tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261930833017555302024-03-14T05:15:41.722-05:00Valor Quilt BeeLynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-85556972437574513162011-11-06T18:17:00.000-06:002011-11-06T18:17:34.095-06:00A November additionI've been wanting to try this block out for a while now, so while I was making one for a swap, I ran an extra through for the Valor collection. Loved it!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCON_zh3R3uLKBp9jfs6oSSA3s6QskuHJYPnEtBT_MNDu8yavH6HRqRzdu7mGCAlZsyeCQlz5tprAm2IjDxo6pQV0_B1hP_5Vmg0jztBE-Cp5Vo57ne7dGePT18SL3sJr7Izen8sZDGQ/s1600/Swap+Adventure+11+to+Karyl+in+ID.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCON_zh3R3uLKBp9jfs6oSSA3s6QskuHJYPnEtBT_MNDu8yavH6HRqRzdu7mGCAlZsyeCQlz5tprAm2IjDxo6pQV0_B1hP_5Vmg0jztBE-Cp5Vo57ne7dGePT18SL3sJr7Izen8sZDGQ/s320/Swap+Adventure+11+to+Karyl+in+ID.JPG" width="308" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-28427300513503465312011-10-20T12:31:00.000-05:002011-10-20T12:31:27.749-05:00More Blocks :DGuess what? I won the BOM drawing at our guild meeting, so now we have 9 more blocks to add to our growing collection!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOJmEZzVmg77dwARPydI5V9avREQi5ibDwO4ZN77byhBDJXbiqUEt2AsBvK1gMemxpndnKLIPRYYSd2AyrFopR6ot-ALSwHkHwyc8qslUIZTqWEacuRzmSAmxuTO0Sg46499VElUX6oA/s1600/October+2011+FNQG+BOM+drawing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOJmEZzVmg77dwARPydI5V9avREQi5ibDwO4ZN77byhBDJXbiqUEt2AsBvK1gMemxpndnKLIPRYYSd2AyrFopR6ot-ALSwHkHwyc8qslUIZTqWEacuRzmSAmxuTO0Sg46499VElUX6oA/s400/October+2011+FNQG+BOM+drawing.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
This adds several blocks each for both a white-base selection and repro-base selection.Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-15536559479174436192011-10-16T14:25:00.000-05:002011-10-16T14:25:40.508-05:00My October blockI made an extra BOM for our guild's monthly drawing. The block is "Burgoyne Surrounded"<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKZac94M6HTrRuhBhyphenhyphennEFvYr-bDbllJAOVlauTz9iTTM2bEfcalerEf3hRUHQg_4jE1wwxMkU703Lw7oBRqsAol7HhT_lWXq6XczGwp1I4mPYzuZ0SocBeOyw2MbsPVfq4Lvm4QvtQl4/s1600/Flying+Needles+BOM+10+-+October2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKZac94M6HTrRuhBhyphenhyphennEFvYr-bDbllJAOVlauTz9iTTM2bEfcalerEf3hRUHQg_4jE1wwxMkU703Lw7oBRqsAol7HhT_lWXq6XczGwp1I4mPYzuZ0SocBeOyw2MbsPVfq4Lvm4QvtQl4/s1600/Flying+Needles+BOM+10+-+October2011.JPG" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-83433005787570617112011-10-09T16:23:00.000-05:002011-10-09T16:23:47.291-05:00Gorgeous Block from BamaBeeBamaBee sent THE MOST gorgeous block this week. I'm going to make sure it gets partnered with things that really showcase it. :D<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyucOu4voHKJLRZEi142nx9IyjDC_uhH3lFrB1ay-xujZKfK3m2f26nKhLggeq-vQ8-f4l8zb8LpfZSRpyKoF_jGhyphenhyphenPDTtaldsaaC7W1yDUpTmF89cs-FZusYQtHNt8r4E_e6FcwbRVcY/s1600/Michelle+Kizziah+Oct+2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyucOu4voHKJLRZEi142nx9IyjDC_uhH3lFrB1ay-xujZKfK3m2f26nKhLggeq-vQ8-f4l8zb8LpfZSRpyKoF_jGhyphenhyphenPDTtaldsaaC7W1yDUpTmF89cs-FZusYQtHNt8r4E_e6FcwbRVcY/s320/Michelle+Kizziah+Oct+2011.JPG" width="249" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-47193941022787936242011-06-12T20:54:00.000-05:002011-06-12T20:54:44.838-05:00Late May Fourth WeekIn May I was overwhelmed with graduation events for daughter #2, moving daughter #1 back home for the summer, and finishing my own semester's crazy writing work. My service sewing was all taken up with sewing quilts and totes for <a href="http://bamaboundquilts.blogspot.com/">Bama Bound Quilts</a>. (Please check them out - this is an incredible grassroots organization that is helping some of the children who lost EVERYTHING in the terrible tornadoes that they had a few weeks ago.<br />
<br />
I did finally make this block to add to our collection in the name of May's Fourth Week. It should make a happy friend for another block in similar fabrics.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-D6qgE_QIoJPxuguC4IlZO4q0iOGphXgipgaOx0KrFtPoG6sKO-FwoGg_mqDYikpZVLGVmuv2GGCvbSVFJGyb6QezDAWs2rJgZhEVo79cA-Uh0K6SMyVhaaaaWeX9AZ7SlXurtlJAYU/s1600/Flying+Needles+BOM+6+-+June+2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-D6qgE_QIoJPxuguC4IlZO4q0iOGphXgipgaOx0KrFtPoG6sKO-FwoGg_mqDYikpZVLGVmuv2GGCvbSVFJGyb6QezDAWs2rJgZhEVo79cA-Uh0K6SMyVhaaaaWeX9AZ7SlXurtlJAYU/s320/Flying+Needles+BOM+6+-+June+2011.JPG" width="317" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-60938889047337932392011-04-29T22:55:00.001-05:002011-04-29T22:55:56.884-05:00April Fourth Week<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hope y'all don't mind, but this month's "Fourth Week" got hi-jacked.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's my finals week, and I only have so much sewing time available. In response to a call for relief to tornado-torn Alabama, I dedicated sewing time to this other charity project. (Sure would be great if you could pass the word along on your own blog for the Bama Bound project.)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">~*~*~ Straight from my personal blog ~*~*~</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://bamaboundquilts.blogspot.com/">Bama Bound Quilts</a></i></span> has asked for baby/children's quilts for tornado relief in Alabama. (Can you pass the link along on your blog?)</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My brain was on overload, anyway, so I put my books down and went to my long-term UFO pile, where I saw a promising cheerful piece peeking out. . .</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPvF9x3mjk_-gmXNkG4k6oDOTR5abz28o4JISS5Ym2YraNmmahF_vH0ayRremblM5xIRndhTBSssZXHfgTuRMhSDy4LP3U7UXg1OY3NJe-L5smqB5hrYX2pxqPbtiMxxg9Tl42vdl9C4/s1600/UFO+go-to+pile.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPvF9x3mjk_-gmXNkG4k6oDOTR5abz28o4JISS5Ym2YraNmmahF_vH0ayRremblM5xIRndhTBSssZXHfgTuRMhSDy4LP3U7UXg1OY3NJe-L5smqB5hrYX2pxqPbtiMxxg9Tl42vdl9C4/s320/UFO+go-to+pile.