Hi JuanitaBean, I am just home from a weekend retreat and will post cutting instructions for blocks 3 and 4 in the next few days. Just need coffee and sleep, lots of it:D

Welcome home mirabelle hope you hade fun at your retreat. I know when I came home from a retreat I need rest and time to unwind. We will wait patiently until you are ready. We really appreciate you taking the time to do this for us :thumbup:

GrannyQ keeping you in my prayers, hope everything goes well for you.

I have been home for a couple of hours, am really brain dead after a big weekend on the mountain. DD has just left to drive home to her place. We had the power go out late Saturday afternoon but it was back on by dinner time.

Here is my first block all finished with triangles attached.

I am just reminding you that I said I was tired, I already posted a pic of my block:D it is definitely time for a nana nap...

My Sept Block 1 finished last night.
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I finally found the back ground fabric, Fairy Frost Ivory last week. You can't see it in photo 2
but you can see the "glitz" in photo 1.
Now on to block 2

Caroline S your block looks great love your color choices! I also used a fairy frost I have for the yellow centerpart. Came across a piece of white last night in my stash but not a very large piece.

Happily Singing The Blues!
 

Here's my first block, all in blues. I've been digging deep into the my mounds of scraps and have found enough blues to create my own Great Lake so my theme for this quilt-along will be scrappy and blue. I haven't settled on the corner triangles yet but they will be slight different than the published pattern. I'm always hyper-critical of my own work and now is no exception. Not perfect but presentable and I'm happy with it.

Sue

Wow, more beautiful blocks. Did not get to start mine yet, but did finish my boom blocks so should get to start this week. Yeah! I am very inspired!!!

duchie like your block

caroline like you block

dutchie... love your block too!! I am partial to blues myself.

More beautiful blocks everyone.

Here are the cutting instructions for Block 3, I will post Block 4 instructions after Block 2 has been revealed. I hope everyone is happy with that.

Thanks Mirabelle!

Thank you mirabella much sooner than I anticipated for block #3 measurments. Not a problem waiting on block #4.

Now go get some rest :)

Thank you Mirabella

WOW beautiful blocks ladies :) Every one is so different and every one is beautiful (even the not perfect ones dutchie :))

Can't Spyke My English this morning :D :D
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My K(iller) K(itty) left the cutting mat so I'm working on block # 2 but it's driving me crazy. I seem not be able to wrap my mind around the pieces........maybe I have to search for my brain first? I might have left it in the bedroom this morning :eek:

Quick question is there cutting instructions for block 1 and 2 somewhere or did I miss them? Thanks Mirabelle for providing these for us!!

post #353 in original SYE post for block #1(see attachment)

post #433 in original SYE post for block #2:

I already had these measured, so didn't pay attention to if there were any updates after these were posted...

added--just saw this for block #1: "It is definitely time for me to put my head on a pillow,,, if you are going to use my cutting for the first block #3 should be 1 3/4 x 4 3/4... "


SO here is the cutting instructions for Block 2

#1 1 1/2 x 3 1/4
#2&3 3 1/2 x 2
#4 3 x 1 1/2
#5&9 2 1/4 x 1 1/2
#6 3 x 2
#7&11 3 x 1 1/2
#8 4 x 1 1/2
#10 3 1/2 x 2 1/2
#12 3 1/2 square
#13&16 5 x 3 1/2 cut in half on the diagonal
#14&17 4 x 2
#15&18 3 1/2 square

TIP. As there is a lot of background for this block I cut a strip the width of the fabric by the largest measurement, in this case 5 inches and will subcut my units until it is all gone, then cut another strip from the largest measurement left. I have found over the years that hacking into a piece for random units uses more fabric. I hope this makes sense.

THANKS Mirabelle :D you the bestest!!!

Just FYI ... the September block is posted on the Quilting on the Square site.

Wow. this sure is a beautiful pattern. You ladies are so fabulous at colors. After seeing your blocks, I have decided to re-do my block.

Aww I am sure it is great! Sometimes we are harder on ourselves wish we could see your 1st blck. But that is okay I understand if you are not happy with it then that is all that matters. Will wait and see your new creation then :)

These are so beautiful! I think I want to do this also. I will make the first block to see if I "can" do this, if so can I just join along? Any rules to follow?

sunrise450 we are doing one block per fortnight with block 2 posted on the 17th September. You will have to download your patterns from Quilting on the Square (they are free). If you wish to read the original post for the SYE BOM Quilt Along you will see the guidelines.

Number 1 rule is to have fun with it. I have posted the cutting instructions for the first 2 blocks as above and cutting instructions for block 3 is a couple of pages back.

Welcome and hope to see your blocks soon

Anael you are too funny, go find your brain and finish that block:D now to pop over to Quilting on the Square and download the next block, won't get to it today as still trying to catch up after the weekend. Pssstt I left my brain on the mountain:D and I'm not going back to find it

Got the new pattern. Thank you.

Thank you for the new cutting sizes, I use to just whack, but I think this makes it less wasteful.

Ladies, I love all your blocks. It's amazing how different they look with different fabrics. The second block we do, is that the second block of the series, or are we doing the Sept. block that was just posted. I'd like to get two more blocks done because I'll be gone for 2 week in October, so won't have as much time to do two blocks with all the other BOM's I'm doing. But I want to keep up.

The 2nd block is the 2nd one...May--Cactus Rose

Thanks carriem I thought so, but I figured I do them in order so I don't get to confused.

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Ok, block one done. For some reason I have the rainbow song (red and yellow and pink and green....) stuck in my head. So each block is going to focus on a different color. This time was red, next block will be yellow, etc. We will see. It could all go very wrong, very quickly.

Beautiful marne! Why would it go wrong? With the rainbow colors you will end up with a Spike Your Rainbow English Quilt (or something like that :D). I love rainbows :)

Another way to help it come off (but takes extra time) is to sew without thread on all lines before starting. I've also used kids writing tablets. Pages are a little smaller, but they go through the printer easily.

Whatever works for you, the results are the greatest! Love the Red block..very well done. I would accept any one of blocks displayed here in a New York minute...for my own quilt or place mat. I was trying to pay close attention here, but had to go back and read the last three pages...its snail pace here with me and I am distracting by starting another different quilt pattern...like that is going to help the problem...its my excuse and I sticking to it.:D