tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20956867997013848582024-03-13T20:29:35.642-05:00KC Scrappy BeeA group of 12 KC Modern Quilters who make a block for another member each month...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-61121688881647731822014-03-25T14:51:00.001-05:002014-03-25T15:19:58.970-05:00Playing Catch up, Again - luv toni. {twenty fourteen}<div style="text-align: center;">
Scrappy Bee - GROUP 1 - ROUND IV - (2013-14) </div>
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Inspiration: <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/2013/12/30/faceted-diamonds-quilt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://filminthefridge.com/2013/12/30/faceted-diamonds-quilt/</a><br />
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<li><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Dec</b>- <strike>Tia Curtis</strike> LESLIE, BOOKSHELF BLOCKS </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>March</b>- <strike>Jane Bromberg </strike> SAMMIE >>. wip</span></li>
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.. my phone died, and i didn't realize photo's were NOT synching the last month or so, so i do NOT realize my photos were not saving - therefor i do NOT have pictures of MY Poloriod blocks (fun blocks!) - for Tammie <a href="http://www.craftytammie.com/2014/01/january.html" target="_blank">@ CraftyTammie</a> but took the liberty of SHARING this photo ... </div>
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but wanted to share this picture of our Bee Mamma with Marilyn's blocks! </div>
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Thanks Nikki for bee'ing our Mom! </div>
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<br />ScrappyStuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982958612451055431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-66728139867501518742014-01-09T09:31:00.001-06:002014-01-09T09:31:14.605-06:00Crossings: Finally is Finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Way back in 2011, I was a part of Nikki's first KC Scrappy Bee. Maybe you've even forgotten that you made blocks for me! Well, I'm so pleased to announce that the quilt is finally put together and I couldn't be happier with the lovely result!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used an Ikea text print and straight line quilting plus a tiny aqua dot for the binding. The texture is amazing!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many thank you's to the quilters who gifted me with your scraps and time to make the blocks. You can see more pictures and a link to the pattern on my blog today <a href="http://lollyquiltz.blogspot.com/2014/01/crossings-ufo-finish.html">here</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy quilting,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carla Timberlake</span>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368655338665362173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-12066822908770943952013-04-19T15:54:00.001-05:002013-04-19T15:54:13.789-05:00For Douglas in the KC Scrappy Bee<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25806308@N00/8630883721/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8630883721_61e349d8d4.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25806308@N00/8630883721/">For Douglas in the KC Scrappy Bee</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25806308@N00/">bluevalleyquilting (formerly nkiblueeyes)</a>.</span></div><p>This will be a beautiful quilt, Douglas :)</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-254661971766579002013-02-26T16:07:00.001-06:002013-02-26T16:07:51.154-06:00My Tips for Karen's Wonky Palm BlockNot to toot my own horn, but I'm a pretty good paper piecer. However, I've never tried free piecing before, so I wanted to give it a shot for this block. I was definitely intimidated and I probably should have done some research on Google before hand, but instead I decided to jump right in. So here are my tips for those of you who a. Don't want to paper piece and/or b. Are a little intimidated by free piecing:<br />
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2. As you sew each piece together to make a palm leaf, cut the 45 degree angle. Then follow that throughout the rest of the block design. Every time I added a piece of fabric, I cut the 45 degree angle. It really helped to have something to follow.<br />
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3. I found this very similar to improv piecing, so think of it like that. But instead of just throwing the fabric on top of another piece and sewing 1/4", put a little more thought into the placement so it will end up looking like a leaf. I was constantly looking at the block example that Karen provided. It's like painting a still life picture. You look at your inspiration and then try to mimic it.<br />
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4. Don't trim anything until after you have put the two block pieces together along the 45 degree angle. That way you can shift the two sides around to kind of match up the the leaves of the palm.<br />
