It is that time again for 2 more blocks from Monique Dillard of Open Gate designs.
If you are new here each month Monique posts 1 new 6″ block pattern. The cool thing is that she also shares cutting instructions to make an additional color option.
Month 4 block- color option 2
Month 4 block- color option 1
The two blocks lined up right next to each other really show how different they are.
Love them. Check back again may 1st for the next round of blocks.
Enjoy,
Modalissa
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| Quilted by Natalia Bonner of Piece n Quilt “Image from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2013 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.” |
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| Amy Ellis From Amy’s Creative Side |
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| Quilt Jane’s version. http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiltjane/ |
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| Kimberly Jolly’s version. http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/2014/02/apqs-tone-it-down-quilt.html |
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| Camille Roskelley |
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| WOWSER !! http://lisabongean.com/2014/03/19/apq-quilt-along/ |
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| Another dark rich version by Jennifer Keltner |
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| Sherri Mc Connell’s version using all American Jane. |
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| Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill added applique |
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| Maggie Honeyman- machine quilt extraordinaire made and actually got to quilt her own quilt. |
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| http://www.pinterest.com/thimbleanna/ |
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| SVETLANA’s version http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/2014/01/winter-wonderland-sewing.html |
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| classic vintage by Lynda from NSW http://lyndainwonderland.blogspot.com/2014/01/catch-up.html |
Following the instructions from the
#spellitwithfabric blog hop, I enlarged the shapes from GinaMartin’s post and
the sizes and directions are shown above.
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| 40″ x 40″ |
WIKIPEDIA Definition – The at sign, @, normally read aloud as “at”, also commonly called the at symbol or commercial at, and less commonly a wide range of other terms,[1][2][3][4] is originally an accounting and commercial invoice abbreviation meaning “at the rate of” (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 = £14). In recent years, its meaning has grown to include the sense of being “located at” or “directed at”, especially in email addresses and social media, particularly Twitter.
I used a bella solid and a royal blue with white pin dot for my @ sign.
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| quilt illustrations before side borders are added |
I wonder if there is a stat on how many times a day the @ sign is used. We all have email addresses that would not go through without the @ sign. Then there is the whole game of tag on Facebook when you add the @ sign before someone’s name so the post will show up on their page. I just thought this symbol would be so fun to enlarge and make a big quilt.
Following the instructions from the #spellitwithfabric blog hop, I enlarged the shapes from Gina Martin’s post and the sizes and directions are shown above. If there is one of the shapes you want enlarged, leave a comment by Thursday March 13th, I will choose one to enlarge and post the directions here on March 17th.
You may remember this post from when my oldest son got married.
Guess what. They are pregnant with the first grandbaby. I would like to take the credit that the baby maker worked but….not to be too personal, I have counted the days and I do believe they might have actually conceived on my birthday.
Or it could have been that we went out for my birthday and then had the most magical dessert from Emporium Pies.
Have you ever seen the movie Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts.? There was something special about this pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. Well there is something special about Emporium Pies and how it has the same mystical, magical power over you. So if anyone from Hollywood is reading my blog, I think you should make a movie about this place.
The pie we had was called the Drunken Nut. You MUST go to their website to see the pies. Be ready to wipe the drool from your computer monitor. Snowball, Smooth Operator, and Lord of the Pies are just a few of the mouth watering pies.
They are due the first week of June and have no idea boy or girl. They are doing it the old fashioned way and letting it all be a surprise. I have a few tricks up my sleeve as I am trying to keep the baby quilt a surprise as well. Just like the kids are keeping the baby a surprise, I will have to keep my quilt ideas a surprise.
One thing I know for sure is I will have to sneak a pie into the hospital to celebrate the birth!!
-modalissa
REPOSTING CREDITS from my original blog post about this quilt.
A shout out to Camille Roskelley for the pics.
If you would like to get the pattern to make your own “baby maker” check out Rita at Red Pepper Quilts website. Rita does not call the pattern, Baby Maker, The pattern is named Tiffany.
I choose the same fabrics to make month 3 blocks. They look alike but I think placed in different areas on the quilt, they will look different. Thought I would just give it a try.
