How to Make Triangles from Strips of Fabric
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Greetings Quilter - Plans for the online class are progressing. The first class will be a simple - really easy!! - baby quilt. That was the most requested class. Others will follow along. I have the fabric and pattern and will begin putting the materials together this week. So, you should be hearing more details soon. Possibly next week. Penny's Postcard Posse - Remember our troops! We are Rounding up fabric postcards for the 4th of July, and have extended the deadline to June 1 so you can get yours mailed in. I'll be posting new free fabric postcard patterns on www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com. We are looking for thousands of cards to send to the Middle East.
Update on the m. mouse 15th birthday quilt
Last week, I started playing around with fabric and blocks. My first pass at using the Cats and Mice quilt block from last week was somewhat disappointing. I had wanted to make some kind of secondary design with the strips. It may still work out, but with the wide variety of colors of fabric, it wasn't so easy. So I tried a different Cats and Mice quilt block pattern. Because this one has the strips across it, it was a little easier to set up the quilt so there is a kind of background design. This pattern presents some opportunity to make this look like a scrap quilt, too. I still haven't decided which pattern to use, and will spend more time playing around. Either one will probably have the cat batik in the center. I may end up making a few blocks to see which I like better. In the meantime, if you have a thought, let him know: send an email to m. mouse
In the meantime, Happy Happy! And now for the rest of the news - - Happy Quilting!
How to Bind a Quilt Club and DVD This month’s Binding DVD will show you how to bind a quilt using striped binding. This takes a very traditional method of binding a quilt, and adds a little spice to it. The corners are mitered and generally this is a single fold binding. You will learn how to sew the strips together, cut the binding and sew it on for a perfect finish to your quilt. Active Square Patch and above members of TheQuiltingCoach.com and active members of the Official How to Bind a Quilt Club will receive this DVD for free as a benefit of their membership. Non members can order this DVD individually, or you can join the Club. Remember, the DVD showing how to bind a quilt using striped fabric will be available only until the end of May. Then it, too, disappears. You may have questions about the Binding Club, and here are the answers:
Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation - Lea Ingram
Lea Ingram is a quilter from Hawaii who makes some amazing quilts. Many of her quilts are created from fabric she dyes or paints.
Lea joins us on May 26 for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation. Mark your calendar - more information will be coming.
Tips – Sewing Strips to Make Triangles for Blocks Last week we showed a quilt made from triangles that were sewn together as strips of fabric and then cut into triangles. Several quilters asked about the technique for creating these strips and making triangles, so today - here it is! Sewing strips to make triangles that you can then place into squares is about the easiest way to make some interesting blocks that I know. As you can see in the quilts shown as examples, you can’t even really see that these are squares. But, they are, making them really easy to piece. To make them, first cut strips. In these examples, I have cut strips that are the same width, one dark and one light fabric. In fact, you can cut more than one strip and make multi-colored triangles, which will give you a completely different effect.
To make a quilt, cut several strips using different color combinations. Once you have your triangles cut, enjoy and play with them. You can make all kinds of different designs by simply changing the placement of the triangles. These two quilts were made from triangles cut from strips of fabric. The squares in the quilt with the dark centers used triangles with the dark fabric on the tip of the triangle. The squares with white centers used triangles with the dark fabric on the bottom. In the quilt on the left, narrow strips were sewn onto the center square on point, then the large triangles were added to make the quilt a square.
Postcard Quilts for the Troops July 4th Roundup Next - Deadline June 1!
Penny's Postcard Posse has sent more than 15,000 fabric postcards to our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and the hospital in Germany. As quilters, we know what those postcards mean to the men and women who recieve them. Some who get them receive no other mail from home. And for all of them, it's a reminder of the wonderful freedoms they are fighting for and the comforts they will enjoy when they return home. The 4th of July Roundup is in full swing - the deadline is June 1 It's not too early to start making patriotic cards for our 4th of July Roundup. This will mark our 4th Year! Check out the postcard patterns on www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com I will continue to add designs, and patterns for the fabric postcards are always free. Remember the Birthday Roundup - Diane had a great idea to send over a package of Birthday postcards that can be handed to soldiers the day of their birthday! What a great idea. So, we've set up a deadline of August 10, and there is plenty of time to get some postcards made by then. She will send over a big box and the soldier "in charge" can hand them out as birthdays arrive. I will be adding birthday-themed postcard designs to www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com, so keep on checkin' To make the 4th of July deadline, get your cards to Diane by May 20. Please send your cards to:
Diane is doing a fabulous job keeping the pictures updated, and if you have sent cards in, let your friends and family know that they can see pictures of them here: www.Fabric-Postcards.com Remember you can get FREE postcard patterns at: www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com Special Note - we are in the process of changing the Picture Gallery on the Fabric-Postcards.com site. It may take a few days, so bear with us. Not to worry - We have all of the pictures and will get everything squared away soon.
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