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rip it, roll it, and punch it

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Getting ready to catch the East Australian Current!

Quilted

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Block of the Month: August

Farmer’s Wife Blocks

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Along with Block of the Month, Farmer’s Wife quilt class comes at the beginning of the month. So far I have been doing pretty well sewing these at home. I think Kathy felt bad that I seemed to be doing them all so easily but I knew as the pieces got smaller I’d start having trouble. The green and brown block went together easily but the blue and yellow one has been sewn and ripped out a few times already. I think I must be doing something that stretches those bias pieces because those keep coming out too large. Next month instead of FW class, Kathy’s going to do a precision piecing class and I suspect that will sort my problems out. Meanwhile, I’m planning to cut several blocks out and have them ready to go.

Block of the Month: July, Dresden Plates

Yet more blocks

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I did squeeze in time for 5 more blocks for the graduation quilt yesterday. I’m getting there, slowly but surely!

 

2011 Stash Party Pinwheels quilt

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Riley thinks her quilt is done. Little does she know, this quilt is going to Texas with me very soon. Don’t worry, there are plenty of other quilts here for her napping pleasure!

Block of the Month: June

A few more blocks and an ironing board makover

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Pressing my blocks properly was really starting to drive me crazy. I haven’t had the new ironing board cover for very long but already it’s degraded beyond useful and since the ironing board isn’t a solid surface it really makes a difference. I’ve been meaning to do an ironing board makeover for at least a year and the wonkiness of the bear claw block was the last straw. I used a combination of Madame Purl’s method and the tutorial from Sew We Quilt. My board is 1/2-inch poplar plywood and it’s covered with two twin cotton quilt battings, each folded in half, and a layer of duck cloth. It’s screwed to the ironing board (old cover removed)  as directed in the Sew We Quilt tutorial. Now that’s a bit better!

Yet more Farmer’s Wife blocks

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I’m on a roll with these but I really need to stop and get back to other projects. I have a quilt to be quilted before the end of the month and then another quilt to be assembled as a late gift. Must stop sewing these addictive squares!