One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague was injured in the Manchester Arena bombing and she wanted to raise funds for him by making a special quilt to raffle. The block she wanted to include was a Bee. The industrious Worker Bee has been a symbol of the city of Manchester since the C19th and, since the terrorist attack, has been adopted as an emblem of unity, strength and positivity. In that spirit,
The last two weeks have been unusually calm weather wise here for this time of year and I have an early case of spring fe...
One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague was injured in the Manchester Arena bombing and she wanted to raise funds for him by making a special quilt to raffle. The block she wanted to include was a Bee. The industrious Worker Bee has been a symbol of the city of Manchester since the C19th and, since the terrorist attack, has been adopted as an emblem of unity, strength and positivity. In that spirit,
There's been some interest in the measurements for making the butterfly blocks I showed a couple of days ago, so I've put together...
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Welcome to the ECMQG March 2014 Block Lottery! If you are new to the group, or our blog, you can read the general Block Lottery information here, as well as see previous blocks (with instructions or tutorials) and past winners. Gold Fish Crackers is the name I've given this fun fish block we're making for the March 8th meeting. I just know your going to be hooked (pun intended) once you sew the first one. These instructions make a 12.5" unfinished block. Possible quilt layout made from 16 blocks. Colors are bright Kona turquoise for the background and modern orange prints for the fish. Locally, several stores currently have Kona turquoise in stock, including A&E Pharmacy and Jo-Ann's. Search your stash for modern orange prints. Almost any print fabric that reads 'orange' will do. 1 - Cut your fabrics as shown in the following diagram: 2 - After cutting your background pieces and fish pieces, mark a diagonal stitching line on the WRONG SIDE of the fish pieces. A water soluble marker is best for this step. 3 - Place your fabric pieces as shown below, stitch as indicated, and press towards the turquoise. This creates the tail and fins. 4 - Lay out your block so it looks like this: 5 - Sew the four units together making a fish. Pay close attention to which way the tail and fins point. You want your fish to swim. :) 6 - Now, surround your fish with "water" by sewing the half square triangles (HSTs) cut from the 8" x 8" turquoise blocks to the top, bottom, and sides. Press the seams towards the HSTs. 7 - Lastly, trim and square your block so it measures 12.5" x 12.5". I hope you have a swimming good time creating this cute block! Good luck at our next lottery drawing!! Kira Bell ECMQG Block Lottery Coordinator
One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague was injured in the Manchester Arena bombing and she wanted to raise funds for him by making a special quilt to raffle. The block she wanted to include was a Bee. The industrious Worker Bee has been a symbol of the city of Manchester since the C19th and, since the terrorist attack, has been adopted as an emblem of unity, strength and positivity. In that spirit,
Начала шить новое панно!! Оно будет состоять из 9-ти цветочных блоков. Первый--роза... Второй--одуванчик.... Третий--крокус.... Хотела начать шить что-нибудь несложное и быстрое!! Приглянулась мне корзинка для конфет, но не смогла подобрать ткани. Для меня всегда большая трудность цветовое решение, стараюсь выбрать ткани похожие на те, которые предлагаются в модели из журнала-книги. Побаиваюсь радикально менять цвет!!!))) И вот не смогла ничего подобрать для корзинки. Эх, была не была!! Берусь за панно, которое мечтала сшить уже 2 года и к тому же ткани все были закуплены на прошлом пэчворк-фестивале. Даже страшно за какое время сошью??!!!))) Буду делать перерывы в шитье, развлекусь небольшими скромными работами. Скажу по секрету )))... пробую вышивать гладью и в планах-мечтах вышивка лентами. Лежит у меня книжечка вышивка лентами в пэчворке. Попробую!!))) В моем цветочном садике пополнение... Вьющиеся роза с крупными бутонами... Еще одна вьющиеся роза с мелкими бутонами и без шипов... Чайно-гибридная.... В этом году сгубила я одну розу!!!(((( Опрыскала ее в жаркую солнечную погоду. Она "бедняжка" и сгорела!!! И тля совсем замучила!! Борюсь и не сдамся!! ))) Мне очень приятно, что вы заглядываете ко мне в гости, комментируете или просто читаете!!Спасибо вам!!!
