Monday, May 14, 2018

15 blocks............

I got a few of the blocks sewn for my new 16 patch quilt.  The fabrics were cut when I cut this quilt.  It is going to be a lot lighter than I expected but I like it.  This is 15 out of 63 blocks.








I have a tutorial (downloadable PDF) on the free resources page on my website.  All seams are going in opposite directions as you join the blocks into a quilt top if you follow my directions.  







I have 7 more blocks here ready to sew and many strips ready to sew together.  I have to cut some more strips today for 24 more blocks.






8 comments:

Sewing Junkie said...

These look really great. Thank you for the tutorials. They are well written. Chris

patty a. said...

That is going to be a sharp quilt! That was great that you got some help doing a few jobs around the house. I could have use an extra pair of hands sorting those rocks! LOL!!

Lesley Gilbert said...

Thanks for the links to the pdf's - I downloaded a couple of them. It was good to see your pillowcase tut - I've made my own before and it's the only style you can buy here in the UK. When I see those 'magic' pillowcase tut's, although they look nice with the trim I don't like that you can see the pillow inside. We have another warm sunny dry day today - just right for me while doing some de-cluttering :)

Linda Swanekamp said...

I like the light look, seems real cozy.

Needled Mom said...

Those look really nice in the lights.

pbj fiber marietta said...

Thanks so much, Wanda, for sharing your expertise in the online tutorials. I have been teaching my niece to quilt and these will come in handy in getting her started. I learned some tips too!

Kerry said...

Thank you so much for the link to the tutorial, I clicked on there to find more! I like the photos of both sides of the seams and all made things much more clear to me. My first quilt was trip around the world, machine pieced in a tube and hand quilted - but your method is so much better. You have given me the confidence to make another now. Also the fabric stash - that has been an extremely useful tutorial. Thank you again.
And as I see the current postings (May 2018) - your peonies are going to be fabulous this year! I hope rain won't come to spoil the blooms - as is the usual thing here in my part of England. I am now thinking maybe they will need their own umbrellas! I very much enjoy seeing all your plants, indoors and out.

Kindest regards

Linda Garcia said...

A comment about the tutorials. I primarily use Firefox as my browser. In Firefox, it downloads a link to my download file, then I have to click on it and it usually opens in Adobe Acrobat if it is a pdf. Firefox did not recognize your files and I could not open them.

I went to Chrome and the links opened in a new tab with the chrome pdf viewer so I could see them. If anyone has trouble viewing your tutorials, this could be helpful for them.

Thanks for your informative tutorials. I have been sewing since childhood but I always like seeing new and alternative ways to assemble sewing projects.