Ready to learn how to get half square triangles out of jelly roll strips? It isn't hard, but you will have to be very careful doing these, as the cuts will be on the bias rather than straight of grain. Don't be afraid, let's take it one step at a time. Begin by carefully pressing …
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Oh, My Strippy Stars – Four Patches
Today is a tutorial on making quick four patches from jelly roll strips, rollie-pollies or any 2-1/2-inch wide strip of fabric. If you missed getting the pattern, click on - Oh, My Strippy Stars! Here is the quilt we are making, it is about 42-inches square using the pattern directions. If you double the number …
Sunday Chat – Books, Garden, Cooking
I finally got some time to do some sewing this week, finish a book, and take some photos of the garden. The daffodils continue to produce more blooms, such happy faces. I now have three separate areas in bloom, with a fourth one on the way. This one next to the retaining wall is doing …
Gardening, Quilting and Painting Fun
It's been a busy week, with something going on every day. It hasn't left a lot of time for sewing on my own projects, but I have made good progress on a free quilt along I've designed just for you coming in March for National Quilting Month - more on that below. I also took …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Finish
Finishing the quilt along today, I loaded the top on the longarm for quilting. I used a pumpkin patch pantograph called Meandering Pumpkins that is perfect for fall inspired quilting. It is designed by Patricia Ritter for Urban Elementz. The cute pumpkin is surrounded by leaves and vines. The quilting is done with a medium …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Borders
This week we finish the top for the Quilt Along. Last time I showed you several options for arrangements, and this week, I'll show you how I did mine. First, I lay out the squares and decided on the arrangement. Once I had this done, I looked carefully at the placement of the fabrics to …
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Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Week 2
The big reveal is today, are you excited? We will put the squares and half-square triangles into blocks, and then I'll give you several ways to put it together. The elements you have cut and sewn will make 16 blocks, here is the block. It is a classic, traditional block called Road to Oklahoma. I …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Begins!
I think the quilt-along part of Autumn Jubilee is the part quilting readers look forward to the most. Seeing another fun pattern in Autumn colors puts us in the mood for the holidays to come, celebrating the fall season with Thanksgiving on the way. This year, I am doing a traditional block in Autumn colors, …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Finish – Part 5
The weather took a decided turn to the colder side this week, truly Autumn is upon us. A rainy day yesterday had me working on quilting projects all day. On the blog today, we finish up today with quilting and binding. I hope you have enjoyed this quilt along. I have enjoyed seeing your projects …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly – Part 4
Now that we have all the elements done, today will be the assembly of the quilt project. We'll add the squares of accent fabric, and finish the borders today. Begin by sewing the leaves and 6-1/2-inch fall color squares into four sections. Two sections will have three leaves separated by 6-1/2-inch squares for a total …
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