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'Round the Blocks: December 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010. BOW #29 Yankee Puzzle. All right, we took a week off for the holiday. Hope yours were all wonderful! Yankee Puzzle is an easy segue from the Hourglass block, as it's just 4 Hourglass blocks, but with 2 different darks on opposite sides of the hourglass, which forms a pinwheel in the middle. For a 12" block you'll need 4 Quarter Square Triangles of each color (paired with a background color). You'll start out with:. 1) 7-1/4" square of Dark 1. 1) 7-1/4" square of Dark 2. Use the...
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'Round the Blocks: BOW #51 Flying Geese
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011. BOW #51 Flying Geese. This week we're revisiting a block- sort of. We haven't talked specifically about just Flying Geese, but we have used a Flying Geese unit in quite a few blocks, starting with BOW #6, Dutchman's Puzzle. (Visit that post to review a couple of choices for constructing a Flying Geese unit.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All things related to the BlockFab app- Block of the Week, tips, observations, conversations! Video demo of Combo Block Layouts.
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'Round the Blocks: BOW #1: Bear Paw
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Monday, June 7, 2010. BOW #1: Bear Paw. Recently I taught a class on "6 Ways to Do Half-Square Triangles," using a bear paw quilt I designed, "Bears En Pointe." The scrap quilt also uses an alternate chain block (which will appear in a future BOW) in a a diagonal set with a large focus fabric for the setting triangles. The app uses the traditional method- the one I still most often use- for making the half-square triangle units:. 1 Cut light and dark squares. 5 Cut on the drawn line. There are any number...
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'Round the Blocks: January 2011
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Monday, January 31, 2011. I recently had a question from Pamela, a BlockFab user. What is the "6 grid" referring to under the block name? I have seen 3, 4 etc. grid in the patterns.". Good question. Since BlockFab doesn't explain the grid, I'll try and cover it here. Quoting from Jinny Beyer's new book, The Quilters Album of Patchwork Patterns:. Most designs are based on grids made up of equal-sized squares.". If you'd like to learn more about how grids are used by quilters, here are a couple links you m...
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'Round the Blocks: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. BOW #37 Lady of the Lake. Lady of the Lake is composed of just one, simple unit- the Half Square Triangle, but in 2 sizes. For a 12" finished block you will need:. 1) 8-/12" HST, light and dark. 18) 2-1/2" HST units, light and dark. The diagonal, yin-yang design of this block makes it a perfect candidate for play. You can do all sorts of different arrangements to create completely different looks. This is perfect for a two-color, white and blue quilt. Tuesday, February 22, 2011.
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'Round the Blocks: May 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011. BOW #49 Storm at Sea. Storm at Sea has many pieces, but it creates a very nice effect when combined with other Storm blocks. For a 12" finished block you'll need:. 4) 1:1 isosceles triangles, Dark. 1) 5-1/2" Dark square, cut twice diagonally (Quarter Square Triangles). 1) 3-1/4" Dark square, cut twice diagonally (Quarter Square Triangles). 4) 2-3/4" x 5-3/8" Light rectangles, cut diagonally once. 1) 4-1/2" Medium square. 1) 2-1/2" Medium square. And put it all together:. There are ...
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'Round the Blocks: Drunkard's Path
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Sunday, July 31, 2011. Here is a quilt I'm working on that includes today's basic unit, the Drunkard's Path. I was aiming for a Card Tricks look, but it ended up looking like PacMan! When placed next to each other, the two pieces of the Drunkard's Path block don't look like they'll fit together. Never fear: that's the nature of arcs and curves, and once they are sewn together, they will fit perfectly! The key to success is pinning the pieces properly. The straight edges at the ends of the curves of t...
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'Round the Blocks: April 2011
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Monday, April 25, 2011. BOW #45 Square in a Square. This is actually a square in a square in a square and it's a great block for showcasing a photo on fabric, or a really beautiful piece of fabric. For a 12" finished block you will need:. 1) 6-1/2" square for the center. 1) 7-1/2" square, cut twice diagonally (cut corner to corner, then without moving the pieces, cut it diagonally from corner to corner the other direction, with the cuts making an X in the square. In the end, your block will look like:.
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'Round the Blocks: BOW #48 House
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Monday, May 23, 2011. There are many house (and Schoolhouse) blocks; this one has curtains at the windows! There are quite a few pieces, so we'll show how to put pieces together into units, that can then be sewn together into the block (which will finish at 12".). For this block you will need the following pieces:. 1) Quarter Square Triangle (made from 7-1/4" square, cut twice diagonally (brown, in the sample). 5) rectangles, 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" (red). 4) rectangles 2-1/2" x 7-1/2" (red). I think this would ...
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'Round the Blocks: BOW #25 Spinning Spools
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010. BOW #25 Spinning Spools. We made the Spool block in BOW #3; this week we're going to turn it on its ear- and join it with some other spools in the thread drawer. To make a 12" finished Spinning Spool block, you'll need (where would be without HSTs? 16) 1-1/2" Half Square Triangles, light/dark. 8) 1-1/2" x 4" light rectangles. 8) 1-1/2" x 4" dark rectangles. 4) 4" dark squares. Arrange and sew 4 of the HSTs, 2 dark and 2 light rectangles, and a dark square as shown:.
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