Fundamentals Sew Along - Week 52

Hi Everyone: 

     By now alot of the craziness has subsided and it is time to settle in for some serious winter sewing.  You are about to finish your very last block of this program, and then  the fun begins with putting them together to create a gorgeous sampler quilt.  I am working on the store sample and it is looking beautiful.

     The last block is called Square and Star.  Sew pieced triangles from fabric #1 quarter square triangles  and fabric #4 square.  Make four of these.



Pieced Triangle

     Centre and sew 2 fabric #2 triangles to fabric #1 squares.  Make four of these.

Block Segment

     Sew flying geese from fabric #1 half square triangles and fabric #4 quarter square triangles.  Make four of these.


Flying Geese Segment

     Sew flying Geese and pieced units together.  Make four of these.


Pieced Block Segment

          Layout all of your block segments so that you get a sense of how they will go together.


Block Segments

     Sew the pieced triangles, pieced corners and fabric #1 square into diagonal rows. 



Pieced Rows

     Sew the rows together, and this is your finished block.    


Square And Star Block, Stonehenge Fabric

     I took a photograph of all the blocks in the order that we made them.  I think they look fantastic.  And they will look even better when we organize them in a pleasing arrangement.



1930's Fundamental Blocks

Stonehenge Fundamentals Blocks

      I must say I have really enjoyed this last year.  And I have learned a lot.  It seemed like the different block patterns  were clustered together  in groups, teaching different variations of similar blocks.   We learned lots of Flying Geese variations, lots of Stars and Pinwheels.  Triangles aren't so daunting anymore.

     I also learned to blog.  I have thoroughly enjoyed this process, and have loved reading your comments.  After a year of blogging weekly I actually feel like I have the hang of it.   Poor Carol (our web Girl) she has had her hands full,  I would get the blog almost finished and then hit a button and it would be gone.  She saved me more than once.  Thanks Carol!  In fact I started my own blog www.itchn2stitch.blogspot.com and hope to post more regularly so I don't forget these new found blogging skills.   Stop by and visit.  I hope you all have also learned and enjoyed this sew along.

  I look forward to hearing how you finish your quilt.  Make sure to send a picture in we all would love to  see it.  Stay tuned we will have a picture of the finished quilt and finishing kits available for this project.  Hope you all have a happy healthy New Year with lots of time to quilt!

Quilting Secrets Blog Hop

Hayley from Mrs. Pickles Garden is organizing a fun event in the new year! The Quilting Secrets Blog Hop will run from December 31st 2012 to January 6th 2013 and you can meet seven lovely quilters and learn some of their quilting secrets! 

There are great prizes to be won including something from us so hop on over to Mrs. Pickles Garden and find out more about  The Quilting Secrets Blog Hop !

Fundamentals Sew Along - Week 51

Hi Everyone:

     Block 51 everyone, we are almost there.   I will understand if you are not keeping up this week.    It is a crazy busy time for alot of you.  But if you are fantastic!

     This weeks block is called Beacon Lights.  Sew your small square using colour #2 to colour #1 triangles creating a pieced triangles.  Make 4 of these.


Pieced Triangle

     Next sew two triangles from colour #2 to medium square of colour #1 lining up the centre of the triangle to the squares.  See photo below.  Make 4 of these.



Pieced Block Segment

     Sew fabric #3 rectangles in place.


Pieced Block Segment

     Layout two pieced triangles and one pieced block segment and sew them together to create a larger pieced triangle.  Make two of these.

Pieced Triangle Block Segment

     Layout the remaining two block segments with your fabric #1 square in the middle and sew them together.


Centre Block Segment

     Piece together your three block segments to create your block.



Three Block Segments

     These are your finished blocks.

Beacon Lights 30's Fabrics

Beacon Lights Stonehenge Fabrics.

     One more to go!  For those of you who Celebrate Christmas I wish you a very Merry Christmas and I will see you next week for our last block.

Fundamentals Sew Along - Week 50

Hi Everyone:

     I know this is a very busy time for some people,  but I hope you have time to work on the last 3 blocks of this quilt.  This project finishes in three weeks and I am busy organizing finishing kits for this quilt.  Stay tuned!  I think you will really like them.

     This weeks block is called  "Home Treasure".  Sew pieced triangles from fabric #2 squares and fabric #1 triangles.  Make 4 of these.


Pieced Triangles

     Sew flying geese from pieced triangles and fabric #4 triangles.  Make four of these.


Pieced Flying Geese Block Segment

     Attach two of the pieced flying geese segments to opposite sides of large square of fabric #3. Sew fabric #1 squares to either end of the remaining flying geese segments.  Arrange them in rows with the large square in the middle and sew them together. 

     This is your finished block.


Home Treasure Block, Stonehenge Fabric

 



Home Treasure Block, 30's Fabrics

     Have a great week everyone!


Tutorial: Christmas Ornament

We whipped up this cute Christmas Wreath ornament with some paper pieces, a glue pen, and some fabric.
It's a nice little addition to your Christmas decorations or a friend's stocking.

You will need:

• 12 Patchwork with Busy Fingers 1" Hexagon Paper Pieces
• Bohin Temporary Glue Stick Pen for Fabrics
• Needles 
• Piecing Thread that matches your fabric. 
• Scissors
• 12 X 2.5" squares of fabric of your choice.
• Some ribbon.

Place the hexagon in the center of the 2.5" square on the wrong side of the fabric. Rough cut along the sides of the hexagon about a quarter of an inch. Cut a little more than a quarter of an inch if you're a beginner so you don't have too small a seam allowance. 

With your Bohin Temporary Glue Stick Pen for Fabrics glue the sides of the hexagons. Fold the seam allowance onto the paper pieces folding the corners over as you go.  Press Down.

 And you're done.

Whip Stitch your hexagons together. 

Whip Stitch 6 hexagons to form the wreath as shown. You can lay them out so you know which sides you should join. Make another wreath for the back. Place the two wreaths together wrong sides together and whip stitch the edges. We left the paper in so the ornament would be stiff. 

Add a lovely bow or tie a ribbon through to hang it up. 

Fundamentals Sew Along - week 49

Hi Everyone:

      Week 49!  Can you believe we have done this many blocks?

      This week's block is called Boy's Nonsense.  You will start with making a square in a square using fabric # 3 squares and fabric # 4 triangles.  Making sure that you center the triangles on the square.

Square In A Square Assembly

     This is what it should look like.

Square In A Square Segment

     Sew  fabric #1 triangles to both ends of fabric # 2 rectangles.  Make 2 of these.

Block Segment

     Next sew the large triangle fabric # 1 to the side of the rectangle. Make  2 of these.

Block Segment

     Layout your square in a square segment with both of your segments that you just finished and piece them together to look like the photo below.

Center Block Segment

Sew the large triangle fabric # 1 to the side of the rectangle creating a large pieced triangle. Layout your 3 diagonal rows of block segments and sew them together.

Three Diagonal Rows Of Block Segments

This is your finished block!  Nice eh?  See you next week.

Boy's Nonsense Block Stonehenge

Boy's Nonsense Block 30's Fabric