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Pulled it out and found that it's almost queen-sized, but just a boring 12" checkerboard (albeit with a really cute purple floral fabric). </div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTzpfgtqAujp4kNgK_g5dZcmN4KQiInx-wDi1NJhOd-P4W4TGl4AQONmucDCwJBBTIKmcL_o8YC9lqSfr7CjLldu_WUAhnnGyKiM8ZqpR58GqAFWW7lA9WRsTmBQnf8LdecJYeSBa_Dk/s1600/Alabama+Bound+Now.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTzpfgtqAujp4kNgK_g5dZcmN4KQiInx-wDi1NJhOd-P4W4TGl4AQONmucDCwJBBTIKmcL_o8YC9lqSfr7CjLldu_WUAhnnGyKiM8ZqpR58GqAFWW7lA9WRsTmBQnf8LdecJYeSBa_Dk/s200/Alabama+Bound+Now.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hmm, but these scraps of brights coordinate well (although the colors are all off thru the camara's eye). . . </div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXjr2pry8bgeaZ-IZ7LRTT2hj0DHfMbjonDrRmWN_CXjzQ5z5A3aVvf79nFyq1GDq7zzol4yNEtwjwLb-try0lAsmlZLqbCl8nkDlXwK0mP6jciWDXnaYUY4fus1hQpJhKqDMUhpCDZU/s1600/Some+brights.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXjr2pry8bgeaZ-IZ7LRTT2hj0DHfMbjonDrRmWN_CXjzQ5z5A3aVvf79nFyq1GDq7zzol4yNEtwjwLb-try0lAsmlZLqbCl8nkDlXwK0mP6jciWDXnaYUY4fus1hQpJhKqDMUhpCDZU/s200/Some+brights.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Frogged it and rearranged a couple pieces to yield two baby quilts and a cuddle blankie size.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8sYuFekIKDyrHhPO2Jp1_gyZJKZyZ-km0MzyHjBY0cnkvke01OzXRXAfpcVucrlq5Yn5OD7Pwt0O67LFcqPostPS9PULDLXlzJQ9TQSQziCo_X5Chj0tNBcOEe2FdyZ0cXqMBOW6IZE/s1600/Divided.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8sYuFekIKDyrHhPO2Jp1_gyZJKZyZ-km0MzyHjBY0cnkvke01OzXRXAfpcVucrlq5Yn5OD7Pwt0O67LFcqPostPS9PULDLXlzJQ9TQSQziCo_X5Chj0tNBcOEe2FdyZ0cXqMBOW6IZE/s320/Divided.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Got my daughter to trace out flowers on fusible web, while I cut and fused. . . And now she's very sweetly pin-basting all three for me:</div></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNOvmggeosqr0G6kCHQyEXsb9Fuq9LpeC36lGW9J96txgmkdrDDm5K69fqZxEq0baI0IG_KegF8PNJP5OphOuOJ-5u-OMVZboKH8tMPK4mE8-j8eLpe0Npi8ICfzujHX5ztw80hJ6YdA/s1600/Alabama+Baby+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNOvmggeosqr0G6kCHQyEXsb9Fuq9LpeC36lGW9J96txgmkdrDDm5K69fqZxEq0baI0IG_KegF8PNJP5OphOuOJ-5u-OMVZboKH8tMPK4mE8-j8eLpe0Npi8ICfzujHX5ztw80hJ6YdA/s200/Alabama+Baby+1.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktJuvHYEwt5aRHI8BajjqYTHmqdRvf7G3UOfhsH3RNxCNTGbCpJiL6h_nqueNW66eeABovGtDBFte8tGIIpnXVB9u3saO4yuh0OqzXhFBoZlrxQ4B2MoTeM4v5tAd64bI0kMqBf40uf0/s1600/Alabama+Baby+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktJuvHYEwt5aRHI8BajjqYTHmqdRvf7G3UOfhsH3RNxCNTGbCpJiL6h_nqueNW66eeABovGtDBFte8tGIIpnXVB9u3saO4yuh0OqzXhFBoZlrxQ4B2MoTeM4v5tAd64bI0kMqBf40uf0/s200/Alabama+Baby+2.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMP-mKUyHTjqGXGevDhP91DGbSeLug_dtjlUc9fUGZC7TnY0sn_VrsiJZDQVDySqKd94pmq76LpQ4segXJD5PaefWgb2FYz7gnO1IHYGZEEMCpJAUBPGF15w-I0KzAl0cxPXGoDyLPjM/s1600/Alabama+Snuggie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMP-mKUyHTjqGXGevDhP91DGbSeLug_dtjlUc9fUGZC7TnY0sn_VrsiJZDQVDySqKd94pmq76LpQ4segXJD5PaefWgb2FYz7gnO1IHYGZEEMCpJAUBPGF15w-I0KzAl0cxPXGoDyLPjM/s200/Alabama+Snuggie.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I'm going to do the quilting simultaneously with stitching the flowers down. Due to time, I'm just going to do a simple straight stitching about a 1/8th inch in since the edges are fused on. Think I'll use white shiny thread and do spirals in the big centers. Will do a meander on the rest of the quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Not sure if I'll have issues at the machine. I didn't have backing fabrics to go with this, no time to go to JoAnn's (an hour away), but I did have pretty purple fleece (which I think kids would find comforting, anyway) and a piece of pre-quilted pink flannel. I've never worked with these with quilting before, so I'm hoping the machine doesn't care. :D Wish me luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">P.S. This camera really has issues these days :/ It just can't read colors properly anymore.</div><div><br />
</div><div></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-81441185355309807452011-04-23T10:01:00.000-05:002011-04-23T10:01:47.441-05:00Just Made It!Whew! ::wiping forehead::<br />
<br />
I just put together block 3 and block 4 for my answer to Michelle's Lent challenge to make four different blocks for the Valor Quilt Bee.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk_vvR8YORK5skCTHAc5tQnhQvSQSagI-klCN2zegjz9lVV2wpxwjXlPnZF8LIfnIYtJWtxSttN9p8QK7JdD-VUG-IiZ8fLQhkVGWNVzk-3n1-sabPN4vnu2g5URiMqQQeIw8LJ0Euwg/s1600/2011+Lent+blocks+3+and+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk_vvR8YORK5skCTHAc5tQnhQvSQSagI-klCN2zegjz9lVV2wpxwjXlPnZF8LIfnIYtJWtxSttN9p8QK7JdD-VUG-IiZ8fLQhkVGWNVzk-3n1-sabPN4vnu2g5URiMqQQeIw8LJ0Euwg/s400/2011+Lent+blocks+3+and+4.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<br />
I don't do Lent - it's not part of my religion - but I respect what folks around me do for it, and Michelle's challenge was a worthy one. Little did I know how very challenging it would be! I mean, I regularly do quilt work, so how hard could it be to make 4 blocks instead of 1 in 6 weeks' time?<br />
<br />
Well, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Life </i></span>exploded for our family, and I do have my master's coursework, so finding the time for even just three extra blocks really has been a bear. I really considered asking to be excused - almost all my other BOMs got shelved for April - but I set the books down this morning and did these two beauties up. :) Feels good.Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-44177506666607936602011-04-14T14:32:00.006-05:002011-04-14T14:39:02.602-05:004th Week March Makeup, a Lent-challenge block, and donations<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't abandon you guys!! Last month was blasted away for our family between 3 different spring break weeks and a serious medical event. I apologize for not being able to do March's 4th Week on time, but that is fixed today. </span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted something simple but cute, and this fun blue with the heart <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">roosters </span>lent itself well to an easy block. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2XOpYWjwxOtK06dz8I2PDvk2XSR_f1NYqYYdkwYUIkqg7NVsBLiUslDuBr_09kiqQiZ9LC6NOEZw7JiRrmCePJWjV7x8aVNurutgnuMXwsRrRZDaIG6XQpTliUHMI7Sot17-zqqGv4w/s1600/Valor+March+4th+Week.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2XOpYWjwxOtK06dz8I2PDvk2XSR_f1NYqYYdkwYUIkqg7NVsBLiUslDuBr_09kiqQiZ9LC6NOEZw7JiRrmCePJWjV7x8aVNurutgnuMXwsRrRZDaIG6XQpTliUHMI7Sot17-zqqGv4w/s320/Valor+March+4th+Week.JPG" width="309" /></a></div>I got eight 6" blocks from 3 sets of strips. These blocks are PERFECT for beginners or quilters pressed for time. Just cut 1 1/2" strips the width of the fabric, sew three strips together side-to-side, cut them into sections every 3 1/2", and sew those patches together like this:<br />
