And the winner is....

Vicky Shortino!

Congratulations Vicky on your second win in the Quilty Friends BOM program.

She took home 12 completed blocks and kits for eight more.


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Hmmm...

Anyone else see something wrong with this block?

I'm looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow night.

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Month 8 - Feb 2012 - Love Potion

General Description of block: This is a nine patch block with Quilty Friend’s signature corners, an on point square in square center, and house blocks on it's edges. The block reminds me of the classic Shoo Fly; however with the center altered it also suggests four chalices joined at their bases.  It uses 5 fabrics.

Cutting Directions: (29 pieces)

FQG - dark and light refer to your kit fabrics.

• from dark (grey with berries in kit) - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square.  Sub-cut this square twice diagonally into 4 small triangles
• from light (white in kit) - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square.  Sub-cut this square twice diagonally into 4 small triangles.

FQG - this month's pallet has red, pink, green, and white.  Let's put the darkest reds and pinks in the chalices corners, pale greens in the edge block triangles, and pastel reds, greys, and/or white in the centers.

• from background (pastels in red, grey, pink, or white) -
• cut 4, 4 1/2 inch squares for edge blocks
• from 1st contrasting fabric (dark red or pink chalices) -
• cut 2, 5 1/4 inch squares.  Sub-cut squares once diagonally into two large triangles for a total of 4 large triangles for corner blocks.
• cut 4, 2 1/2 inch squares for center block
• from 2nd contrasting fabric (pale green) -
• cut 8, 2 1/2 inch squares for edge blocks
• cut 1, 4 1/2 inch square for center block

Piecing:

Corners:

• Sew one dark and one light small triangle together to make a large triangle.
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.
• BE CAREFUL TO MAKE THEM ALL THE SAME
• Make 4
• Using the right angle to align the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to a large 1st contrasting (red) triangle.
• Trim the excess seam allowance (This should be all 1st contrasting/red fabric)
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams toward the 1st contrasting fabric (red)
• Trim square to 4 1/2 inches.
• Make 4.

Edges:

• Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of 8 2nd contrasting (pale green) 2 1/2 inch squares.
• Align 2 1/2 inch square with a corner of a 4 1/2 inch background (pastel) square with right sides together and the drawn line parallel to the corner.
• Sew next to the line.  Place your stitches just to the corner edge of the line.  I used the presser foot as a guide and let the line go under the metal right at the edge of the sewing area.
• Fold 2nd contrasting fabric (pale green) back so piece is a 4 1/2 inch square with a pale triangle in the corner.  There should be three pieces of fabric meeting in one corner.
• Iron toward corner.
• Do this a second time on an adjacent corner.
• Leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance, trim excess fabric from the back of block.
• Make 4

Center:

• Draw a diagonal line on each 2 1/2 inch 1st contrasting (red) square.  (There should be 4)
• Align 2 1/2 inch square with a corner of the 4 1/2 inch square of 2nd contrasting (pale green) fabric with right sides together and the drawn line parallel to the corner.
• Sew next to the diagonal line.  Place your stitches just to the corner edge of the line.  (Like you did for the edge blocks!)
• Fold 1st contrasting (red) fabric back so piece is a 4 1/2 inch square with a dark corner.  Three fabrics should be meeting in one corner.
• Iron toward corner
• Do this to each corner of the 2nd contrasting fabric.
• Leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance, trim excess fabric from back of block.
• Trim block to  4 1/2 inches square.

Block:

• rows 1 & 3 - follow the picture - corner square with light & dark side on the outside edge; edge block with pastel "house" pointing up; corner square with light & dark on the outside edge.
• row 2 - follow the picture - edge block with pastel "house" pointing to the left; center block; edge block with pastel "house" pointing to the right
• Assemble rows so that pastel "house" blocks are pointing away from the center.
• Block should measure 12 1/2 inches square.  (actual size, including future seam allowances.)

A quilt made from 16 of these blocks would look something like this....

Bring your finished block(s) to the February general meeting of the Frisco Quilt Guild to enter the drawing.  The winner gets to take home all of the blocks entered as well as any  remaining kits, printed finishing suggestions, and scrap fabric from this project.

First Quarter 2012 - Sneak Peek

Hello Quilty Friends,

Have you looked outside the window today?  If you haven't, don't bother.  It is ghastly...

and not in this creepy cute sort of way.  It is cold and wet and completely uninviting.  Fortunately I don't have to go out in it to purchase fabric.  (Thank You God!)

