Klue the TR5 would be the red section with the curly vines instead of the border print, right. You are not counting the border strip which is the dots and border flowers as one strip. Hope this makes sense.

Glad to hear my post put at least one or two minds at ease!!

KLue, I'm glad it was a scare and not the real deal. We've seen a few board members struggle with serious health issues, and it really sucks. I do love your thought process though...sounds like you are very good at keeping things close to the vest...I'd be talking about it incessantly - To your health my dear, to your health!

As for paper piecing - a few tips I have learning along the way. DO NOT get skimpy on the fabric pieces or you will regret it. Cut them too big because if you eyeball it and think you are cutting "just the right amount" it WILL come up short. It's Murphy's Law!! And, if a block is particularly complex with curves, etc, I leave the paper on until I'm ready to stitch it together with more pieces. The paper acts as glue to keep it in shape, particularly if you have any bias going where over the next 18 months the block will just sit there!!

Oh, and hey ladies, Merry Christmas!! The big man is flying high and my kids are about ready to jump out of their skin!!! Particularly my 7-year-old. Let me tell you..this is what it's all about, for sure!!

brazen your block turned out beautiful knew you could do it if i can anyone can

klue glad that everything turned out ok. i am a"glass is half full" kind of gal where my husband is a "glass is half empty" person so i am able to get both sides.

A WHAT? How could you Klue? You will be telling us next that if it gets dirty, you will throw it in the washing machine with gay abandon!

I am getting nervous after reading all of these threads. I am a beginning quilter and have never done paper piecing, applique or triangles. I ordered the software and hope it comes in soon so I can start practicing with it. Am I getting in over my head???? I plan on making a bright colorful quilt from what I have in my stash and am looking at fabric depot for the background fabric - with a coupon I got for signing up I can get 15 yards for about 52.00 before shipping. Don't want to order if you think I am in too deep......

you won't be alone you will have lots of people to draw from their experience. go for it. you might rregret it if you do. with the experience you will get from doing this quilt the sky will be the limit for you

but of course :-D

i do most things with gay abandon :oops:

fabric depot is great, the shipping is kinda slow for me, i'm on the east coast and they're on the west coast.

they discount stuff all the time so sign up for the newletter.


don't feel overwhelmed, while you might be a beginner now by the end of this you'll be a professional.

this is the best quilt i've ever seen that has so many different techniques of quilting.

just jump in with both feet and we'll get you to the finish line.

yes, you sew setions and then sew the sections to make the block.

very few paper piecing patterns or blocks aren't in sections. amma did that tute with that pattern because its the easiest one to learn PP on.

when you start sewing the sections together, leave the paper on the sections except if a seam is going to trap the paper behind it.

if you're going to trap paper behind a seam while sewing it together remove that seam paper section only - this way nothing will get trapped behind the seam and the seam will lay flatter because you've removed some of the bulk.

thats not how the color chart is to be read - it doesn't relate to fabric selection pattern at all.

the sections refer to which diagonal stripe the block falls into. i plan on keeping all my blocks in accordion file holders labeled by section and this way i'll know which block go in which section.

when i'm making fabric selection i'll pull that file holder and look thru the blocks to make fabric choices.

when we get further along i'll move out of the folders and onto the design wall and just keep everything up there.