<br />
<div><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They can easily be adapted to other sizes, and you can sandwich fabrics like I did or use three different ones altogether.</span></div><div><br />
</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKSal0-AboCk4lBXa7ghsxkggAolkdvyQUHuOzoyMxbvKy2xauE3ZCcUyDXafDH_PjwfQZIAiLUG367zwyjA2Tr4yq0C611l2PP_yaFH-DRLRD6vW18VaTHv3VNh9oO3UwVZdxL2voAU/s1600/Valor+March+4th+Weekab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKSal0-AboCk4lBXa7ghsxkggAolkdvyQUHuOzoyMxbvKy2xauE3ZCcUyDXafDH_PjwfQZIAiLUG367zwyjA2Tr4yq0C611l2PP_yaFH-DRLRD6vW18VaTHv3VNh9oO3UwVZdxL2voAU/s320/Valor+March+4th+Weekab.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw06eTAhfzQTP0C-Ag1MKFdTGYdBN0mzd4HpJbGFxUZZWQA-NBZP0xWdAt00Ft5yeheZ08JdYATaEf3r-2I1ajkIi6nx7YG2_4BnTi9nL_zlrYjWB8OKqlgmmve2t8n80gZkYhgRB3Fmw/s1600/Flying+Needles+BOM+April.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw06eTAhfzQTP0C-Ag1MKFdTGYdBN0mzd4HpJbGFxUZZWQA-NBZP0xWdAt00Ft5yeheZ08JdYATaEf3r-2I1ajkIi6nx7YG2_4BnTi9nL_zlrYjWB8OKqlgmmve2t8n80gZkYhgRB3Fmw/s320/Flying+Needles+BOM+April.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also hadn't been able to work on Michelle's 4-block Lent challenge until today, so I'm happy I was able to get another block done, too. This one is a 12-incher. The design would be a lot more apparent if one of my fabrics had been less busy, but we'll find a place for it in a grouping that has more subtle, water-colory, gardenish blocks.</span><br />
<div><br />
</div></div></div></div></div><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other fun thing to share is that we got some donations today from my local quilt guild! Betty brought me a sack filled with what we're now calling <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Scraps of Valor</span>:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdmOe2l4D22JVMI5tEFah8Z820Azp81flUgzV34Q4dFyGm3y4TDVX18L1E0GMS_CQSkNugmqvWpjecDAGIdTX-HI2P1W3y-XQHp6fwlu3RYN9RG5A21GBdRYyzPdi522iVAHcS1I4pxc/s1600/IMG_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdmOe2l4D22JVMI5tEFah8Z820Azp81flUgzV34Q4dFyGm3y4TDVX18L1E0GMS_CQSkNugmqvWpjecDAGIdTX-HI2P1W3y-XQHp6fwlu3RYN9RG5A21GBdRYyzPdi522iVAHcS1I4pxc/s320/IMG_0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Ginger brought me odd-ball blocks from the guild's Quilts of Valor program to use at </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Valor Quilt Bee. The guild's program is set up to use only 12" blocks or a full-top pattern, so these would be more difficult for her to incorporate. They're perfect for us, though! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check them out:</span></div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJuQjZTrTlCO335sO83QL93NEq80Dnz3-zxDBi-yAuJo27PucUT9ypGeKIZup_YGij6p1Sz9nKSWiHclb96Oqmybl_oCgOLHPdW0LEU3Lb8T97TaUMXGyVKEisgz-OnI1kqnn7oMVtg/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJuQjZTrTlCO335sO83QL93NEq80Dnz3-zxDBi-yAuJo27PucUT9ypGeKIZup_YGij6p1Sz9nKSWiHclb96Oqmybl_oCgOLHPdW0LEU3Lb8T97TaUMXGyVKEisgz-OnI1kqnn7oMVtg/s400/IMG_0004.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRoJB5BkPOw0UGwNQ7beLr9JESgTiLqdx20eD_2YNccVymmIgimKxpaqss8ZVeHyaRxcQa-dGTT7P1nxVweTHRbxFxz8D6pF9qitRLUUsSmjmfXwT5CG9czEfM1kXblWNAXOwEWA5VEU/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRoJB5BkPOw0UGwNQ7beLr9JESgTiLqdx20eD_2YNccVymmIgimKxpaqss8ZVeHyaRxcQa-dGTT7P1nxVweTHRbxFxz8D6pF9qitRLUUsSmjmfXwT5CG9czEfM1kXblWNAXOwEWA5VEU/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRcyX0AodPAeNx_mP6MsPLXEHx9rYH27ncWbk8ajnlZhp-PubyAJvW0Ep2uNPn3ONnAvBO7fYUQ1dYo50-XXiD6gcaoUyAE8UTfJVvSsPG6ehV1y7drRFnnewj-QGjCxvSbLHsewDAoc/s1600/IMG_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRcyX0AodPAeNx_mP6MsPLXEHx9rYH27ncWbk8ajnlZhp-PubyAJvW0Ep2uNPn3ONnAvBO7fYUQ1dYo50-XXiD6gcaoUyAE8UTfJVvSsPG6ehV1y7drRFnnewj-QGjCxvSbLHsewDAoc/s400/IMG_0006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-56427252799848709072011-03-24T16:27:00.002-05:002011-03-24T16:34:26.136-05:00Stars and Stripes Sampler Book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOIL3fJSb_uji3uj-6JMh1Lhcmub6j_WNOqpnmYeQ2WT6FugEsn2tmWmy440O0IRrUf7zOI2LI6QjHddm8d9b-SgJAPpmOIzwu-dOpH5KsXpRi2XgrZdb4gmNKa_Oxo6oYfNvhmOVddoh/s1600/SAMPB%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587761679808495106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOIL3fJSb_uji3uj-6JMh1Lhcmub6j_WNOqpnmYeQ2WT6FugEsn2tmWmy440O0IRrUf7zOI2LI6QjHddm8d9b-SgJAPpmOIzwu-dOpH5KsXpRi2XgrZdb4gmNKa_Oxo6oYfNvhmOVddoh/s320/SAMPB%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I just got my Stars and Stripes Sampler Book in the mail this week. I am always looking for patriotic quilt blocks for the valor bee. I was not disappointed! It is full of different blocks and techniques perfect for QOV. </div><div> </div><div>The only thing about these blocks is that they will have to be manipulated to meet the size requirements for the bee.</div><div> </div><div>But for a wealth of ideas, patterns and on sale to boot... I think it was a great investment. Check it out at </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.shopfonsandporter.com/product/Stars-and-Stripes-Sampler-Book/dvds-and-books">https://www.shopfonsandporter.com/product/Stars-and-Stripes-Sampler-Book/dvds-and-books</a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-6815420686843133442011-03-17T11:45:00.010-05:002011-03-17T12:00:54.195-05:00BOM: March 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BCLL4z2zIhh1rGHCX48jqbsoM9sm1SbCYfXKVGxVjN9WuL88Z4k3KmDrQEv-wXNrwsi82movROA2uCqcqCH6CJFHbQ3RUPgKD3gyZ3yazs8rE-PEGojxENGE2-Tgmt1fUk9CisPhSeyj/s1600/Bow+Tie+Block.