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5. I totally had no idea how to trim this to the 8 1/2" square. But guess what?! In her packet, Karen provides an extra sheet of paper with the block printed on it and it is 8 1/2" square because paper just happens to be 8 1/2" by 11" making that possible. I folded the paper and measured to make sure it was 8 1/2" square, laid it on top of my block so that the diagonal 45 degree line on the paper matched up with my diagonal 45 degree line on my block, and then I trimmed the sides with a ruler along the edge of the paper. This was also really nice because then I could see what I was going to cut off and adjust to what I liked. Obviously this isn't the most professional way to do it or probably the best, but it totally worked.<br />
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6. When you are trimming, don't worry if some of your palm leaves don't come to a point. How do I know/hope Karen won't mind if they don't? Because I looked very very closely at the example in her packet and there were definitely some pointless palm leaves. :)<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">I’ve provided an 8.5” square and two 4”x13” strips. Please use either the square or the strips (Or use both if you want to make me two blocks.) as one of the fabrics in your block. For the other fabric in the block, please use your own solid or print scraps.</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lay the 8.5” square (either the one I provided or one from your scraps) on your cutting mat and make a wonky vertical cut. Use your ruler because you’ll want it to be a straight cut.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Separate the two pieces.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If you want, cut down one of the contrasting strips to any width. I definitely do NOT want them all to be 4” widths. (Note: So, just to clarify, if you used your own fabric for the 8.5” square, use the strips I provided. If you used the 8.5” square I provided, use your own fabric for the strips.)</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Place the strip between the two pieces and sew each piece to one side of the strip.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lay the block on your cutting mat and make a wonky horizontal cut using your ruler. You will cut perpendicular to the strip you just sewed.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Separate the two pieces.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If you want, cut down the second contrasting strip to any width.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Place the strip between the two pieces and sew each piece to one side of the strip. This is a little tricky because you have to try to line up the strip that you cut across. But don’t worry about it too</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">much…I definitely do not mind if it’s a little off since that will add even more to the wonkiness.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Square up the block to 8.5” x 8.5”. (If you don’t want to square it up, that’s fine. I can square it up myself.)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">If you have any questions, please email me at <a data-mce-href="mailto:llatham0306@gmail.com" href="mailto:llatham0306@gmail.com">llatham0306@gmail.com</a> or call/text me at 785-424-4313.</span></div>
Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863031897352285405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-25935859785578132202012-09-11T16:27:00.001-05:002012-09-11T16:27:25.699-05:00Next Up: Marilyn!I just secured childcare for Thursday night & I'm really looking forward to the program. Marilyn is getting everything ready for her turn in the bee. Can't wait to see what she's cooking up! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-83848686810962696022012-09-11T12:03:00.002-05:002012-09-11T12:03:34.025-05:00Jaime's Christmas Quilt!<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50211848@N03/7778862598/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7778862598_38577e52a5.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50211848@N03/7778862598/">KCMQG August</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50211848@N03/">Under the Evening Star</a>.</span></div><p>Did you see? I missed the meeting, but I caught this finished quilt in Flickr. It's a product of our little bee. One of my very favorites. I've started a quilt of my own like this...</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-61051510812676878312012-07-30T16:31:00.003-05:002012-07-30T17:32:57.712-05:00A Sneak Peek of Nikki's August Blocks...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We will be making log cabin quarters in a variety of colors. I've made kits for everyone with some fabric. I'm going to have to miss our August meeting, but Caitlin is going to pass these out for me. <br />
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If you aren't planning on making it to the meeting, let me know and I'll drop them in the mail. Thanks!<br />
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NikkiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-27530230501082617592012-06-10T19:04:00.001-05:002012-06-10T19:04:46.187-05:00Last one for Round 2This month will be Alicia's turn. She joined our bee halfway through the year to replace a departing member. <br />
