OK, I said I was trying to catch up on our progress, remember? So mid-summer we got these blocks done. Block #12 is 9″x9″, called Spools and we did it in the same color scheme as the pattern. We looked at it and said “no prob, we’ve made spool blocks before”. Then we looked at the pattern and realized that the four sides around the center squares aren’t pieced with a rectangle and triangles at each side but are all one piece. Yikes! The pattern instructions say to use a Y-seam construction, but not how to do it. Gulp! We’ve never done Y-seams. Besides the first reason that ShaRee likes the sampler and wanted to make it, one of the reasons for doing this quilt is to learn new skills. So we headed to the “university” of YouTube where all tutorial knowledge resides to find out how to make Y-seams. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #12 & #13
Quilting
Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #10 & #11
I’m a little behind on posting because our 1930’s group has been busy working this summer, even with all the interruptions. I will try to get caught up with posts soon. Early in the summer we did these two blocks. Block #10 is called Flying Birds & Flowers and is a 9″x9″ block. The birds are the pieced triangle blocks and the flowers are obviously the applique flowers. We kept the pieced color scheme the same as the pattern but chose different flowers. The pattern called for a light and dark pink but we went for a bold violet and orange for more contrast with the backgrounds. We each have different preferences for the applique blanket stitch colors so our top stitching varies between each of us between lots of contrast and less contrast. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #10 & #11
A spaceship quilt
Ode to the 1930’s-block #8 & #9
Block #8 Pieced Flowers 12×12
This is a combo applique and pieced block. With those flying geese pieced with the bias triangles like this designer loves, it was hard to get the pieced flowers straight, but the applique came out cute. Our blocks came out a little different sized and we are starting to get concerned about what will happen when we try to put this sampler together at the end. We’ll see how that works out, but that’s a long way down the road. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s-block #8 & #9
Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #6 & 7
After a long hiatus including grandkid birthdays, brief vacations, and illness, the 1930’s quilt group is back on track and making blocks. We are continuing in numerical order and still making the biggest blocks.
Block #6 Godey’s Lady’s Book 12×12
This block looks deceptively simple to piece, but as mentioned previously, this pattern uses no “easy” piecing techniques so all the triangles are pieced on the bias causing stretching and irritation. We worked over those yellow star points to keep them from undue stretching and warping. Grr. We strayed from the recommended color way by bringing in all those brights and we love them! We are tired of the pale pink, yellow, green theme and want some diversity so are slowly bringing in other colors. Our 1930’s quilt will definitely be more vibrant than the pattern. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #6 & 7