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Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
03-02-2013, 07:25 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/i-picked-out-...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/i-picked-out-orca-bay-mystery%3B-re-do-t215303.html#post5899883

Yippee, the first sew of picked out blocks is now a new quilt.
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
01-27-2013, 06:19 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

Can you believe that I picked out each and every...

Can you believe that I picked out each and every of the hundreds of blocks. I just couldn't deal with the finished project. It took me all the way to PHoneix and back. Now I'm pressing the...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
08-19-2012, 07:08 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I'm still struggling to quit it, or just store it...

I'm still struggling to quit it, or just store it on a shelf as a terrible project. The colors just are not great in mine.
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
02-07-2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I decided to add a border. I wanted the quilt...

I decided to add a border. I wanted the quilt just a bit larger, and also tried to tie the sea green in better. So these are just strips, but I liked the effect. I still think this quilt is too...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-27-2011, 05:31 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

If one of the versions posted there are NOT the...

If one of the versions posted there are NOT the real thing, I'd like to make it also because it's beautiful! Yes, I read the last chapter of a mystery before I finish the book.
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-27-2011, 08:25 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I can't believe that I had time over the weekend,...

I can't believe that I had time over the weekend, being Christmas and all. I'm all caught up and getting pretty excited. I love all of the blacks since I have never used black much in quilts. My...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-23-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I have step 6 squares cut out. It's not using up...

I have step 6 squares cut out. It's not using up enough of my scraps! But it's a great start. . . . . I love how it's all looking.
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-18-2011, 08:35 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

And getting back to Orca Bay Mystery: I had a...

And getting back to Orca Bay Mystery: I had a really boring weekend. I was on call for hospice, and luckily no one needed me much but I had to hang close around, and the guys were watching...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-18-2011, 08:32 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

This is probably not the right place to ask and...

This is probably not the right place to ask and reply. But I am a hospice nurse and have encourntered this problem. There is a "swizzle" mouth rinse that the pharmacist mixes up. It's pink. It's...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-16-2011, 10:38 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

On to step 5! Whew-hoo! This is using up tons...

On to step 5! Whew-hoo! This is using up tons of my dark scraps - that is a good thing. Hope to get them so used up that there is a hole in my stash. (my goal, of course is to not buy!) I'm all...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-14-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I think since you gave it a good test by washing...

I think since you gave it a good test by washing it, you've done your quality check. Why not wash the pieces you'll be using before you cut it. Hope it doesn't wrinkle. Washing probably decrases...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-14-2011, 09:43 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I have been looking at last years Bonnie Hunter...

I have been looking at last years Bonnie Hunter Mystery called Roll Roll Cotton Bowl. I don't have the dimentions and size of the blocks - all I have is the photos of the steps. Help! Can anyone...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-03-2011, 09:53 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

Isn't it amazing that we can find time for...

Isn't it amazing that we can find time for quilting (gotta get to that next step!!) while letting those urgent things wait. I am in almost the same boat. I'm working on step 3 too, but I have a...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-02-2011, 09:05 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

So YOU think this is a boring step? My Lily...

So YOU think this is a boring step? My Lily tried to help but kept falling asleep (in the middle of the scraps, of course). You can see the couple of little HST's that I have done. No matter how...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-02-2011, 03:13 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

Now I've got my mental image down. I don't have...

Now I've got my mental image down. I don't have 2" strips, but a huge bag of scraps. So I'm cutting them individually. Using up scraps is my goal, even tho it will take me longer. I've cut and...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-02-2011, 01:00 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

Thank you. Once you put it in plain language,...

Thank you. Once you put it in plain language, it's simple. Those initials confuse me, and she put the photo at the beginning, not the end. So I was just not tracking. Thanks for helping me to see...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
12-02-2011, 12:51 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I just can't picture what this step is supposed...

I just can't picture what this step is supposed to look like. Do we take the current little blocks from step one and do something to them? Or make more? I'm so visually lost on this step. Can...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-28-2011, 09:45 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I'd caution you against this because of the...

I'd caution you against this because of the proportions. 1/4 " smaller on a 3" block is different than 1/4" smaller on a 4" block - different percentage. Until you are more experienced and want to...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-28-2011, 05:55 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I have found with mystery quilts that definite...

I have found with mystery quilts that definite colors that stand out against each other are best. Once I tried to "coordinate" my colors on a mystery quilt and ended up with a quilt top (nope, cant...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-28-2011, 06:55 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

The progress so far hasn't been bad. I finished...

The progress so far hasn't been bad. I finished step 2 already (see photo thread), and the scraps. threads, snippets and corners on the sewing room floor are discusting! But I've gotta go to work...
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-26-2011, 10:51 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I have about 1/3 done. I have found that I cut...

I have about 1/3 done. I have found that I cut them to size AFTER I tear off the paper. It seems to make them more accurate. They are going pretty quick.
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-19-2011, 09:49 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I'm getting confused between the the photo...

I'm getting confused between the the photo thread, and this discussion thread. I just posted a photo of how I made those cute little quarter square triangles for step one of the Orca mystery....
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-19-2011, 09:30 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

Are you quick with math? What size square do we...

Are you quick with math? What size square do we cut, to cut it in half, to make a 3 1/2" HST???
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-19-2011, 09:14 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

not me, I work, I cook, I clean, I enjoy my...

not me, I work, I cook, I clean, I enjoy my family. . . .
Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
11-18-2011, 08:29 PM
Replies: 702
Views: 58,092
Posted By SaraSewing

I just found this tonight, and it sounds...

I just found this tonight, and it sounds exciting. I need to get creative again, since my slump last winter. I think I"ll go gather fabrics. . . . . quiltville has the BEST patterns around! (I...
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