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I'm hopeful that this week I will have time to make some calls & fill up Round 3 of the KC Scrappy Bee... More info to come on that.<br />
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Thanks for your patience!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-66899087474603201962012-06-07T12:40:00.001-05:002012-06-07T12:40:08.351-05:00Summer In The Park blocks for Denise!<div><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YtJ70uCayxYwd6izXaia25bSNvAfspLZzo4ITdXbsNkAR0W4twGXRZhsHZXQlBXvGaobf7gaTo94Bs-HdSeWbuGoGuk5xEnIoSRx-ilC1_sREx887hQ0I0TwNk8tGCiHNYSlUkQ4SW8/' /></div>Caitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373071907455362894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-75821254013821382362012-04-28T19:10:00.002-05:002012-04-28T19:10:46.844-05:00April Blocks for Denise!After just beating the March block deadline, I decided to get an early start on Denise's blocks.<br />
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I love how these turned out - thanks for a fun block, Denise!<br />
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I definitely see a Summer in the Park quilt in my future!Mary Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771994216047530535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-46272440426807518082012-04-28T19:02:00.000-05:002012-04-28T19:02:37.017-05:00March Blocks for Beth!Whew! I finished these blocks for Beth in the nick of time! I started working on them at the retreat, but then I ran into some "technical difficulty". Whenever that happens, I set the project aside to figure out another day.<br />
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These blocks look simple, but for me - an improvisationally-challenged type of quilter, they were not. I like to follow a process...and repeat it over and over until I'm done. Usually I cut, cut, cut, sew, sew, sew, press, press, press, and repeat. Once I figured out that I had to cut, sew, press, cut, sew, press I was on my way!<br />
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I love making these scrappy blocks...these two have prints from my current favorite line, Echo. My eggplant ovals from Art Gallery are in here, a bit of Essex Linen (Aqua and Natural) and some other choice scraps. After seeing the lovely pile o' blocks that Beth was collecting, I cannot wait to see her finished quilt!</div>
<br />Mary Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771994216047530535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-80462883099271230132012-04-05T23:43:00.001-05:002012-04-07T17:54:22.419-05:00For Beth, from Caitlin<div>
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Thanks so much for all the inspiration, support and encouragement you've all given me. I've made some great friendships and have learned new skills. I'm enjoying stepping out of my comfort zone from time to time.<br />
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I'd hope that you'd all like to stay in the bee for another round, but sometimes life gets in the way or we get ready to move on to other crafty groups and pursuits. I'm willing to stay on board and manage the group for another year.<br />
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Think on it for a bit and let me know if you're in or out for another year (via email, Facebook, in person on on this thread). Several people have expressed interest to me, so don't worry about leaving us in a bind if you'd like to pass on another round. Current participants have an automatic invite back for the next round, so you've got a spot if you want it. If you'd like to join us for next year, let me know what month you'd like and I'll start working on our schedule.<br />
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<u>Quilts of Valor</u><br />
Quilts of Valor is an organization that is near to my heart. My father is a Vietnam Veteran and my grandfather served in World War II. For those of you who are interested, I have a proposition for you: When we first started the KC Scrappy Bee, we each made a block or two for a Quilt of Valor (quilts for wounded soldiers and vets) from a focus fabric and our stashes. I'd love to have a month between rounds where we all made a block or two for a scrappy QOV. What do you guys think? I'd like to propose wonky star blocks that measure 12.5. We could use <a href="http://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com/2009/02/wonky-star-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> using patriotic colors with neutral background fabric (solids/prints or a combination of each) and perhaps a splash of a mustard or gold here and there. <br />
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To make it interesting, some of you might rather use <a href="http://quiltville.com/maverickstars.shtml" target="_blank">this tutorial</a>, which uses a 4 patch as the center of the star & finish at 6 inches. With this tutorial, it would take 4 stars to make a 12.5 inch block. If you choose to make these blocks, please don't sew the stars to one another. I might want to space them out some or insert some neutral fabric blank squares here and there to make the quilt bigger.<br />
