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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5084077)
For the better part, I don't pre-cut the PP fabrics, and just work with the whole piece of fabric.
I confess to the wasting of fabric! However, I do keep any pieces for crumb work!! However, I also rationalize that the wastage is well worth it ... for the pointy points and perfection that comes as a result! When FC+PP ... I cut a window in the line drawing, and frame it over for the fabric, then mark the outside edge, usually just at the corners (which would become the sewing line). Those new Frixxion markers have been heros for this! Then depending on the placement of the piece, I may cut it the precise size needed, or oversized. And then insert it in the PP was needed. |
Originally Posted by dublb
(Post 5085873)
Thanks for all of the info, I keep cutting my pieces too little!
Nothing is foolproof!! |
Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5085909)
And I sometimes still trim too close when chopping off the yardage after stitching!!
Nothing is foolproof!! |
I have several of Carol Doak's books and it is where I learned to PP. This is the easiest way I can describe how I do it. I measure each piece ie if a HST finishes at 1 inch I will cut a square approx 2 1/4 inch and cut in half on the diagonal giving me 2 HST, if I need a square that finishes at 1 inch I will cut a 2 inch square, it wastes a small amount of fabric but only slivers. This gives me a little room for placement and making sure I have all the seams allowance covered.
In short terms I cut my pieces approximately 1 to 1 1/2 inches larger that required. It also means that I can have all my pieces cut and ready to sew and I am only cutting strips from my FQ's I hope I have explained it, I am a more visual person:o Thank you everyone for your kind words, everyones blocks are wonderful each week and I can't wait for show and tell, love the Christmas trees. I have been away for a few days and haven't had a chance to catch up on the chat. tomorrow is PC day in my house :thumbup: |
carriem : Most people today like the DVD's....I learned by the book and didn't have a problem....my DVD player is not convenient to my sewing machine. I have been able to tote the book to wherever I needed it. Either method would work fine.......Let me know if you do it by the Carol Doak method, OK?
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Great job on those blocks JeanieG. Especially love the way you Christmas tree came out.
I am working on these blocks today. Hugs April |
Originally Posted by mirabelle
(Post 5086382)
I have several of Carol Doak's books and it is where I learned to PP. This is the easiest way I can describe how I do it. I measure each piece ie if a HST finishes at 1 inch I will cut a square approx 2 1/4 inch and cut in half on the diagonal giving me 2 HST, if I need a square that finishes at 1 inch I will cut a 2 inch square, it wastes a small amount of fabric but only slivers. This gives me a little room for placement and making sure I have all the seams allowance covered.
In short terms I cut my pieces approximately 1 to 1 1/2 inches larger that required. It also means that I can have all my pieces cut and ready to sew and I am only cutting strips from my FQ's I hope I have explained it, I am a more visual person:o Thank you everyone for your kind words, everyones blocks are wonderful each week and I can't wait for show and tell, love the Christmas trees. I have been away for a few days and haven't had a chance to catch up on the chat. tomorrow is PC day in my house :thumbup: |
Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
(Post 5089201)
Great job on those blocks JeanieG. Especially love the way you Christmas tree came out.
I am working on these blocks today. Hugs April |
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Okay my cake stand block is done but I am calling it my "Lucky Pony Stand" as the background is horseshoes and there are all different ponies in the "cake". I will work on the tree tomorrow I think :)
Hugs April PS I was trying to make all the ponies one way but it was driving me crazy so I let go of my CDO and let the ponies fall where they may.... |
Lovely colors, LI, welcome to the PC trail. I can see the "Pony Cake".
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Great job April, glad you joined our little group. So much fun to have more blocks to view each week.
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I love the "Lucky Pony Cake!!":thumbup:
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♥Iz ... Your Lucky Pony Stand looks so luscious with that rainbow of colours. Just like a fancy decorated cake! ":)
Alas .... ♫♪♪I'm back in the saddle again!!!! ♪♪♫ Here's my two ..... Another Strawberry Shortcake to go along with WendiQ's (Hope you don't mind my using your idea!) It must be a Southern Christmas Tree with all that sun around it!! :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]322669[/ATTACH] |
Oh those are great QuiltE. We stopped by a strawberry stand yesterday to get some strawberries. I fixed homemade shortcake to go with them. Yummy! In our area there are acres of strawberries, and in the last few year acres of raspberries. They put large plastic domes over the raspberry plants.
