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Month One went together beautifully. Thank you for such good templates and directions.
For Month Two, all the parts are sewn together and seem to be working well. My question isabout pressing directions. They say to press toward the applique blocks. The dilemma is where they meet at the edge that will be sewn to the circle from Month One. The seams coming from the opposite directions wind up bumping into each other. It looks as if it would lay better if pressed toward the diamond blocks, but I'm worried that might make a problem at a future step. Please advise.  : |
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I'm going to have to ask Lisa about the colors she used on the B&B quilt as she made that one in its entirety - I sent her the fabric and told her what to put where, but left the thread colors up to her.
If I don't get back to you by say Wednesday, feel free to remind me! I just sent an email off to Lisa. Sarah  |
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Hi jetmaio,
The month 2 block should measure as follows: The width across the points of the diamond (side to side) = 10.75" The height of the diamond, point to point = 17.5" + a hair!!! The two long sides of the diamond will be 12" finished - you will be attaching a 12" finished square to each of these sides. The rectangle that shows up on the template should measure 8" x 16". Hope this helps. Sarah |
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fudsy wrote:
Syd, Yours looks so lovely and your an inspiration to me because I keep thinking to myself "self you are in way over your head" LOL I have finished my month 2. It looks like everything will fit as it should when I sew the circles together even though my month 1 measured 16 5/8. I haven't taken a tape measure to the circles which is what I should do next. But think I'll wait until your video in month 3 to complete this task because I know you'll show me something I didn't know before. As for stitching the applique down. Thank you Sarah I found that if I iron on the first set then blanket stitched, iron the next three then stitch, then the sun ray and stitch it had a very crisp finish. So thank you so much for that idea. Will post a picture shortly  Thanks Fudsy, it certainly was a challenge, & i think if i could get beyond it anybody can, cos i was ready to cut it up & throw it out a few times over the weekend, just sheer determination got me through lol, im so glad its done  |
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Syd, Yours looks so lovely and your an inspiration to me because I keep thinking to myself "self you are in way over your head" LOL I have finished my month 2. It looks like everything will fit as it should when I sew the circles together even though my month 1 measured 16 5/8. I haven't taken a tape measure to the circles which is what I should do next. But think I'll wait until your video in month 3 to complete this task because I know you'll show me something I didn't know before.
As for stitching the applique down. Thank you Sarah I found that if I iron on the first set then blanket stitched, iron the next three then stitch, then the sun ray and stitch it had a very crisp finish. So thank you so much for that idea. Will post a picture shortly |
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SarahVedeler wrote:
Syd ... It will be much easier from now on - you've done the worst bit! Well I am very pleased to hear that ,Joan ... the thread colors are definitely not a secret! Try these: 2135 yellow 1133 orange 4020 pink 2250 red 2260 dark red 1147 (lt leaf green) and 2810 (turquoise) are great for the quilting. I'd use 50 or 40 wt for these. Sarah |
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Syd ... It will be much easier from now on - you've done the worst bit!
Joan ... the thread colors are definitely not a secret! Try these: 2135 yellow 1133 orange 4020 pink 2250 red 2260 dark red 1147 (lt leaf green) and 2810 (turquoise) are great for the quilting. I'd use 50 or 40 wt for these. Sarah |
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SarahVedeler wrote:
Hi Syd, Hi Sarah, i finally got the centre attatched after 3 days of doing nothing but that , i did end up hand stitching it all in place. Taking all the foundation paper off really helped, I hope that is the worst part over with lolFirst of all - I love the colors that you have chosen for your quilt. It is going to be beautiful when it is finished. Don't worry about the paper falling off the triangles, in fact since it is falling off if would probably be better if you took it all off, since it looks like you did the stay stitching, and then you won't have to worry about it! The center circle should measure 16.5" when it is finished (i.e. the quilt top has been put together). When you add seam allowances, the center circle (made in month 1) should be 17" diameter, and the hole it is going into should measure 16". I'm not too worried that your hole is 16.25" as you will be able to ease this to fit. If your circle/center is 16 5/8" then I'm thinking that your seam allowances are a little too generous. Try the 1/8" seam again - after having removed the paper from the triangles. Not sure what else to suggest other than appliqueing it, but if I get a flash of inspiration I will definitely let you know. Sarah bye for now syd |
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