattern horizontally or vertically. Actually, lastly, I'm wondering if anyone has a favorite charity they donate quilts to. I would love to a place that takes quilt tops too. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
I love Christmas. Here's hoping that you are getting into the holiday spirit. Enjoy the holidays beginning today.
**See my updated blog post for more accurate cutting hints and handy math chart for the Magic 8!...click HERE The Magic 8 is a wonderful technique that has been around. I think it is wonderful so am sharing it with you. 1. Determine finished size of the desired half square triangle 2. Add to this number 7/8" 3. Multiply that total by 2 4. Using the total from step 3, cut one square each from 2 different fabrics My finished half square triangles will be 1-1/2" add to that, 7/8" = 2-3/8" 2-3/8" x 2 = 4-3/4" I cut two 4-3/4" squares Place right sides together and draw 2 diagonal lines corner to corner Stitch 1/4" on either side of both drawn lines Cut vertically measuring in 2-3/8". This is the measurement right down the middle. Using the same measurement of 2-3/8", carefully cut across horizontally. Don't shift the fabric! Without moving your fabric, cut corner to corner on the drawn lines. Repeat again cutting opposite corner to corner There you have it!! Nice huh?? My half square triangles measure 2" unfinished. I have one of Marsha McCloskey's Feathered Star Rulers; awesome for trimming! I have made lots of Farmer Wife Blocks using this method. Have you started or wanted to begin the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt? Don't like dealing with templates?? I offer an online pattern class teaching modern cutting and piecing techniques. With very few templates! Find my online class HERE
I just love the look of batiks and I thought solid black was a nice contrast against the bright colors of the batik fabric.
Since this link is out in the universe for a Poppy Block, and a lot has happened in those intervening years, let’s cut right to the chase. The pattern has been updated, and the links below re…
Scroll down for English please. Tämä on jännä työ, sillä en ole vieläkään aivan varma, onko se kiva vai ei. Ehkä se on tuo erikoinen väriyhdistelmä, mikä mietityttää. Oikeastaan se on varsin taiteellinen, ehkäpä moderni akvarellimaalaus. Mukava oli kuitenkin tätä tehdä ja voisin tehdä toisenkin. Tein tästä torkkupeittokokoisen, sillä isompi, näin kirjava, suurilla kuvioilla, voisi olla liian hallitseva. Tikkaus on tehty Tilkkupajassa. Se on aika tiheä, tuollaista aaltoilevaa tällä kertaa. Korostaa kivasti muttei hallitse. Taustana tuollainen pitsimäinen kuvio. En tiedä mikä meni pieleen mutta vein tikkaukseen liian pienen takakankaan. Soile huomasi sen vasta kun työ oli jo koneella. Harmillista kun hänelle tuli ylimääräistä hommaa. Ehkä olin suunnitellut sitä toisen peiton taustaksi ja tuli sekaannus. Siitä jäi sopivasti suikaleita ja ne riittivät reunakanttiinkin. Malli on varsin helppo. Ompelin kaitaleita yhteen, leikkasin neliöksi ja halkaisin kulmittain kahtia. Ei kuitenkaan kaikkia samoin päin vaan osa peilikuvana. Näistä sitten sommittelin vuoroin tummempia ja vaaleampia neliöitä. Tähän upposi hyvin sekalaisia kangassuikaleita tikkulaatikosta mutta osa on isommistakin paloista leikattua. Kevään päätavoite on tehdä kaikki keskeneräiset valmiiksi ennen kuin aloitan mitään uutta. Tavoite on päässyt jo hieman lipsumaan, sillä muutama testiblokki uudesta projektista on jo kokeilussa. Ei sille vaan voi mitään mutta kun uuden aloitus on niin kivaa! **** It's funny but I'm not very sure about this quilt, is it cool or not. Maybe I hesitate this unusual color combination. But anyway I liked to make it and it would be nice to make another one later. I made this throw quilt size because it's so multicolored and maybe it would be difficult to find a place for a bigger quilt. Töölön tilkkupaja made the longarm quilting. I chose waves this time and it looks really good on it. The pattern is very easy and and also perfect for scraps. My target for this spring was to sew all unfinished quilts before I start anything new. Well, it didn't work...I have started a new quilt. Can't help it, starting new is just so fun.
