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Log Cabin Blocks for Raise the Roof
Here I am making log cabin blocks again! I thought it would take me some time to make another project that involved log cabin blocks after finishing Sara's Log Cabin quilt earlier this year. I swore I was done with that block after making 64 of them for her quilt. No problem, I still have…
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Sunshine and Shadow Sawtooth Stars
So this is what I needed 32 quarter square triangle units for. My Sunshine and Shadow Sawtooth Stars have one of those units as the center of each block. My accomplishment this weekend was finishing all 32 Sawtooth Star blocks. I had two relatively uninterrupted sewing days. Eva spent the weekend with us, but my…
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Quarter Square Triangles
My current quilt project has me making 32 quarter square triangles, a block unit that I find I am not called upon to make very often. To make these units, you start with two half square triangle units that you sew together as I demonstrate in the photo above. You then slice them apart on…
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Trim, Trim, Trim
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am working on a number of units for the star blocks in my Raise the Roof Again project. I am not following the pattern instructions 100%. For the flying geese units, I am using Monique DIllard's Fit to be Geese ruler, which I have raved about numerous…
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Single Wedding Ring Blocks
Awhile back I was inspired by a Fatquarter Shop YouTube video on how to make the Single Wedding Ring block. I made three blocks with some Japanese fabric I had on hand in my stash, then put the blocks away in a project box. I had a free Saturday recently and made six more blocks…
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Patriotic Fabric
On Memorial Day I was on my own, and decided to make the most of the free day up in my sewing room. My daughter Sara has been making some comments on how she needs a table topper in patriotic colors, and I thought what better day to start such an endeavor, but Memorial Day?…
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Gone With the Wind
Honestly, it's been so long since I worked on these blocks I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of the quilt pattern when I went to type in the title of this blog post. Not Gone With the Wind, but Into the Wind. Or is it Against the Wind? Think lots of…
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Eleven Into the Wind Blocks
Over the weekend I finished up a few more of my Into the Wind blocks. I love the kind of water color effect the colors have. Rather dreamy, with a touch of that red every now and then. I have two more full blocks to make, and then scads of partial blocks. the whole thing…
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Into the Wind-6 Blocks
Six blocks completed for Into the Wind, a Miss Rosie pattern I am making with Larkspur by 3 Sisters. Thirteen more of these full blocks to make, and then about as many partial blocks, plus some in-between blocks. This is a quilt with a lot of piecing. I wasn't sure how I would like these…
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Log Cabin Layout Decision
This is the Log Cabin quilt layout that Sara has chosen for her quilt. #6, Four Squares. The first person to correctly guess what Sara's choice was is Cathy Burk. Cathy, send me your address and I will mail out your giveaway prize. I decided to giveaway a second prize to the next person to…