I just happened to click on this thread today. I'm not making this. Very pretty blocks. I love your colors.

Just Jan, my Juki's do the same thing on the regular foot. If I am piecing with it, I always use the walking foot and it is the correct 1/4". I really leave it on those machines all the time. I can't remember when I had any other foot on either one of them..

Not sure exactly what you mean. What I call the scant quarter foot is the one that came on the Juki 2010 machine. I have the walking foot on my Juki Exceed HZL-F300. I haven't got my new 2010 set up yet but it will get a free motion foot on it. Only time I take the walking foot off is when I want to use the blanket stitch for applique. I always use the regular foot on my 2010 so it sews scant, but if I want an actual 1/4 seam I just use the #7 guide line. Love those Jukis! I am really anxious to set up the new one but have much cleaning and fabric rearranging to complete first; and I move pretty slow now. :rolleyes: But I'm improving... got an excellent report from my Dr. visit yesterday.

So, So pretty,

I can see this blocks are going to be a challenge for me. I am going to give is a shot this weekend if all goes well. Hope I can get them figured out, a few have been hard for me to make. Will post when they are done. Thanks for including me to this thread know I was gone for a while but got caught up. Thanks all

I bet some of you wonder if I talk all the time and don't do anything. It sure seems like it to me for example it took me 35 days to get done the blocks for July doing them in each group of materials I started out with. But I did get them done. I will now work at cutting out August blocks, and still have to go back and play catch up. Life tends to run over me way too often. Have a great weekend all.

Lookin' good, Anne. I really like the blues & yellow. I 'stepped' out of the box last year and made a blue & yellow quilt, not a big fan of it, but it is pretty. My daughter laid claim to it real quick..lolo

Thanks. If you remember when I started, I had a x large tote of what I called ugly fabric given to the quilt group and it was what was left when everyone was done picking thru it. One set I have been making all along is from that, the other set is from my stash. I am stubborn on not buying anything for this project and so far I have stuck to it. The ones on the right are the "ugly" material. How different it can look once you cut it up. The left is my stash. Yellow and blue, not my favorite pick, but it was the yellow I had most of to use in each block. That splash of green, I don't care for either, but I put it in one of the months, so now I have to add it from time to time. Its fun once I get to it, fun to figure, fun to see how it turns out. But once I commit, I won't change, it is what it is. I just have to find the time to do it.

I like these two blocks too much not to try them. I might give it a go this weekend. I will have to use a different machine because I was messing around on my Featherweight the other day and actually broke the gib hook :thumbdown:
What a drag, I didn't think I could break something on that machine.

I also started another quilted wall hanging, it will be another bargello. I was so happy with the one I made for my living room that a couple of jelly rolls came home with me:-) ...and I really need to finish weaving the cloth for my guest room curtains. So many projects and that dratted job just gets in the way! LOL

I just love the blocks that have been posted so far this month, just makes me itchy to sew.

Anne, I'm the same way, use what I have. I've used out of my stash for the Bee, and am doing two block of the week projects, and have used out of my stash too. So far, so good..lol I may have to fudge on some of the blocks, kinda running low on a couple pieces....maybe the blocks will end before I do.. I hope hope hope...lol

Oh gosh, TSC - not's that good. Do you have a place you get your Featherweight products? There's a site on Facebook called April's Featherweight - if you do a search on FB, you'll find it. I am using my Featherweight to make one of the BOW projects, the blocks, and fabrics just 'required' that I use my FW..lolo It's such a fun machine to sew on. :thumbup:

Guess you best scratch that itch TSC, with the best lotion there is, take right care of it, just sew, lol.

Oh I am, believe me. It is just deciding which machine to play on now that the Featherweight is temporarily out of commission:-)

I also get parts from Glenn Williams down in Florida. He has all kinds of different parts for 221, 222, and 301's and he is great to deal with. My new gib hook is on its way to me:-)

OK, Just finished the new block, "Plaid." I think my rendition is butt ugly, but it will tie in with the fabrics in my other blocks. Here are my three blocks:
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Rookie question time: I am looking at the Jack in the Box block. Am I understanding right that for the Goose and #1, rectangles are cut and then Sky & #1 are cut in half on the diagonal and sewed to the rectangles and then trimmed? Is it normal to have so much fabric waste? Or am I reading this all wrong? Thanks.

Just Jan, I like your top left block. It has nice earthy colors, that remind me of grass, the ground, the sky and flowers. My colors. Very relaxing for me. The other 2 blocks are very nice too.