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585091611226334690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BCLL4z2zIhh1rGHCX48jqbsoM9sm1SbCYfXKVGxVjN9WuL88Z4k3KmDrQEv-wXNrwsi82movROA2uCqcqCH6CJFHbQ3RUPgKD3gyZ3yazs8rE-PEGojxENGE2-Tgmt1fUk9CisPhSeyj/s320/Bow+Tie+Block.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />March 2011 Block of the Month:<br />Origami Bow Tie Block<br /><br /><br />Click on the post title or on the link for a tutorial.<br /><a href="http://valorquiltbee.blogspot.com/2011/02/cheater-bow-tie-blocks-tutorial.html">http://valorquiltbee.blogspot.com/2011/02/cheater-bow-tie-blocks-tutorial.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QCjAk8Kx4hmCiB0L2HhfeQy3cs4yeGvfUAVGSUw60mbeHddwBAlWoeqgigZqzOktb1omIBacwJbPhka2iXMzEp_z8y-MIaXD0UXto3iXRFbTsMFTADU7_Gl-oQwJzRtIItnq_fCVQ11R/s1600/P3171416.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585093942262976418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QCjAk8Kx4hmCiB0L2HhfeQy3cs4yeGvfUAVGSUw60mbeHddwBAlWoeqgigZqzOktb1omIBacwJbPhka2iXMzEp_z8y-MIaXD0UXto3iXRFbTsMFTADU7_Gl-oQwJzRtIItnq_fCVQ11R/s200/P3171416.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><em>Sneak peek of April 2011 Block of the Month: Star of Valor<br /></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-35624834559198191042011-03-16T16:41:00.002-05:002011-03-16T16:53:57.258-05:00Quilting with a Purpose: QOV BOMThe online quilting bee is buzzing right along. For those quilters looking for a service project, why not try making QOV a block of the month project. A block and tutorial will be posted each month for those interested.<br /><br />BOM not your thing? If you are making your own QOVF top, make an extra square for the online bee. If you only have a little time, take an hour here and there to make a simple block and send it in. Any and all submissions are greatly appreciated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-86659530759196314142011-03-11T07:52:00.001-06:002011-03-11T08:24:06.257-06:00Making a Button for our Bee Blog :)You know, people are so sharing on the Web! Found a nice blog tutorial on making buttons, so I've fixed one up for this Bee. Won't you be kind enough to post it on your own blog?<br />
<br />
You'll find the HTML right over there on the side bar. ~~~><br />
Just go into your blog's designer, choose to add a gadget (aka "widget"), select HTML/Javascript, and paste that HTML code into that gadget. Save, and - Voila! Your blog sucks our button image onto your page and links to the Valor Quilt Bee! Pretty darn cool. Always wondered how people got those nifty buttons on their blogs. . .<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6q4pf4q_VXIye8KmYPWUUvMQtVO31FlCeyYyFjvkv_oeFIzlVrchVgimZiUWs0jC6V5NE80A0hkAjMHB7uZzchCCVFsQFR6vP-fYqCRgy9yXM1UyYs9n4mtxlgrdpIb8KY1nxMaDv_c/s1600/Valor+Quilt+Bee+Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6q4pf4q_VXIye8KmYPWUUvMQtVO31FlCeyYyFjvkv_oeFIzlVrchVgimZiUWs0jC6V5NE80A0hkAjMHB7uZzchCCVFsQFR6vP-fYqCRgy9yXM1UyYs9n4mtxlgrdpIb8KY1nxMaDv_c/s1600/Valor+Quilt+Bee+Button.jpg" /></a></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-20424527794537702542011-03-09T13:04:00.001-06:002011-03-09T13:09:05.479-06:004 in 40 ChallengeToday is the first day of Lent. Lent is a time for fasting, prayer, contemplation and service. I have a challenge for you in the service area. I challenge the readers and followers of this blog to complete 4 different blocks for the online valor bee during the 40 days of Lent. For more information, check out my blog at <a href="http://www.bamaquilts.blogspot.com/">www.bamaquilts.blogspot.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-89106736791375136402011-03-05T18:31:00.000-06:002011-03-05T18:31:40.082-06:00URL updatedThis blog bee's URL was changed to coordinate with the name, which has undoubtedly created a few glitches. I'll be working on those ASAP when they show up.<br />
<br />
Do apologize for the inconvenience, but decided after some comments that the inconvenience of the change would be worth the removal of some confusion. It is certainly easier to take care of it now than it would be later with many more followers. <br />
<br />
Hope you're enjoying your weekend!Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-51699509928353391872011-03-03T19:47:00.007-06:002011-03-18T14:09:45.205-05:00Star of Valor Block<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Hey, y'all. BamaBee here.</div><br /><br />Check out this block. I call it a "Star of Valor." I designed this 12 inch block using a pattern I modified from one that I saw on Fons and Porter's <i>Love </i><i>of Quilting</i>. The star is a 12 inch lone star. The star is surrounded by squares and quarter-square triangles to finish the block. If you would like to know how to piece a block like this, check out the 1400 series of <i>LOQ</i>.<br /><br />I chose red, white and blue fabric. The white fabric appears solid, but it actually has a tiny triangle pattern.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580038052587379026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo6Iz-I31Rb8bLB-Kf55LSZfJtWBnZFhoNcfl_VQo1xs0U8CTDbS_p2X0nxLZu34Uxy5igD2mihECRzOrYLjgpIjnbsnAj5g14nvGnaqLGHho6Tb5WkI0BdtmCcK2zbtHtppTEiSiPV3T/s320/P3020131.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />I hope to make this block this weekend. I will take photos and write down the directions as I go. I will post them along with a photo of the finished block.<br /><br /><br />Happy Quilting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-26731059751070820502011-02-27T08:10:00.000-06:002011-02-27T08:10:38.659-06:00Utoh!! Vital Contact Info<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've just discovered that I can't respond to folks who post comments anonymously. (Connie, I'd love to add you, but I can't contact you - hopefully you'll see this and we'll get the block resolved.)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So. . . I just made a coordinator's email addy to post publicly here on the blog page. That'll keep my own email from getting slammed with spam and viciousness, but provide you guys with an easy communication point!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To contact the Valor Quilt Bee coordinator, send email to this addy:</span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">valorquiltbee@yahoo.com</span></strong>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-16876394879903660962011-02-24T15:20:00.000-06:002011-02-24T15:20:51.492-06:00Fourth Week, February 2011So, here it is, the first "Fourth Week" of this Valor Quilt Bee's existence. Hasn't been organized long enough to get a lot of word out, let alone gather in any blocks, so there's nothing for Devon and I to coordinate yet.<br />