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I will take care of assembling the quilt, getting it quilted, bound, labeled, washed & awarded to a veteran. I'll keep you all in the loop on the process.<br />
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If there are no objections, let's make the month of July be our QOV month. This will give us a little patriotic project to do over the 4th of July.<br />
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How's that sound, everyone?<br />
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<b><u>So here's our Round 3 Schedule (I will fill it in as I get responses):</u></b><br />
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<i>July, 2012- </i><i>Quilts of Valor- Wonky Stars (Round 1, 2 and 3 Bee Members can participate- or anyone else for that matter)</i><br />
<i>August, 2012- </i><br />
<i>September, 2012- Marilyn B. (Taking Toni's place for a year)</i><br />
<i>October, 2012- Tammie S.</i><br />
<i>November, 2012- Lauren B.</i><br />
<i>December, 2012- </i><br />
<i>January, 2013- Nikki M.</i><br />
<i>February, 2013-</i><br />
<i>April, 2013- Denise</i><br />
<i>May, 2013- Caitlin M.</i><br />
<i>June, 2013-Valerie K.</i><br />
<i>July, 2013-</i><br />
<i>August, 2013-</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-56480618620992828152012-03-22T19:08:00.001-05:002012-07-30T21:44:06.932-05:00For Beth... From Nikki<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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These were one of my favorite blocks so far from all the bees I've participated in. Love the simplicity of the construction & the way we could play with the neutrals and the prints. I wish I'd had more neutrals on hand, but I had to make do. I made these over two different nights of sewing. I'm leaving them for you to trim up and I'm including some scraps for you to use for additional blocks. I didn't think I had much of that icy aqua color, but I dug around & found a nice selection.<br /><br />I hope you like them! I know this will be an extra special quilt. Might make one for myself sometime.... But I'll have to stock up on neutrals first!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-65818552444269992922012-03-15T19:39:00.001-05:002012-03-15T19:39:16.457-05:00Late blocks for AndreaI haven't been a very good bee mama... Just now finishing up Andrea's blocks from 2 months ago. Oy!<br />
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Since Mary Anne provided the chocolate, I decided to make her a couple extra blocks. I love these & have started setting aside bits & pieces to make my own piles of string quilts. Truly, it's one of my favorite looks.<br /><br />On another note, Andrea's blocks have been hiding from me for at least 6 weeks in my sewing room. Amazingly, I finally found them last night. They were hiding on my ironing board all along. :)<br /><br />Will get those finished right quick...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616509063994869028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-69172213237530174472012-02-11T09:16:00.000-06:002012-02-11T09:16:25.839-06:00I got so far behind.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3i_sQMNw4JRRhojxqK3AIUcWI-fDPBg8NZDiex86yGQO-NFzme0fPK8wK6w04k49s3A_Bh0A8EQ6GwfK4_zOYOrXHVa6bvcqpzq_7IcGwEMocWH4NrzdcsqhyphenhyphenTlcGwQ96BLeUre38g/s1600/DSCN1008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3i_sQMNw4JRRhojxqK3AIUcWI-fDPBg8NZDiex86yGQO-NFzme0fPK8wK6w04k49s3A_Bh0A8EQ6GwfK4_zOYOrXHVa6bvcqpzq_7IcGwEMocWH4NrzdcsqhyphenhyphenTlcGwQ96BLeUre38g/s200/DSCN1008.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3wDBdgFxIlFmM9IuGeR8oMCxknxzpxIqo-c1zMq0TJK6roFUa2EZ2eP5wAwnt59_8jKruVM1BvKXsxgbTNJiJcdpq9lvSY9uMR19eYK332ZnvyqDjaMZk__uFWEb9YMuMS5EHIPS8w/s1600/DSCN1007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3wDBdgFxIlFmM9IuGeR8oMCxknxzpxIqo-c1zMq0TJK6roFUa2EZ2eP5wAwnt59_8jKruVM1BvKXsxgbTNJiJcdpq9lvSY9uMR19eYK332ZnvyqDjaMZk__uFWEb9YMuMS5EHIPS8w/s200/DSCN1007.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>My machine kept skipping stitches on this red block. I did get it finished but then switched to a heavier thread for the blue/orange block. It turned out fine I think. love the colors. Can't wait to see this quilt Steph.<br />
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So I need to get Andrea's supplies so I can finish that up and Mary Anne's blocks are on the schedule this weekend. I have found all sorts of strips laying around in my sewing room so I think I can put four of those together. <br />
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I am in the For the Love of Solids Swap 2 and about half done with that project. I also joined the Doll Quilt Swap 12. Then I am done with all but the KC Scrappy Bee which I will continue to do!<br />
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I've got Christmas quilts to make for next Christmas and I need to get busy. I'm sure there will be a few other projects thrown in too! I am glad to be almost caught up!Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11299763906605910012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-26581631467997368632012-02-10T14:24:00.001-06:002012-02-10T14:24:24.084-06:00String blocks for Mary Anne!<div><p>All done! Great block choice, fun and easy!</p>