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
(Post 5090727)
Oh those are great QuiltE. We stopped by a strawberry stand yesterday to get some strawberries. I fixed homemade shortcake to go with them. Yummy! In our area there are acres of strawberries, and in the last few year acres of raspberries. They put large plastic domes over the raspberry plants.
mmmmmmmmmmm!!!! Fresh berries are the best, and it doesn't matter what kind to me! And with "real" shortcake, even better!!! :) Our strawberrries come in season in June. Then raspberries and blueberries are right after. A few blackberries, but not seen too often. So delicious and I eat them morning, noon and night when I can get locally grown ones! |
Very nice blocks QE. Great contrast in your Christmas tree-love the dark green. I like how you've been able to incorporated your light yellow background in your blocks. It gives it consistancy. I'm with someone else here--mine are going to look like the dog's lunch LOL. Oh well, sashing will tie everything together.
Now yinz have me craving strawberries!!! |
LovinI...your ponies look like jewels on the Pony Stand. I never thought of black for a background in this quilt, but it really works for this block.
QuiltE...beautiful blocks. Glad you're putting the FW to rest until the binding and that you can wrangle with us. I have week 11 blocks done but want to finish week 12 before I stop to post and week 13 is upon me. This is going sooooo fast. |
I agree, GG, these weeks are moving along much too soon. No Blocks from last week or this week. I do have the 6 memorial table runners done; waiting for the Intra-Bright from Jenny Beyer who had it on sale for $2.50 a yard last week. Now its on back order because they received orders that exceeded 210 yards of it. And I am setting together my FWQ king sized quilt, working on the longest row, of 17 blocks. QuiltE was quite an encourager when she finished hers. I could not decide whether to hand-quilt or have it machine quilted; but let it go to machine quilting, so I am sewing all the slashing together with the blocks. Almost half way done now. Hope to do more today.
With such beautiful block this week posted and more to come this week, it will keep my excitement building until I can join the trail ride again. Great jobs, everyone. I am enjoying the show. |
Thanks Ladies ...
JanRN ... the yellow is being a challenge! It was planned as a match with the print I have, and I'm finding, not much of the print gets used, because of the way it's printed it's not a good one too FC, as too close. I've been having quite a time in picking fabrics that work with it for contrast. Darks yes, but lights/mediums not always. I'm SO tempted to go back to scrappy. As for dog's breakfast, better ask Patches about that!!!!! I feel that way about my FWS at times ... and then other times, I just see it as a whole bunch of jewels. Especially now that it's all in one piece ... am leaving shortly to take it to my LAQ!! GGal ... I love the FWS but yes, glad to have it done. Binding is ready and waiting, so it won't be a big chore when that time comes! Besides, I'm always anxious to complete binding. Yeaaaa for you for catching up and going into the passing lane! I'll do the next two, as well, before I back track for my catch ups. Although now the taxes deadline (ours are 4/30) is looming, so will need to get in that mode. NOT my favourite thing to do ... especially when my sewing machine is calling me! Will have to put my reward method into action, once again! QNSue ... Yea for you! Look at all the progress you are making in other fronts!!!! :) Oh now, that's not a "look" ... how about a progress picture for your Pardners? I'm also curious about your Memorial Runners? You'll have it all done in no time, and will soon be back with us too. Til then, I'll ride along for you. |
Thank you for the kind words everyone. I have no set background for the blocks so I am just using what calls to me for the block from my stash. My plan is to not use the same fabric in more than one block. We shall see how that works out lol
E-Love the blocks and think it is neat how you put the sunshine in them! I keep looking at my pony stand and think my CDO may kick in and have me redoing it LOL Hugs April |
QUILTE....On the contrary, I am flattered. I like the sunshine on your strawberries, too. Your Christmas tree is quite festive also.....nice blocks......again.....:)
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LovingIzabella, I love your pony cake stand just the way it is, lovely colors and great job! I have to fight my OCD too.