I think I know what you are asking... You cut a rectangle and two squares for each section. Take the squares and draw a diagonal line corner to corner on each square. For the flying goose, lay the rectangle on its side and lay one square across each top corner. Sew on the line. Flip the little flap up and outward to the corner and press it well. You should then see the goose. Turn it over and check the back side. If you see any of the square's fabric hanging over, trim it off to the size of the rectangle. Now with it facing you, open up the "ear" and trim off the inside ear and the back of the goose to remover bulk. You will be tossing two little triangles. Some choose to sew these triangles together to make a little half square triangle, but its usually not worth saving! You're not wasting that much to bother with. For the other parts of the block, you make it the same way, just lay the squares on opposite corners to sew them to the rectangles. This is commonly referred to as the "sew and flip method." If you still have questions, PM me and I will make a block and scan the pieces as I go. I will PM you my email address. Janet

Thanks. Its actually a pretty lavender (not blue), but you make the block sound pretty. You say its relaxing, I was thinking drab! But, it will match some others in my set, and hopefully calm down the brighter blocks. Thanks for saying that, I think I like it a little better now! :D

Jan, Thank you so much for the explanation. You cleared up my questions. You have been so helpful to me, I really appreciate your on-line mentoring:-)

You're very welcome. That's how we all learn. When I started quilting about 25? years ago, I got help from the clerks at my local Joanns store, and then later I got into looking up tutorials and info on the computer. I often wished I had a family member to help me! These forums feel like family to me and I think its great when we can help each other, whether it be about quilting or just life in general. Its been a God Send to me during this time of my illness and I am so thankful to each and everyone here! TSC, feel free to PM me any time and I will help you if I can. But from what I've seen you are doing great! Janet

The quilters on this site are the best! :) Love your explanation Jan! I recently shared with another quilter all my little triangle trimmings. She was thrilled! You'll probably find your scraps calling to you at some point on your quilting journey. For me, as a new quilter, I think it was about a year of active sewing before I realized I had enough 'scrap' volume to actually make something awesome with them! Now it's one of my favorite types of quilt projects.

Thanks to Janet's help, I made the Jack in a Box block last night.

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This morning I was ready for more, so I knocked out Chain Link. I will tell you what, having a block board was so helpful with these blocks.

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Here are my August blocks. Everybody's blocks are looking great.

Oooh, I love these blocks. You have chosen beautiful fabrics. I am making my blocks out of scrap fabric I have. My DH says I have enough supplies and fabric to open a quilt shop. Sadly, I think it is true.

I must be having a stupid attack but I cannot download or print the directions for the Jack in the Box quilt. I printed the corner units but I cannot print the directions to cut and assemble the block. HELP!!!

There is a place on the pattern to click when you are on-line that shows how to assemble it. It is in step 2, "making connector corners". It takes you to another block that shows how to do it. I just had my tablet next to me and worked off that.

How exciting, I've been able to answer a quilting question! LOL

TSC, I appreciate YOU asking questions because I'm silently learning along with you...

Thank you Tscweaves for your help. Windows 10 is driving me batty but I did finally manage to print the directions. I am going to paper piece the 4 corners.

I sew those "waste triangles" together as soon as I cut them away. When making the backing for the quilt, it's fun to use them to break up the solid backing. Sew them in a strip that goes all the way across or spin them into pinwheels for a little added interest. You're right, they are small pieces so tossing them is no big deal if that's what you choose.

Just Jan: It makes my heart sing that you got an excellent report from the dr! Way to go explaining the block to tscweaves.

tscweaves: Way to go with answering a quilting question!

petuniaflowers: Great idea to incorporate the bonus triangles on the back. I sometimes sew them right away and other times put them in the fabric recycling bag. :)

Connie

:D I thought I was missing something !! Had to start reading comments to see if anyone had problems.
Family still around so will not get to my blocks till the end of the week.

Wow, you are all so quick off the mark this month. Everyone's blocks are looking really nice. Hope to get to them this weekend. Bit behind on the study, half way through an essay, had to put my cat down on Saturday so that was a weekend of nothing being accomplished. Onwards to next weekend after another busy week at work (and its only Tuesday) :)

Its even easier if, before you cut off the extra triangles, sew on the line as usual, then move over 1/2 inch and stitch a second diagonal line. Now cut between the stitched lines and your little cut-off triangles are already stitched together into HST. Its faster and easier than working with the little cut off pieces.

oh smart!!!

My blocks for August. I may do Jack in the box again at the end, if I have enough fabric left. I cut off my points. I never seem to get those right. Any suggestions?

How do you make it so perfect. I think mine look pretty good and then take a picture and post it and then see where things don't line up too great. Very nice blocks.

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" It's going to be a long wait! "

I know, right? Maybe the Block Fairy will have pity on us and bestow a few more extras before September gets here. LOL

That would be perfect if that nice Fairy visited. I'm going to need a lot more blocks anyway!!