These blocks are 6″ so the pieces are fairly small. Each section is trimmed to the exact size needed.
I pulled out my Brooklyn Revolver. No I am not a gun toting quilter. It is basically a little lazy susan with a rotary mat on top. It makes it easy to trim without moving the actual item. Keep the ruler and object in place and rotate the mat.
There are several version of these types of mats on the market. I just happen to like and own this one.
3 months done, 3 more to go.
hope you are enjoying making these quilt blocks.
Here is a link to patterns and the other quilter’s Girls BOM blog posts,
I have been working on a scrappy nine patch quilt. I guess this is kind of my mindless project. You know when you get that urge to press the pedal to the medal (race car sewing terms?) but only have a few minutes.
I am using fabrics from Bonnie & Camille, Vanessa Christenson and Fig Tree & Co.
I am using assorted charm packs and have cut them in quarters OR using mini charms. Chain piecing in sets of 3 so it will be easy to join them all together.
The next decision will be how to put my 9-patches together. Fun, Fun!
-modalissa
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| sorry for blurry picture on a windy day |
I love love love this new fabric from Me and My Sister. I don’t know why I love it but I just do. Maybe because it was so different for them. Is it retro, is it modern? Some of the prints look like vintage sheets, some are graphic, but each of the prints are down right adorable. I knew I wanted to play with these fabrics but had to no idea what to make. So when the Charm Pack Cherry project came along, I took it as my challenge. I have a niece that is studying graphic design at Texas Tech University, so I thought this would be a prefect quilt for me to make for her. Their school colors and red and black. Of course having a deadline did not hurt either, so here are the details.
Download your copy of the Charm Pack Cherry pattern, here.
All it takes is 2 print charm packs and 2 solids to make this fun project.
I decided to make my version as a picnic blanket or a throw that my niece can keep bundled up in the car. I used flannel instead of batting.Windy windy day!
I did some straight line quilting with Aurifil wool thread. This thread works great on my machine. All I had to do was use a size a top-stitching needle. I love the simple added texture the thicker thread gives to this project.
How I thought of picnic I knew that I had to use big jumbo ric rac instead of binding.
Here is the video showing how quick and easy this project is to put together.
No matter how you lay out the charms the project turns out different each time. It is like one of those slice and dice type projects.That is what makes the project so interesting.
by the way, the fabric line is Weeds and it will be in stores in May.
enjoy,
-modalissa
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| My friend Mariza holding the beginning of quilt back |
I hope you are following along on the Moda designer’s Spell it with fabric blog hop. I am their biggest fan so naturally I think everything they do is the bomb-diggety. I am lucky enough to get to be involved behind the scenes. I will call myself a stage manager for the stars!!
One of the moda stars, Gina Martin created symbols for the blog hop. These are extra shapes that were done after the book was created. So be sure and check out her blog post on Feb 27th to download those. She also went over the top and drew up all the numbers which Moda will be posting links for, but I just couldn’t wait to TEST the instructions.
What should I make?
First I thought I would do a sweet little 0-9 wall hanging but couldn’t decide on fabrics.
My oldest son and his wife are expecting their first baby in June. They are not finding out the sex of the baby, so again the struggle, do I go blue, do I go pink, do I go neutral? Well it finally came to me.
I could start on the back of the quilt with the date of birth. The year is not going to change, so I started out making 2014. I really really wanted to show you how fun and easy it is easy to make any of the ABC’s or numbers using a ruler I am obsessed with,Folded Corner clipper.
The way the ruler is designed it includes the seam allowance, so once you cut it is then time to sew.
No more marking seam lines. Lay your fabric square on top of the fabric, right sides together. Line the ruler along the edge and cut.
There are lots of ways to piece ABC 123 blocks and this technique eliminates some bulky seams.
Truly takes about 10 minutes to make this block from beginning to end.
Big simple shapes making the finished blocks measure 8 x 10.
Did I say how much I love making these blocks?
Stay tuned to see the finished project once baby Alexander is born.
enjoy- modalissa