QuiltE, the shade of yellow you're using for the background is just beautiful! Great job on both and love those strawberries. We've tried to grow them but we always get a late frost that freezes the blossoms. Plus, there's all kinds of critters that love those berries. Luckily there are a few places around where I can go and pick my own. Love that strawberry shortcake! |
Thanks Everyone!
A lot of you have commented on my yellow ... it's looking a little washed here in this picture. It's more butter yellow coloured. I'm liking it, though as mentioned earlier, it's being a challenge for the fabric selections. The trick will be finding a sashing that'll look just right! I'm seriously thinking of the two layered sashing we were looking at in the other thread with a dark frame and then something lighter. We'll see!!! ♥Iz ... good for you in making it a real scrappy and using only one fabric once!! You can do it. Just so long as you don't let a "favourite" talk you into using it a 2nd time! :) I've never done that, but in my 1st sampler, I set myself a rule of only using a fabric twice and then it was out. WendiQ ... whew! I hinted at it when I saw yours. Then when the time came I just wasn't finding something I liked otherwise, and largely because of the yellow! I kept thinking cake and cake plate IRL and so many of the fabrics were just not appetizing at all!!!! :) Termi ... with all the gardens I've had, no, I've never grown them either! I've been always lucky to live in an area where there are lots of growers. Although now, I do have some that grow wild in my lawn! |
Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5091701)
[/FONT][/COLOR]♥Iz ... good for you in making it a real scrappy and using only one fabric once!! You can do it. Just so long as you don't let a "favourite" talk you into using it a 2nd time! :) I've never done that, but in my 1st sampler, I set myself a rule of only using a fabric twice and then it was out.
Termi-thank you so much for the kind words..I love the horses I just really wish they had all landed the way I had planned them too LOL Hugs April |
QuiltE, if you have not watched "You can quilt that out!" on U-tube now is a good time for a laugh. I am thinking of it when I am sewing those 17 blocks together and turning the corners to decreasing the blocks as I go down the FWQ for the finish line by two weeks from now. The table runners are 63 inches by 17 inches, for "fans" of the Iowa Hawkeyes which my FIL followed faithfully. Pattern and fabric from the AQS show in Des Moines, Iowa, last summer. I also sewed the strips together of a Shuttle pattern quilt, quilt pattern from Baker's Dozen. Also doing the "Gift" quilt, original design, and Sun Rays pattern from Indiana to use up scraps. Maybe post pictures during Spring break.
Yes, my dh ordered special strawberries last fall, and they look like they just might produce the whopping big berries they promised. Meanwhile, he is started a big bunch of Georgia Jet sweet potato plant starts...from our homegrown GJ sweet potatoes. They do not need any sugar added to them after baking them, and they are a wonderful rich orange-yellow in color. Those strawberry shortcakes blocks are making me hungry for the first strawberries of the season. |
April, I have one I keep looking at and not liking the colors at all. It just does not "go" with all the others, an odd blue. I think I'll re-do that one during our "spring break"!
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
(Post 5091947)
April, I have one I keep looking at and not liking the colors at all. It just does not "go" with all the others, an odd blue. I think I'll re-do that one during our "spring break"!
Hugs April |
Hey all you WannabeRemakeMyBlock People!
STOP thinking about that!! ... I had some in the FWS that I didn't like and contemplated remaking and I seem to recall some of you giving the sage advice to not go there, as they'd eventually blend together once there were more to help make them looked like they belonged. When I have a colour that I don't think first ... An interior decorator taught me that when I was trying to tie the look of two parts of my home together that were done in two totally different looks and colours ... look for wallpaper that has both in it and you get that unified look. I did ... and love the end results! So ... for fabric/quilt issues I now look for a print that has that off colour and some of the others that are already there. Worked for those offbeats in FWS. QNSue ... we'll all be looking for the pics when you get a chance. And you sure are making us green with envy for all your homegrowns. DH's special strawberries, aside from being big, are they also those everbearing ones that you get to enjoy right thru til fall? My sister put them in a few years ago, and oh so nice to extend the season. My Dad had the raspberries that did the same. I'll have to look for that you-tube!! ♥Iz ... it's good to get outside our comfort zone and do different things or to learn a new technique. For the PC, my goal is to get comfortabl3e with FCing combined with PPing! It sure isn't something to do when one is tired!!! |
For the PC, my goal is to get comfortabl3e with FCing combined with PPing! It sure isn't something to do when one is tired!!