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I am so excited to be your Queen Bee for February! When deciding on the block for my month, I had so many ideas flying through my head that it was hard to decide. Finally it came down to this...I want to make a quilt that will be a keepsake, using a block construction that is fun and simple and one that eats up scraps. I have always loved quilts made with String Blocks so...that's what we're making!<br />
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Elizabeth Hartman has this block in her Practical Guide to Patchwork book - the quilt is called Valentine. Film in The Fridge has an excellent String Quilt Block Paper Pieced method tutorial <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/">here</a>. I'll share some basic information in this blog post, but FITF's tutorial is a great reference!<br />
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In your kit, you'll receive four 11 inch squares of paper, four 1 1/2 x 16" strips of Kona Snow, one 2 1/2 x ? rectangle of Kona Snow a few scraps (some trimmed, some not). There are diagonal lines drawn on the paper to help line up the center strip of Kona Snow. I used a few dabs from a washable glue stick to hold the strip in place - please don't go overboard with the glue or I won't be able to peel the paper off!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gather your scraps and trim them into strings with widths varying from 1 to 2 1/2 inches and length from 3 to 16 inches. Place the string on top of the Center Strip, right sides together and matching raw edges. Stitch through both layers of fabric and the paper foundation. VERY IMPORTANT TO REDUCE YOUR STITCH LENGTH!!! This is important when it comes time to peel paper off the back of the block. I set my stitch length to 1.2 and it worked great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some time-saving tips that worked for me:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- prep a big pile of strips with varying colors and intensities of shades</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> - once the first two strips were sewn to either side of the center, sew both the right and left strips before pressing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- set up a pressing station near your sewing machine to save you time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- use assembly line sewing if making multiple blocks.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have provided paper and center strips for four blocks but do not - by any means - feel obligated to make four. I found that this was such a fun block to make you might want to just keep going! ;-) Please do return any materials that you don't use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know that we typically turn in our blocks the following month, but feel free to keep them until our April meeting. I've got plenty on my plate to keep me busy in the mean time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an e-mail: quiltlogic011@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THANKS and HAVE FUN!!!</div>Mary Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771994216047530535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-10443576447853774132012-02-01T19:25:00.001-06:002012-02-01T19:25:44.645-06:00+ and x blocks for Andrea!<div><p>I hope these are okay. I always get a little nervous about "freestyle" fabric choices when its for someone else... </p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2InaPBPiKYVGfSffb1VPeY2NLDkPvUGd1HayiEMhR2rX4CrfGKZKG_gM5Qhqp8_m2TNN6inCpDitktnUGGvq267vFYW6A_E-XhwjfIV6hrE0G2kvekUf13PDkJ0SaVtVf-PXwd7taTM/' /></div>Caitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373071907455362894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-33764482142844885862012-02-01T14:39:00.000-06:002012-02-01T14:39:56.649-06:00All Caught Up!!!I finished Andrea's Bee blocks last night...and what fun to see the same Blocks in today's MQG Feature Quilt. Did you all check it out?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I intentionally kept the directional print in the center "+" on the horizontal, yet I really like the visual effect of expanding the "+" from the striations in the crossweave pieces.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tutorial that Andrea posted explained how to cut the corner squares on point when using a stripe or directional fabric. I like that effect too. I really thought that these blocks would be more difficult, but I was pleasantly mistaken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After falling back in November, I am happy to be all caught up with my bee blocks. Now...if I can just find my big pad of sketch paper, I can get the February blocks prepped for you all before the next KCMQG meeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Mary Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771994216047530535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095686799701384858.post-17593031218849353952012-01-31T14:32:00.001-06:002012-01-31T14:32:45.928-06:00Jaime's Treez blocks finished!<div><p>I hope you like them!</p>
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