I'm Back...but without a sewing machine PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 17:15

 Wow I didnt realize how long I had been away from my blog and from blog-land in general.

I went on practically back to back vacations that lasted almost a month and it has taken me so long to get back into the swing of thing. To top it all off when I finally sat down with my sewing machine to start on some quilting bee blocks my machine decided it was ready for a check up. Right now it is sitting at the shop. I am going to call on Monday to see what they think is wrong and how much it is going to be...eeks!

So for right now there isnt much going on here. 

 
Free Week in Mexico Anyone? PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 09 June 2009 20:18

 Yeah thats what we said too!

A cousin of my husband's just offered us two free flights to Mexico for another cousin's wedding. Their son has a big doctor's appointment and they will not be able to make the flight...so they offered us the tickets. Only catch is that we need to be on the plane tomorrow at 930am. Talk about last minute right!

Well we were able to pull everything together and will be getting free flight and hotel. What a great deal!

I just got back from spending two weeks with my sister in Oregon and finished unpacking...not I have to pack for a week in Montery, Mexico. If you dont hear from me this is why!!!

 

 

 
my pictures are not working...but im on a new and faster server PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sarah   
Sunday, 17 May 2009 11:54

 My husband (and IT guy) switched my site over to a new server...which is much faster and way more reliable. The only problem is that I cant upload photos right now. So that mean no new posts for me until it is fixed (which i havent really been keeping up on recently anyways).

Not much sewing for me recently since school ends on Tuesday. I have a 15 page paper due and then I am done!!! I am so excited but it is also so crazy. I have been in school for all but a few years of my life (i started preschool WAY early). I am feeling a bit lost. Not quite sure what I want to do or where I really want to go now that I wont have school. As funny as it sounds, I am thinking of taking some Spanish classes at a community college.

Well enough distractions, I need to get to writting that paper. Hopefully my pictures will be fixed soon and I can post some of the goodies that I have been collecting/buying.

 
Quilting Bee Blocks PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 21:35
 My voice is still gone but I am feeling 100% better than I did yesterday, which is considering I was feeling pretty good yesterday. Its funny because I havent been talking much, and when I do my voice surprises me because it is not what I am expecting to hear -at all.

So I was feeling good today and I actually had the desire to sew...the first time in about a week. I was able to make 3.5 blocks for the different quilting bees that I am in.

I am still waiting for my paper piecing book to arrive in the mail. I made 1 of 2 blocks for Chen today but I didn't take a picture of that block.

The second block was my first attempt at curved lines and boy did Allison make it easy for me-
She sent us precut pieces (7" each), the template she wanted us to use, the tutorial that she used, and she let us know that it didn't have to be perfect. I really really enjoyed making the block and was more than pleased that my seams match up mostly. Not bad at all for a first go at it.

My third block was for Colleen in PTQB. She e us a list of likes and then let us interpret our block off of that.
My block is busy, but I like it. I had fun playing with the colors that she sent up. What a great group of colors. 

The 1/2 of the block that I made today was a different version of a drunkard's path. Told you I am loving those curved lines! I have been needing some cream colored Kona, and am going to pick some up tomorrow to also use in this block. 
 
 
Whirly-Giggle Pattern PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 03 May 2009 22:48
 I am feeling much better today and am really grateful for this. I am hoping that I will be able to work out tomorrow…as surprising as it is I am really missing it. Enough about me being sick, and on to the whirly-giggle pattern -

 

Here is the pdf. file with the info I used to make my whirly-giggle quilt using 5 different fabrics.

Most of the information on how to cut out the whirly-giggles is taken directly from the tutorial found here at Two Dogs and A Quilt.

What you will need:

  • ½ yard of each of 5 different fabrics (this will be enough to cut all of your whirly-giggle pieces and enough for a scrappy binding)  
  •  Rotary cutter
  •  Acrylic ruler

Take your ½ yard of fabric and cut 3 pieces 5’’ wide by the length of your fabric (44"-45"). You will have a piece 3 inches wide left over- set this to the side and save it to use as a scrappy binding.

From each of the 5 inch wide strips cut 8 pieces that measure 5”x4 3/8”

Stack your 24 pieces so that the right side of the fabric is facing up

Tape your whirly-giggle piece (from the .pdf ) to the wrong side of your acrylic ruler. The diagonal side showing the seam allowance will be placed along the straight edge of the rule. Hopefully the picture will help if my description doesn’t.

Now it is time to cut your whirly-giggle pieces. Line up one 5”x 4 3/8” piece under the ruler so that it lines up with the template. Cutting along the straight edge of the ruler will result in two identical pieces. Cut all pieces this way.

 

Create a stack for each fabric (48 pieces) and assign a number of 1-5 for each fabric.  

Using the diagram pick the pieces you need. Starting with row one on the left side you will need one piece from fabric 2 and one piece from fabric 4.

Place them right side together with angled sides touching. Then slide the top piece up ¼ of an inch. Doing this adjusts for the ¼” seam allowance and creates a “square” when you open your pieces up.

When you sew your ¼” seam your stitch line should start and end when the two pieces overlap and create a “v”

Work the quilt row by row and left to right.


Pressing your seams takes extra time but makes your life SO much easier. Don’t try to skip this step.

You will also notice little notes pinned to the left of each row - each one says "row x - left side" so that I could keep track of which was the left side while I was sewing each row.

At this point the finished size is 38 1/2"x 46". Perfect for a crib sized quilt! My plan is to add a small white border, and then add a scalloped border around that. 

If you have any questions or need any clarification leave me a comment.

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