<br />
So, I whipped up eight 6" red-and-white bow-tie blocks, just waiting for some friends to sidle up with and form a cool quilt top!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0hjz2zKyrd-FJzkrc4nqW8qmZMxv_KIvnSjMM35_Tr06KLRbNgdElZ7gYmy3-uxn5IbDr_4SruPvlODHR5PkoYgZfL_4XQCS5PuaVQeg8Lv3aFxfzkT7-dYcATgdXIRtr42ybXyKY9s/s1600/February+Valor+blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0hjz2zKyrd-FJzkrc4nqW8qmZMxv_KIvnSjMM35_Tr06KLRbNgdElZ7gYmy3-uxn5IbDr_4SruPvlODHR5PkoYgZfL_4XQCS5PuaVQeg8Lv3aFxfzkT7-dYcATgdXIRtr42ybXyKY9s/s400/February+Valor+blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
(The blue and white rectangles are actually for our local guild's project, but they looked so cute with these, I let them hang out.)Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-33636805434901030872011-02-23T13:01:00.014-06:002011-02-25T23:02:16.075-06:00Origami BowTie Blocks Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to share a short-cut technique that was demonstrated at the last meeting of my local quilt guild. I'm giving you dimensions to make a 9" finished-size block since that works wonderfully for our Valor quilts. And, of course, you can use any color combination, but I'm writing for the block pictured.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Rating: Moderately experienced quilters will find this easy and fast when you learn the trick. It makes a fun challenge for beginners who are adventurous.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How do you get <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">this</span> without having to sew ANY biases, and with <strong><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">EASY</span> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PEASY </span><span style="color: orange;">SUPERFAST</span></strong> cutting? </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP19qiBsVHeGLt5cZm_n0FbeVC_LwCs6RZudt4bQ1Y-CWNqSuh6uVkpHYPUgyYRl6kXH90b9IsCbP6YOJX3-cTdQL-7XepiQGoPGA8awKoTJezotgOUUGmDN9WDgte9FJP1Sw093M1f6k/s1600/14+-+Press+pretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP19qiBsVHeGLt5cZm_n0FbeVC_LwCs6RZudt4bQ1Y-CWNqSuh6uVkpHYPUgyYRl6kXH90b9IsCbP6YOJX3-cTdQL-7XepiQGoPGA8awKoTJezotgOUUGmDN9WDgte9FJP1Sw093M1f6k/s320/14+-+Press+pretty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Step 1: Cut several blocks out Speed Racer style</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYke3swWvRhn8QR92OcA4EWrxP-bNPVP27cWDWZ2Mm2dKVCF6PymLMm3risz9vwAblPt92e9n-rdB4_ayvOqORqgGfGxZa7MH6ZaeDqutZeFX60bM9Vl2eoAZKSnQiPvDToyzldVDrxg/s1600/01+-+Stack+Fabrics.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYke3swWvRhn8QR92OcA4EWrxP-bNPVP27cWDWZ2Mm2dKVCF6PymLMm3risz9vwAblPt92e9n-rdB4_ayvOqORqgGfGxZa7MH6ZaeDqutZeFX60bM9Vl2eoAZKSnQiPvDToyzldVDrxg/s200/01+-+Stack+Fabrics.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Stack your print red in double layers, then add your solid red in double layers, then add one layer of the white. </span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">(I staggered them so you could see what's going on, then put them back in line with each other after the pic was snapped.)</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Square up your end and cut however many 5" rows you want. If you're working with 42" fabric, you'll get about 4 blocks out of each row.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLhB4-iVOS8PJmsDg-A42YraCSWsoH-EDW9WcnZUfiYsnIJklM8c5TXIP-hH4C_sg5l3FmabS1QhwQRFRvhcPPVzgSsLREH93uBUelqJPukXOYjwzTeFFanx-83J0qaPmHNQv-9rl51w/s1600/02+-+Cut+squares.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLhB4-iVOS8PJmsDg-A42YraCSWsoH-EDW9WcnZUfiYsnIJklM8c5TXIP-hH4C_sg5l3FmabS1QhwQRFRvhcPPVzgSsLREH93uBUelqJPukXOYjwzTeFFanx-83J0qaPmHNQv-9rl51w/s200/02+-+Cut+squares.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now take one row, square up the selvage end, and cut every 5 inches. Each resulting stack of squares makes 1 block.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #666666;">(Yes - mine are cut at 3 1/2" to make a 6" block, but for your first time through, it will probably be easier to handle a larger size.)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's it! You're finished with all the cutting for this project.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Step 2: Sew the Funky Unit</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxphZyqui1xtGIICr0Q5uqj7I1XtxbzxNBQA6k5DjhLMSElW-mBZDWyFBH2Il3IR9_AV6hvDdHTcAPcEQpporfKLvsR3knCtlkT5qK3nqOSKgcL880LA7C0EVOpOoar_5idQOO-wOW-cs/s1600/03+-+Fold+center.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxphZyqui1xtGIICr0Q5uqj7I1XtxbzxNBQA6k5DjhLMSElW-mBZDWyFBH2Il3IR9_AV6hvDdHTcAPcEQpporfKLvsR3knCtlkT5qK3nqOSKgcL880LA7C0EVOpOoar_5idQOO-wOW-cs/s200/03+-+Fold+center.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Take the <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">white square</span> and fold it in half <u>WRONG SIDES TOGETHER</u>.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlUYLwTDgaNEo8npBJb6rFDZIvezmvmrxbCjX0OYcWHAO0lPhz0vZ_Mg2WjZEBq6rVNyAmf__5ICzgX1wQIniUVkRpsyriHfNcF_JN3V8kFuaVJbS3tsG6NNzTn9_4UB8ivgqUP6vfpI/s1600/04+-+Place+on+print+red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlUYLwTDgaNEo8npBJb6rFDZIvezmvmrxbCjX0OYcWHAO0lPhz0vZ_Mg2WjZEBq6rVNyAmf__5ICzgX1wQIniUVkRpsyriHfNcF_JN3V8kFuaVJbS3tsG6NNzTn9_4UB8ivgqUP6vfpI/s1600/04+-+Place+on+print+red.jpg" /></a>Lay one <span style="color: #444444;">PRINT RED</span> <u>face up</u>. </span><br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Layer the <span style="color: #444444;">folded white piece</span> with the raw edges lined up at the top of the print square.