One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague was injured in the Manchester Arena bombing and she wanted to raise funds for him by making a special quilt to raffle. The block she wanted to include was a Bee. The industrious Worker Bee has been a symbol of the city of Manchester since the C19th and, since the terrorist attack, has been adopted as an emblem of unity, strength and positivity. In that spirit,
A couple of weeks ago in our quilt group we each brought 12.5” quilt blocks to donate to a charity quilt. We were also asked to bring the instructions to make the block as well. I've always loved the very traditional “Weathervane” quilt block, so that's what I chose to make. And since I wrote up the instructions for my quilt group, I thought I would also share them here! Here’s what you’ll need: Print 1: 4 @ 4.5” square Print 2: 1 @ 4.5” sq, 4 @ 2.5” sq, and 4 @ 3.25” sq Background: Cut 12 @ 2.5” square 4 @ 3.25” square Step 1: On the 4 (3.25”) background squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner with a pencil. Step 2: Place each 3.25” background square RST (right sides together) with a 3.25” print square. Sew about 1/4” on each side of the drawn line. Step 3: Carefully cut along the drawn line. Press HSTs open with the seam allowance toward the print side. Trim each HST to be 2.5” square. You need 8 total (2.5”) HSTs. Step 4: As shown in the photo, lay out 2 HSTs, 1 (2.5”) background square and 1 (2.5”) print square. Sew the top two squares together using a 1/4” seam. Repeat for the bottom two squares. Press seams away from the HSTs. Sew the top and bottom units together, matching center seam. Press seam open. Repeat to make 4 of these Unit A blocks. Step 5: On 8 of the 2.5” background squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner with a pencil. Step 6: Place one 2.5” background square RST on one corner of a Print 1 (4.5”) square. Sew on the drawn line. Trim 1/4” away from stitching. Fold open the corner and press. Step 7: Place a second 2.5” background square RST on an adjacent corner of the 4.5” print square. Sew on the drawn line. Trim 1/4” away from seam. Fold open the corner and press. Repeat to make 4 Unit B blocks. Step 8: Lay out block elements as shown in the photo. Sew into rows using 1/4” seam. Press seams of row 1 and 3 towards the center. Press seams of row 2 away from center. Sew rows together, matching seams. Press. And you’re done! Block should measure 12.5” square.
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This Weathervane quilt block is the classic block done in three colors. It is an easy, quick block that is perfect for beginners. There are lots of variations of this block - one of which you can find here: Weathervane Variation. Let's get sewing!
Welcome to the ECMQG March 2014 Block Lottery! If you are new to the group, or our blog, you can read the general Block Lottery information here, as well as see previous blocks (with instructions or tutorials) and past winners. Gold Fish Crackers is the name I've given this fun fish block we're making for the March 8th meeting. I just know your going to be hooked (pun intended) once you sew the first one. These instructions make a 12.5" unfinished block. Possible quilt layout made from 16 blocks. Colors are bright Kona turquoise for the background and modern orange prints for the fish. Locally, several stores currently have Kona turquoise in stock, including A&E Pharmacy and Jo-Ann's. Search your stash for modern orange prints. Almost any print fabric that reads 'orange' will do. 1 - Cut your fabrics as shown in the following diagram: 2 - After cutting your background pieces and fish pieces, mark a diagonal stitching line on the WRONG SIDE of the fish pieces. A water soluble marker is best for this step. 3 - Place your fabric pieces as shown below, stitch as indicated, and press towards the turquoise. This creates the tail and fins. 4 - Lay out your block so it looks like this: 5 - Sew the four units together making a fish. Pay close attention to which way the tail and fins point. You want your fish to swim. :) 6 - Now, surround your fish with "water" by sewing the half square triangles (HSTs) cut from the 8" x 8" turquoise blocks to the top, bottom, and sides. Press the seams towards the HSTs. 7 - Lastly, trim and square your block so it measures 12.5" x 12.5". I hope you have a swimming good time creating this cute block! Good luck at our next lottery drawing!! Kira Bell ECMQG Block Lottery Coordinator
