This was a good week for quilting. I started on some chimney sweep blocks that I'm making for an exchange with the Churn Dasher group in Virginia. Here is the first completed block:
This block will finish at 10 inches square, and it's important to cut the outside triangle pieces so that straight of grain is on the outside edges of the whole block. Otherwise, it would have a tendency to stretch out of square.
I made this sample block to be sure of my cutting and sewing measurements for the block. After this one turned out just fine, I have cut the white parts for the remaining blocks. Today I will have fun "shopping" in my stash for the dark and medium fabrics to make the rest of the blocks.
Here is the way I assembled it: First I laid it out on a mat, in the way it would be sewn. I sewed each row, returning the completed rows to the mat, to keep the block in order on the mat. I left the corners for later:
Then I sewed row to row to row. The four corners were the last parts to add to the assembled block:
This block will finish at 10 inches square, and it's important to cut the outside triangle pieces so that straight of grain is on the outside edges of the whole block. Otherwise, it would have a tendency to stretch out of square.
I made this sample block to be sure of my cutting and sewing measurements for the block. After this one turned out just fine, I have cut the white parts for the remaining blocks. Today I will have fun "shopping" in my stash for the dark and medium fabrics to make the rest of the blocks.
Here is the way I assembled it: First I laid it out on a mat, in the way it would be sewn. I sewed each row, returning the completed rows to the mat, to keep the block in order on the mat. I left the corners for later:
Then I sewed row to row to row. The four corners were the last parts to add to the assembled block:
It is now trimmed to 10.5 by 10.5, and I am working this week on the rest of the blocks. I should have them all on my design wall next Monday to show to you.
It's fresh apple time here in Michigan and today I made an easy apple crisp. It is cooked in the microwave, for 6-7 minutes, so is very easy to make. Recipe is on the internet: (microwave apple crisp recipe) I don't cover it with wax paper, but the rest of the instructions are very similar to my old recipe.
Yummy! Well, that's what's going on here......what's going on at your house? What is on your design wall this Monday? I can't wait to see all the pictures.
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