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLy20Psg1iLeAxqqKBeHPEIyCXHYKL5i3mZzpb3pwxjJP0P7_HKACMittI5JtcaUDp03tZbRTYFTK63EOsy1NFtzMAFbOI-J8CAefM_O0llUdPOYth9ZE_zSz4BUhYbqZ-U6Ravw2G94/s1600/05+-+Stack+solid+red+and+pin+SIDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLy20Psg1iLeAxqqKBeHPEIyCXHYKL5i3mZzpb3pwxjJP0P7_HKACMittI5JtcaUDp03tZbRTYFTK63EOsy1NFtzMAFbOI-J8CAefM_O0llUdPOYth9ZE_zSz4BUhYbqZ-U6Ravw2G94/s200/05+-+Stack+solid+red+and+pin+SIDE.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Lay one <span style="color: #444444;">SOLID RED</span> square on top, <u>face down</u>. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Pin the <u>LEFT SIDE</u>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This is where you will stitch, NOT THE TOP.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-axlPJkTA90T7M4Vvzb7YVxPDIRM_UvVEST8u33-GeBmh-Ppwfzfs0artjrjFy61WfSYv7veulBdk2fn2qAlWw-_xnElE5cu2MKWWg6tIH0i44PZVk3kGAI_znTpRiLYCeInCNPprFg/s1600/06+-+Open+out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="101" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-axlPJkTA90T7M4Vvzb7YVxPDIRM_UvVEST8u33-GeBmh-Ppwfzfs0artjrjFy61WfSYv7veulBdk2fn2qAlWw-_xnElE5cu2MKWWg6tIH0i44PZVk3kGAI_znTpRiLYCeInCNPprFg/s200/06+-+Open+out.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sew the line and open the unit out.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZ0PyqkqTNgGIK68U8dDxtbF_lqAyX7IPnOy05xEMGMq3e7wiXKYrKtuiGmmrto7ssEISzYh11HrAdsbcN9M5Epp8lWBox5Ir9MnLS1qTzNWw_QTiyiNy9PjKFzOcvJASd0E6m5hC5UU/s1600/07+-+Stack+on+SOLID+this+time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZ0PyqkqTNgGIK68U8dDxtbF_lqAyX7IPnOy05xEMGMq3e7wiXKYrKtuiGmmrto7ssEISzYh11HrAdsbcN9M5Epp8lWBox5Ir9MnLS1qTzNWw_QTiyiNy9PjKFzOcvJASd0E6m5hC5UU/s200/07+-+Stack+on+SOLID+this+time.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now lay the remaining <span style="color: #444444;">SOLID RED</span> square <u>face up</u>. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Layer the <span style="color: #444444;">folded white piece</span> on it much like the first time, with the sewn-on pieces hanging off on the left.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVwB51JdhXLjNa4GY8g3XxCnsJ2OzSB74Ovo_8X19C_MgUg0ArNn5CqOwR_kNOExYPEFZEv6yQLPVkscSFLHLCJOB93f-Ad-lN1fSaxjNwzo3A7LLGZJoo0vS2pvvk32zNmIrPY1xOZw/s1600/08+-+Layer+PRINT+and+pin+on+OTHER+SIDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="112" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVwB51JdhXLjNa4GY8g3XxCnsJ2OzSB74Ovo_8X19C_MgUg0ArNn5CqOwR_kNOExYPEFZEv6yQLPVkscSFLHLCJOB93f-Ad-lN1fSaxjNwzo3A7LLGZJoo0vS2pvvk32zNmIrPY1xOZw/s200/08+-+Layer+PRINT+and+pin+on+OTHER+SIDE.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Lay the remainig <span style="color: #444444;">PRINT RED</span> square on top, <u>face down</u>.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">PIN the <u>RIGHT SIDE</u>.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVxF4IZJHMJhZ7qlkv2nSB-Rsb1oJXsF8p2rI_koXUshOV6gqb4DJwzQPAxOQZqFdR7nbYnvLn1EkGAJqVLxSrKBTu91Wiz3Cq688lPa1zecPvV6MCDLW7ATzeA9Ge_p8OPrrtL5M9Mg/s1600/09+-+Opened+both+sides+sewn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="178" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVxF4IZJHMJhZ7qlkv2nSB-Rsb1oJXsF8p2rI_koXUshOV6gqb4DJwzQPAxOQZqFdR7nbYnvLn1EkGAJqVLxSrKBTu91Wiz3Cq688lPa1zecPvV6MCDLW7ATzeA9Ge_p8OPrrtL5M9Mg/s320/09+-+Opened+both+sides+sewn.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sew that seam so that you will have this unit when you open the right side out as well:</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #999999;">(Notice that each side has opposite red types.) </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Step 3: Sew the cross seam to form the finished block</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This is where you get to be all manipulative. There's a trick, though, to avoiding unwanted pleats in the corners of your centerpiece: Go With the F. :)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Pick up the unit so all the raw edges are at the top. Open each red end out so you get an <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I</span> shape. Now you can match opposite partners to each other. Pin one top red corner together as shown below.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmta22H_hi2Pax1FQH-_J_yP_PaEjvmG7dNb7wBRYmz1_2puShJ1i7BuoQQ8ffepybt0-i3zEQNEVfr8SeaWfx0ib5mwvZXU5CP32FzdYpJEf0LzHK_PDHtExbxvuvmbBJKHp4YIG0Vw/s1600/10+-+Now+sewing+the+Cross+Seam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmta22H_hi2Pax1FQH-_J_yP_PaEjvmG7dNb7wBRYmz1_2puShJ1i7BuoQQ8ffepybt0-i3zEQNEVfr8SeaWfx0ib5mwvZXU5CP32FzdYpJEf0LzHK_PDHtExbxvuvmbBJKHp4YIG0Vw/s320/10+-+Now+sewing+the+Cross+Seam.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Open out the white edges:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmTxpgd8oebtkcdB8GIxYZDdDeXhfc82TrQsJn5FkRoAwzE1VRj76-ebY4qB-CokCsrfLg9eCPKv71EbXSeE2peZdB_BSXz1Lfct7rLJDDvLHQU9FvLxhArYIxYl3t33STtUUhqWnQ7g/s1600/11+-+Open+Center+piece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="252" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmTxpgd8oebtkcdB8GIxYZDdDeXhfc82TrQsJn5FkRoAwzE1VRj76-ebY4qB-CokCsrfLg9eCPKv71EbXSeE2peZdB_BSXz1Lfct7rLJDDvLHQU9FvLxhArYIxYl3t33STtUUhqWnQ7g/s320/11+-+Open+Center+piece.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="clear: right; color: #cc0000; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Then match and pin the center seams. <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">(I make the seams lay down in opposite directions so they'll lock with each other, while making sure the bottom seam will point away from the feed dogs while sewing.)