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JUNE?? Really? Where does the time go....
Before we go too much further, its time to remind you to make sure you have enough of your background fabric to use for the plain borders.
I did talk about this in the fabric reqs at the very beginning of ...
It seems the thought of attempting the mini EPP project is high on the list of "things I'll do when Ive lost my mind". Im here to tell you its not all that bad.
Once you've opened the packaging and had a little freak out about the size of the pieces,...
It's well and truly cooling down here in Australia. May is here and there is a definite colour change going on all around us. My favourite colours are rusts, so I couldnt be happier.
Hopefully the cooler weather sees you all getting stuck into your ...
Hooray! Its April...
This Months block is based on the "square in a square" block.
Here is the key and rotary cutting instructions for this block..
Im sure you have noticed already that there are no letters on the HST ( half square triangles)
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Here we go! The block youve all been waiting for...
I know these blocks as Irish chains, but I think that only one of them is REALLY Irish and the rest are variations.
Ours is called "Alabama Variation", and here are some pics of others, so you can...
At The Quilting Patch, we have developed a technique we like to call "Starch Now,Sew Later".
There's lots of reasons to do this - here are a few...
Going on holidays? One hour spent prepping your templates at the ironing board will mean youve go...
March...
This Months block is called "Martha Washingtons Star"
Here is the key and rotary cutting instructions for this block..
A - 3 1/2 " Squares
B - 7 1/4 " squares, cut twice on the diagonal to yield 4 triangles
C - 3 7/8" squares, cut on...
My friend Rach is kind of excited that Im blogging. She eggs me on, saying " thats the sort of thing you should put on your blog!" " People want to know about you and the stuff you do"
If you havent worked it out, Im a reluctant blogger. Its not tha...
February...
This month's block is called Marmalade.. ( originally called Fools Square)
Here is the key and rotary cutting instructions for this block..
A - 2 7/8" square
B - 3 1/4" square, cut once on the diagonal to yield 2 triangles
Ok, so...
Welcome!
As an added extra for my regular attendees of 2017 at The Quilting Patch I have offered them a Block of The Month Quilt Project. It's a sampler quilt with an Irish chain feature to separate the blocks. Usually sampler quilts will have sashin...
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