Month #8 (I'll give you fabric and directions at our Jan meeting) will be a study in reds.  What else would you expect for a project done in February?  "Love Potion" is the block I have in store for us.  The signature corners are grey and white ....

Ruby Cotton Grey Quirky  SKU #55036-13

White Moda Muslin SKU#9946-11

You add reds and cream for the rest of the block.

Block #9 is for all of our friends who love the 1930's prints.  You provide five different 4 1/2 " squares for the center.  I'll give you two greens for the corners.  (Did you expect something else for St. Patrick's Day?)  "Monkey in the Middle" should be a fun scrap-o-ganza.

Bella Solids Etchings Charcoal SKU#9900-171

Sweethearts Aloe Triangle Fiesta SKU#10726-36

We all know that by April the showers have stopped and it is darned near summer...at least in North Texas...unless it isn't and then it is any ones guess what the weather will do.  No matter, these sweet flowers will still be appropriate.  I've purchased these for block #10.  You add anything BUT white and/or Azalea this month.



Ooh-la-la by Dana Brooks for Henry Glass SKU #9310-2



Bella Solids Azalea SKU#9900-144

 I hope you've enjoyed the shopping trip.  Remember you don't need to purchase these fabrics - I posted them to give you something to dream about....and make the post a little more interesting.

See you soon!

Month 7 - Bonus Block - Forest Flakes

General description of block: This is a nine patch block with Quilty Friend’s signature corners, flying geese, and a nine patch center. The block was inspired by the Indians & Pilgrims block I designed for November and suggests four trees radiating from the center of the block. It might also be viewed as a four sided snow flake. It uses 4 of the 5 selected fabrics.

Cutting directions: (42 pieces)

FQG - There are NO kits for this block. It will NOT be made as part of our monthly block lottery.

Corner fabrics:

• From dark - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.
• From light - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.

Body fabrics: (background, contrast 1 and contrast 2)

• From darkest fabric
• cut 8, 4 ½ x 2 ½ inch rectangles for middle edge blocks
• cut 4, 1 7/8 inch squares for center block
• From lightest fabric
• cut 2, 5 1/4 inch squares; sub cut them on the diagonal into 4 large triangles for corner blocks.
• cut 5, 1 7/8 inch square for center block
• cut 16, 2 ½ inch squares for middle edge blocks.

Piecing directions:

Corners -

• Sew one dark and one light small triangle together to make one large triangle.
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.
• Make 4 identical large triangles.
• Using the right angle to align the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to a large lightest color triangle.
• Trim the excess seam allowance (this should be lightest fabric.)
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams toward the lightest fabric.
• Make 4 identical squares.
• Trim squares to 4 ½ inches.

 

Middle Edge block - Each edge block is made of two flying goose blocks

• Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of all lightest 2 ½ inch squares. (There should be 16)
• Align 2 ½ square with a corner of a rectangle of darkest fabric with right sides together and the drawn line parallel to the corner.
• Sew on diagonal line.
• Fold lightest fabric back so piece is a 2 ½ x 4 ½ inch rectangle with a light corner. There should be three pieces of fabric meeting in one corner. Iron.
• Do this a second time on the corner adjacent along the long edge of the rectangle.
• Leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance, trim excess fabric from back of block.
• Ta-da! You just made a goose. Now make 7 more.
• Sew two goose blocks together, with dark triangles pointing in the same direction (Point to long edge.) This completes one edge block.  Make 3 more.

Center Block - Nine patch

Piece together the 9 1 7/8 inch squares to make a nine patch block as shown. Trim square to 4 1/2".

Block -

• row 1& 3 - corner square with light & dark side on the outside edge; middle edge block with geese pointing up; corner square with light & dark side on the outside edge.
• row 2 - middle edge block with geese pointing to the left; background square; middle edge block with geese pointing to the right.
• Assemble rows so that same fabrics are touching to make one 12 ½ inch block (actual size, including future seam allowances.)

Happy New Year!

I hope today finds you happy and healthy and on the way to recovering your life from all of the holiday happenings. For those of you who are waiting for your bonus block...it is on my list of things to do. It will be here soon. In the mean time check this out:


Turns out Anita was so tickled that Sue loved the blocks that she gave the bunch to her. Sue has since made more and is turning it into a king sized quilt for her bed. Isn't it stunning?!