</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Make a good pocket in the white portion, at least 1/3" deep:</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKSdE1ecNSWdkw7uPaXEiMGTLu_btdJDg0ka606RLQbe5nW1SZf8wQTT7GDwEvuGg6uuMV6UVvH0ZQxxj6Q-4S00i-EMgP8qcr9E9LsPbFHkjH2a3TkarSU0lkvJFQbg3FEFOMwAQosY/s1600/33+-+Pin+end+without+squishing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKSdE1ecNSWdkw7uPaXEiMGTLu_btdJDg0ka606RLQbe5nW1SZf8wQTT7GDwEvuGg6uuMV6UVvH0ZQxxj6Q-4S00i-EMgP8qcr9E9LsPbFHkjH2a3TkarSU0lkvJFQbg3FEFOMwAQosY/s320/33+-+Pin+end+without+squishing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY2jmEmEOTrBo8RlYESfypQwtYzP-bV1Pa8epFIEqXFJF2Ju0-5pERSfJrTni91mtD5rpgKP3b2DAnp6MPEpgaxxfuUX6ogWT5j4RG94SRnDZjDuqRpR4VODZ39Grrzxvd8FRJp2NhN0/s1600/34+-+Pinch+more+than+quarter+inch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY2jmEmEOTrBo8RlYESfypQwtYzP-bV1Pa8epFIEqXFJF2Ju0-5pERSfJrTni91mtD5rpgKP3b2DAnp6MPEpgaxxfuUX6ogWT5j4RG94SRnDZjDuqRpR4VODZ39Grrzxvd8FRJp2NhN0/s320/34+-+Pinch+more+than+quarter+inch.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Then pinch the folded edge. </span><em><span style="color: #666666;">(Watch that the diagonal pull below doesn't ride into the 1/4" seam allowance area.)</span> </em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">C</span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">arefully line up the raw edges of the red with the white edges, and pin so that the 1/4" seam allowance is protected.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now you get to flip it around and repeat this process for the other side. And here's where the key comes in: GO WITH THE FLOW - LET IT BEND! :D</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Because the white is straining against the diagonal, you cannot get the red cross seam to line up straight across while it's all folded right sides together. Don't sweat it: go with the flow and it'll work out just fine. I promise!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">After you get a good pinch pocket established and ready to pin, BRING THE RED RAW EDGES DOWN AROUND THE BEND TO THE WHITE EDGES. Don't try bringing the white up to the red. </span><span style="color: #666666;">(It really helps to have the end pinned first.)</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now pin that point so that its 1/4" seam allowance is protected also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXrJbNxnP7PhkJlr_BNeFc099YiuO2NDVKS4voGDqOjQmrMptlTuv9GSDQXuBhIR4pQx7Mg4EBd2OZeXK5P7X_6FDUswK-pjMnBNLNq8o5n_1Lyo7_gc1edoRL-L1aJjTebkfnoRQQx4/s1600/35+-+Bring+the+red+to+the+white++ARROW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXrJbNxnP7PhkJlr_BNeFc099YiuO2NDVKS4voGDqOjQmrMptlTuv9GSDQXuBhIR4pQx7Mg4EBd2OZeXK5P7X_6FDUswK-pjMnBNLNq8o5n_1Lyo7_gc1edoRL-L1aJjTebkfnoRQQx4/s320/35+-+Bring+the+red+to+the+white++ARROW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This is how pronounced that bend wants to be:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sEg_19jEiecou9wCn57FAcDjB5axdy_oQNMg_1-h10Uv5leMxjs7l5XYC9042CwquYgZ4L4NUNb0S3M6yHSUHMmpSdpeTa6HO7uKK_KPMJHxFrI9J6H9eEZ6tOqREETyO1WF4w052jM/s1600/36+-+See+how+angled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sEg_19jEiecou9wCn57FAcDjB5axdy_oQNMg_1-h10Uv5leMxjs7l5XYC9042CwquYgZ4L4NUNb0S3M6yHSUHMmpSdpeTa6HO7uKK_KPMJHxFrI9J6H9eEZ6tOqREETyO1WF4w052jM/s320/36+-+See+how+angled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">But it's no prob for us quilters! We're quite good at pivoting, you know! Simply sew to the midpoint, make sure your needle is down, lift the foot. . . </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm16XveA1UYubJ_csZnbdl3sWC3Z4HUeTjMdEDRbz144XeoDRnQ8Cv9rksYAz5syfjpVSx6gmolFfLp8LTr57DPY9SX3uywiWksLU4IRHusGOcbjH5JMciyTI8lmZX4wCsVYP7KxlLQR0/s1600/37+-+Sew+to+midpoint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm16XveA1UYubJ_csZnbdl3sWC3Z4HUeTjMdEDRbz144XeoDRnQ8Cv9rksYAz5syfjpVSx6gmolFfLp8LTr57DPY9SX3uywiWksLU4IRHusGOcbjH5JMciyTI8lmZX4wCsVYP7KxlLQR0/s320/37+-+Sew+to+midpoint.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">. . . spin the unit straight for the second half, put the foot back down,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> and finish the seam. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1SW6dWdPaiJSbgMDW3-awSGJQoJUhWe3LYELaOOZhk5yXdXXS-iGrMXeO83JQ3PJqOJYbnbh58yVo_b1WhjuRbcRYOx9Y1sMkTGGakjBsdCTfCdeeTpyNb9Nza5J-6OrBq2_qyTNwcQ/s1600/38+-+Pivot+and+continue+seam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1SW6dWdPaiJSbgMDW3-awSGJQoJUhWe3LYELaOOZhk5yXdXXS-iGrMXeO83JQ3PJqOJYbnbh58yVo_b1WhjuRbcRYOx9Y1sMkTGGakjBsdCTfCdeeTpyNb9Nza5J-6OrBq2_qyTNwcQ/s320/38+-+Pivot+and+continue+seam.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You'll end up with this funny-looking thing, which will make you think, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: blue;">"Oh man, how could this possibly come out right?"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiw18wBkWHKDYyhmer0rADPlqXsuZilaxXI888bs_b-zoW98hTGRHbVQ0cjoxtyYt2el2EGao8fq8OoS7mVg549-LhSuqW12y7iqC5YvcOwBH2cnXch6qSXHw97fO32TLYOLe5Lh-3Mo/s1600/39+-+Yes+it+will+lay+flat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiw18wBkWHKDYyhmer0rADPlqXsuZilaxXI888bs_b-zoW98hTGRHbVQ0cjoxtyYt2el2EGao8fq8OoS7mVg549-LhSuqW12y7iqC5YvcOwBH2cnXch6qSXHw97fO32TLYOLe5Lh-3Mo/s320/39+-+Yes+it+will+lay+flat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><u><span style="color: blue;">But it does!</span></u> That funny-looking unit opens up to this pretty origami bowtie block and presses up very nicely so that it looks just like it does at the top of this tutorial! </span><br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xx1ZtFTItjBVSZ-UF3nOHiU63g8ZOyrL79TEU7CmNX_IL-KdPGxItMD6_fZ33EmHru5PVkEamW-QGhYN72jggq62mqLWEUWgV9C-kZcdeMNSM_lXYPFmCGd7QD-xYtsvlXU1VxK8IBA/s1600/13+-+Open+out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xx1ZtFTItjBVSZ-UF3nOHiU63g8ZOyrL79TEU7CmNX_IL-KdPGxItMD6_fZ33EmHru5PVkEamW-QGhYN72jggq62mqLWEUWgV9C-kZcdeMNSM_lXYPFmCGd7QD-xYtsvlXU1VxK8IBA/s320/13+-+Open+out.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: black;">Voila! You just made a Bowtie block in only 3 stitched seams instead of 7. And </span><span style="color: black;">I <u>love</u> the pockets around the center diamond. Think of the possibilities - you could tuck the funnest little things in there, peeping out so cute. . . Or you could just leave them. . . Or if you're particular about such things, you could stitch them down before or during quilting.