I was so inspired by the view from my kitchen window of the trees turning on their spring colors that I got out the dye. From yellow greens of early leaves to emerald greens as they reach full growth with the blue of sky peeking …
My first published design is now available in the summer issue of Quilts and More magazine. With the support of Hickory Stick quilt shop I designed a bench pillow using fabrics selected by the staff there. Two other designers of the magazines choosing used the …
I have not used blue in quilts for a while so when this new fish fabric came in with bright coral type print a panel-like quilt came to mind. Simple squares sewn into a nine patch formation surround the larger squares and rectangles. I’m thinking the bottom small squares will be the darker blues and a title might be Blue Seas of KFC. We’ll see when it comes time to quilt. Will it be bubbled or waves with rays of sunshine breaking the surface? Hmm, time to ponder the final layout.
Thanks to Hickory Stick Quilt Shop in Hannibal, Missouri for inviting me to be their guest designer as they selected the fabrics and one of three projects for the Scrap Lab Challenge, a featured article in Quilts and More magazine. The magazine and project kits …
It was intense concentration as students worked on their artful collage titled “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. My hand dyed vintage linens we’re the base with felted leaves, painted Tyvek leaves, and painted fusible web leaves being placed on the background with beautifully organic embroidery stitches. …
Checking on your progress on the the mystery quilt for 2018. I would love to see photos of your work in progress or your finished project. Those of you in Texas, I hope to see your progress at the meeting next week. At this point I have packed mine in the tote to go home as we start preparing to leave our Texas home and journey north. My remaining time is being spent finishing details on quilts for the Hannibal Piecemakers Quilt Show being held April 6 and 7. We are returning home a little earlier than normal due to one of my quilts, Irish Iris, being accepted for the AQS show in Paducah.
I am also having fun finishing up the instructions and class samples for a regional meeting of the EGA being hosted by the Quincy, Illinois group. That has been fun. It’s hard to prepare kits because I get inspired by the hand dyed vintage linens and want to make them for myself. Hoping the participants like them as well and looking forward to seeing what they design with the kits of parts and pieces.
Hand dyed vintage linens and wool felted leaves ready for embellishment with embroidery and beads are the first two ingredients for a class sample. Students will add Tyvek leaves and a fabric printed quote, do some final embellishment and go home to finish as a …
February 26, 2018 Mystery Quilt 2018 Final 46” x 50” Thank you for participating. I hope you found it fun and an easy finish as we take the last step. If you got delayed don’t worry. You can always pull up the posts on …
Mystery Quilt 2018
46” x 50”
I hope you are keeping up and having some fun sewing without knowing what the end is going to be. It is fun for me to think about all the possibilities that this pattern can have after the mystery is over. As I said, I have made several, with and without the half square triangles so think about how you might personalize the design for another easy project.
Step three construction:
Okay, you have three 12 ½” square blocks and three 10 ½” x 24 ½” rectangle blocks so we’re going to get ready to make three rows. Row one and three will be the same. Row two will be twisted and reversed so be sure to follow the directions for placement of strips.
Sew one 4 ½” x 24 ½” fabric #6 strip to the bottom of each of the rectangle blocks.
Sew a 2 ½” x 12 ½” strip to the top of each of the square blocks.
Sew a 2 ½” x 14 ½” strip to the right side of two square blocks and to the left side of one square block.
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Row one and three: Sew the right side of two rectangles to the left side of the two square blocks that have strips to the right side. In other words you are sewing half square triangles on the rectangle block to half square triangles on the square block as in the photo below.
TIP: I like seams to match so have also posted a couple of photos to show how I pin to insure the seams match nicely. Place a pin perpendicular through both seam allowances at the ¼” seamline. Then pin on either side of seam with pins inserted from opposite directions to keep edges aligned. Remove perpendicular pin.
Row two: Sew the remaining square block that has strips sewn on the left side to the left side of the remaining rectangle block (make sure the block has the sewn strip on the bottom). Again, match the half square triangle seams.
Sew the three rows together as pictured below. I show row one and two, add the third at the bottom of row two.
I know this can be confusing as I sewed it wrong when making this project. You’ll know it’s in the right position when the half square triangles form the parallelogram seen between the two blocks. If this is confusing please email me at sharonwasteney@gmail.com and I can send more photos or help with clarifying.
One more step next week and you’re done!!
Yesterday was “paint to your hearts content” day. Along with a Texas friend we painted, stamped and printed on anything lying lose in the sewing room. From the top: paper backed fusible web, necktie interfacing, marbled fabric scraps, fusible fleece and a dark polyester sueded …