In one of the videos I watched, they said to hold the piece you want to fc up to a light. That way you can see if you have it centered pretty well before stitching. Still a hard task to do! |
With my insecurities I remake almost all of the blocks LOL. When we did FWS I had so many extras I made my dog his own FWS quilt for his bed. I have so many extra PC blocks I may have to get another dog so I can make another dog bed quilt! But QE is right--there comes a time when you say enough questioning and just put them together.
During spring break I'm going to start quilting my blocks. I did QAYG for FWS and plan to do the same with PC. It's the only way I finish a quilt project. I love to make blocks, just hate to quilt them when they're sewn together. |
JeanieG ... yes, I've done that some ... also the window hole that I mentioned in an earlier post. I think it was OKSGlad that talked about the X across the PP section and on the fabric too. I've done that too using the 4 corners and the centre of the X to stabe with pins and get it all lined up. It's all easier when the FC is the 1st piece of a PP block/section ... when it goes on part way thru ... tougher! I know that the more I do it, the easier it will be, so it may become a little overkill on FC for this quilt!
JanRN ... Patches is such a lucky dog! You really should put a pic of his FWS quilt on the "official" thread! :) Yea for you and starting to do your quilting. I'm contemplating it this time too ... just not sure if I feel I have enough experience to want to do the PC that way. I'll have to get you to show and tell as you get started ... and inspire me to go for it. (although, I know I want want to do more practice ones first) |
Wow I have missed so much of the chat for this week, strawberry shortcake yummmm, reminds me of my childhood when my grandfather used to grow them and my grandmother would slice them in half and sprinkle icing sugar on them and let them sit in the fridge until dinner time when we would eat them with home made icecream...Unfortunately they won't grow where I live.
April love your blocks, hope you enjoy the pony ride |
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Hey Ya'll - I've stopped by, by & by to enjoy all of this eye candy. I have loved looking at all of these wonderful blocks. I do have my substitute blocks done!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]322988[/ATTACH] Crockett Cabin [ATTACH=CONFIG]322989[/ATTACH] Grandmother's Favorite (I simplified it) I also got my QOV panel in the mail. [ATTACH=CONFIG]322991[/ATTACH] I think that I'll cut the Lone Stars out, border 'em & make other blocks out of 'em. The Eagle will be my center panel. QNS sent me these awesome fabrics. [ATTACH=CONFIG]322992[/ATTACH] Aren't they wonderful? |
Two nice blocks for you this week, DublB. GReat job on the FC in Gram's Fav! L:ooks like some great additions to your RW+B theme from QNSue.
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5093171)
Two nice blocks for you this week, DublB. GReat job on the FC in Gram's Fav! L:ooks like some great additions to your RW+B theme from QNSue.
She was so sweet ta send these ta me! Aren't they lovely?? |
Ohhh I just love Grandmother's Favorite - my favorite too (lol)! Great fabrics from QNS - she is wonderful to us!
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
(Post 5093201)
Ohhh I just love Grandmother's Favorite - my favorite too (lol)! Great fabrics from QNS - she is wonderful to us!
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
(Post 5093201)
Ohhh I just love Grandmother's Favorite - my favorite too (lol)! Great fabrics from QNS - she is wonderful to us!
You bet ... QNSue is a real sweetie, and she makes us all happy little quilters! There's been so many people here who have shared their stashes, I'm just overwhelmed with all the kindnesses that have come my way! :) |
Beautiful blocks and love the fabric. QNS shows us all a lot of love. Is the eagle going to be the center of your Pony Club quilt? Wow-that would be awesome!
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I am blushing like a teenager....you all are just too kind. Hey, I still have fabric left here that needs a good home...so send me a private PM for more fabric...and let me know your favorite color, theme, or if you need a little horse or two.
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