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: blue; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Cutting for different sizes </span><span style="color: blue;"><img height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FATdbSuJX4NJSImJRs9bbulank-SIvtNaoLfqsVICuzBPS2EPNwYF-GCP96SyGSz3O8bn1cEuos0zoY7xfj2Wm3DGoE0AyTBHridKXM4wmW0r014EgpaTB2F9DutMtoUwcJLruVo71Q/s320/31+-+Poke+a+pocket.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 427px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 3682px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">What is your desired <u>finished</u> block size?</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take that number and divide it in half. Add 1/2 inch to this number. That's the size to cut out the 5 squares!</span></div></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826193083301755530.post-64832517239644645852011-02-14T15:38:00.004-06:002011-02-23T16:20:38.440-06:00Let's Get Online for Valor!<div align="center">It occurred to me that there may be many quilters out there who would like to be a part of the <span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red;">Quilts</span> <span style="color: red;">for Valor</span></span></span> program in a <span style="color: #cc33cc;">social</span> way, but don't have a local guild that participates in the program. And so, I thought I'd organize an online bee that is focused on making Quilts of Valor tops.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 0px;">Thus: We have the <span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: georgia;"><em>Online for Valor</em></span> </span><span style="font-size: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 0px;">group</span></span>!</span>So. . . If you would like to contribute to one of these wonderful quilts that bring <span style="color: #009900;">great comfort and emotional support</span> to U.S. servicememers who have been injured or afflicted in the line of duty, we can make that happen in a <span style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: lucida grande; font-size: 130%;"><strong>fun and easy</strong></span> way.<br />
<br />
Simply make a<span style="color: #990000;"> <strong>6", 9", or 12"</strong></span> block and send it by mail to the central location. (That's the "finished" size, so you'd send blocks that are <span style="color: #990000;"><strong>6 1/2", 9 1/2", or 12 1/2"</strong></span>.) Make as many blocks as you want and send them as often as you feel like doing them! May we suggest you give yourself <span style="color: #6666cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><strong>time-frame goals</strong></span>, such as at least one block sent by the end of each month? Or every other month? Or even just once?<br />
<br />
These can be <span style="color: #009900; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><strong>any block design you like</strong></span> - modern or traditional, beginner or advanced, hand or machine stitched. Just stick to the ol' <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red;">Red</span>,<span style="color: #cccccc;"> Whitish</span>, and <span style="color: #3333ff;">Blue</span></span></span> color theme, and it'll work. (<span style="color: #ffcc33; font-family: arial; font-size: 130%;">Gold</span> looks nice in the mix as well) :D<br />
<br />
During the fourth week of each month, I and anyone in the local area will <span style="color: #00cccc; font-size: 130%;">coordinate</span> and <span style="color: #6666cc; font-size: 130%;">assemble</span> these blocks - if enough have accumulated - or work on more blocks.<br />
<br />
We'll post <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;">pictures</span> of blocks as they come in, tops as they emerge, and anything related that <span style="color: #cc9933; font-size: 130%;">tickles our fancy</span>, such as pics of people receiving a Quilt of Valor, pattern ideas, and techniques we may have tried out while making a block. And please, please <span style="color: red; font-family: courier new; font-size: 180%;"><strong>post</strong></span> pics of your block(s) when you make them and let the group know what's going in the mail!<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #33cc00; font-family: trebuchet ms;">This will be fun!</span></span>Whenever a top is completed, it will be turned in to the <span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Quilt of Valor Foundation</span> to be quilted by one of their longarm contacts, and we will keep track of where our quilts go!! </div><br />
<br />
<div align="center">So. . . <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcAd19w4eoCuQOwLvA6gMcDUMvcUPFUvB59AX0xbSTgulOuxw-24mRcvRBgmUjSrWF4wt2lcQR83yaIbS9pfYKJf_yGSju04_KUuVsvoq221yBBbBrUfB1iFPUV0THgMH3oX4juSvEaA/s1600/patriotic+kitty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcAd19w4eoCuQOwLvA6gMcDUMvcUPFUvB59AX0xbSTgulOuxw-24mRcvRBgmUjSrWF4wt2lcQR83yaIbS9pfYKJf_yGSju04_KUuVsvoq221yBBbBrUfB1iFPUV0THgMH3oX4juSvEaA/s200/patriotic+kitty.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #33ccff;"><strong>How 'bout it, Kitty Cat?</strong></span> </span></div><br />
<div align="center">Are you online for valor? </div><br />
<div align="center">Are you ready to do something easy and fun for your <span style="color: #996633; font-size: 130%;">fellow Planet Earth riders</span>? </div><br />
<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">If so, post a <span style="color: #cc66cc; font-size: 130%;"><em>comment</em></span> saying you'd like to join the group and we'll get you set up as a member so you can post pics of your blocks and add to the storyline as life rolls along. </div><div align="center"></div><br />
<div align="center">P.S. Here is a link so you can see what all this hooplah is about! ;D</div><div align="center"></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.qovf.org/">Quilt of Valor Foundation </a></div><br />
<div align="center"></div>Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.com1