Whirlygig is a simple but beautiful block that is perfect for baby quilts. I had several charm squares left over from previous quilts. I decided to make whirlygigs. I also decided to document each step and I took a lot of pictures, one for every step. I hope that when some newbie quilter stumbles upon my blog, they will be encouraged to try this block. You need four charm squares (two of each color and background) to make one whirligig block. Think of it as a modified four-patch. the instructions below show you how to make two whirlygig blocks. Here are the steps in making whirlygigs: 1. Take four background charm packs. I had white on hand. You can use any solid neutral. Place the charm packs on your cutting mat aligning them with the lines on the cutting mat. 2. Place four color squares on top of the white squares. 3. Now place your ruler in a way that connects the 2" mark from top left corner to the 2" mark from the bottom right corner. Using your rotary cutter, cut along the ruler. I am using the triangle ruler because it is small and easier to work with than the 6 by 24. 4. Cut all four 5. Switch the pieces on the right side. Move the color to the bottom and bring the background to the front. 6. Now the white left is matched with color on the right and vice versa. 7. Flip the fabric pieces on the right over to the left, carefully aligning the cut edges. 8. Repeat for all color+background sets and arrange them in a neat stack, ready for chain piecing. 9. Chain piece :-) 10. Iron to the dark side. 11. The restitched squares will look like this. This is the basic block - 4 of these will make the whirlygig. 12. First arrange the top and bottom piece, just the corners touching. 13. Now add the pieces to the left and right, completing the pinwheel or whirlygig. 14. Once again, flip the right square over the one on the left. 15. Chain piece :-) 16. Iron to the dark side. The resulting piece looks like this. Reorient the piece to make the whirlygig shape. 17. Place a pin to match the seams and stitch it using a 1/4" seam. 18. Once finished and ironed, you will need to trim the whirlygig square. The finished square will be 8.5" To make 35 whirlygigs you will require 70 color and 70 background 5" squares. Arrange whirlygigs 5 blocks by 7 blocks. Add a 2.5" border. The finished quilt top will measure about 44" by 60" See what I got after I trimmed all 35 of my whirlygig squares. But I also got this I used strips from a black jelly roll to add borders. I wanted a simple border so that the colors of the whirlygigs could be the star. A close-up picture of the whirlygigs - they look like little pinwheels in the breeze. Finished quilt top waiting for backing, batting, quilting and binding. Ooh, don't forget to add a label. Here is the finished quilt. I decided to call this one - "Hello Spring" Hope the weather Gods will be pleased!!! If you have any questions, please ask me. And thank you for stopping by.
Designing your own quilts is so much fun; searching the internet for inspiration for a quilt design or block that you’d like to use, even more so.
A little walk through of how to sew the roof... i knew you'd want one! The pattern has ALL the sizes and Directions, so follow in the pattern for that (you get it here) In order to avoid flipping a triangle around the wrong way, lay the block out next to the machine as you sew Sew one side Press, this is important. If you don't press, you block is not flat so you create issues when you sew on the next triangle. Did you ever sew on that next triangle and find you were not on the straight and...
Fun block! It's been on my to-do list for a while, glad I finally got to do it.
I have had several requests for a tutorial on how to make my Rainbow Starburst String Block that I have had both my BeeJeebers Bee and my Stash Bee mates make for me. I just love the way this looks…
Reene has been our Queen Bee for hipBees this month. Poor darling has been recovering from surgery and post-op infections and I'm sure that fabric parcels were really the last thing she wanted to be thinking about this month, but trooper that she is, little bundles of Denyse Schmidt scraps were duly delivered for us too ogle and drool over. Of course, Reene naturally wanted blocks in return for the eye candy experience and she asked for some help finishing blocks on a project she started a while back. We were each to make her eight 5" string blocks - 4 straight, 4 on the diagonal - with specified colourway instructions. Once I had confirmed the placement of the solid strips in the blocks, these were really fun to stitch together. The centre of the block remains empty as Reene had each of us write a siggy block which she is planning to piece into the centre square like this. I am really looking forward to the reveal of this quilt in due course - I think it will be a feast for the eyes, especially is you are a DS lover! Keep recovering Reene!
Finishing this quilt was number 1 on my crafting to-do list for 2019, and I had a lot of fun making it. The blocks from my hivemates were all beautiful, and I made a few more to make this quilt the size I wanted. I'm participating in Stashbee again this year, and I'm having fun working on my bee blocks. I'm not Queen until November, so I have time to think up another block for my 2019 Stashbee quilt. I quilted it in straight lines about 1/2" apart, and bound it with a bright teal. I'm very happy with how my "Improv Spinners and Hourglasses" (I couldn't think of a better name) quilt turned out. I'm smiling behind the quilt. :)
Fear of piecing these odd shapes: octagons, triangles, trapezoids? Fear no more This patchwork quilt pattern, with an easy piecing technique in 3 steps helps you sew accurate blocks, every time.
