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First Friday of the month means the next block for the Teacups Quilt Along is here! I hope you have enjoyed stretching a bit with some new-to-you techniques you might not have tried before. This month, the block can be made in two ways, so you can choose your comfort level. The inspiration for this …
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Wow, where did the month go? It is already time for the next block in the Teacups Quilt Along. This one snuck up on me, as I am totally consumed with a Mini Cooper club event this weekend that I'll share soon. Anyway, since we have a teapot and lots of cups, we need to …
I hope you are having fun with the Teacups Quilt Along! This month we go back to a paper pieced block, a little more complex than the others. Time to stretch a bit. Before we get to today's pattern, I wanted to show you last month's embroidery all done. Did you get yours finished? The …
Last month, we did a teapot, and the discussion that followed was about sugar and creamer (or milk for the true tea drinkers) to go with the quilt along. I looked around but didn't really see anything I liked. I briefly considered making an applique pattern from my own little sugar and creamer set from …
This month I wanted to do a teapot, but multiple tries with EQ8 was frustrating yet again. For some reason, the program refuses to print the entire pattern when it goes over one page. I have sent yet another bug report to them, but still no fix. I was also going to make another applique …
For the next block in the Teacup Quilt Along, it is time to applique! This is a mixed techniques quilt, so let's stretch a bit this month. Applique is not my forte, I can do an invisible whip stitch as well as anyone, I guess, but the turning under part is what is difficult. So, …
The next pattern in the Teacups Quilt Along series goes back to paper piecing. In the spirit of Christmas, I found this one that kind of reminds me of packages for the tree. Of course, for me that means fussy cutting for the main part of the teacup. This was a supreme pain to get …
This time we’ll do a pieced block with our Teacup Quilt Along! I want to make this quilt-along with a variety of techniques. Today, Block #4 will be a Milk Pitcher to go with your teacups. Fabric Requirements - Focus fabric for pitcher one rectangle 2-3/4 x 3-1/2 one large rectangle 6 high x 5-1/2 …
This quilt along of mixed techniques began two months ago, with paper piecing. We'll continue that today, and in a nod to Autumn Jubilee, I chose a print for my teacup that is Autumn in colors, but still Japanese inspired. The Teacups will eventually have several techniques including applique and will run at least a …
Continuing the Teacups Quilt Along, this month we'll do a block from the Cups and Saucers book. Actually, we will do three. If you have this version - Cups and Saucers first edition - the patterns are the same. So, make three copies of the teacup pattern on page 55 of the first edition, or …
Thanks to the very positive response to my idea of doing a teacups quilt along, it is a go! Today we will begin to stretch just a little, come just a small distance out of the comfort zone and learn together. Make as many or as few as you like. Do several all the same …
