Originally Posted by terriamn

HAV that crab is so darn cute!

My block for Nelco

Cheese I had a similar expierence but had to have a friend retrieve the package and take it the post office to have them forward it to me. Frustrating.

Originally Posted by terriamn

Winnie the Pooh, from our last boom is ready to be sent off to my great granddaughter. Thank you for everyone’s wonderful blocks.

Originally Posted by ibex94

Hav4boys -- love your crab block! The beach is calling! The Christmas pinwheel is great too! It's crazy how the same block looks so different depending on the colors used. All are lovely!

TG -- great blocks for Janice. Your points are so perfect, too.

Terriamn, Your block for Nelco is dazzling and that BOOM quilt quilting is amazing! Your granddaughter is going to love that quilt!! Makes me feel like singing..... Winnie, Winnie, Winnie, Winnie, Winnie the Pooh!

I can't wait for time to start piecing! I brought a load of supplies with me to work on but I may not get to play until this weekend and so back to MS it all goes, lol.

My bubble suit is on and I am taking lots of vitamins to keep me healthy. EmergenC is every morning while I'm feeling like I'm fighting every virus on the planet. Anyone get an achy scalp when fighting off a virus? I feel like every hair follicle is spinning and repositioning. More water! More Lysine! More tape on the bubble suit to keep my illnesses to myself.

Originally Posted by hav4boys

One for MJPEncinitas and one for Janice.

Originally Posted by Janice McC

SusieQ, that 12-1/2 inch square can be elusive. Your work on seam allowances will help immensely. When I had two working machines, I found switching between them often caused some trouble as the edge of the fabric wasn’t the same place to give me a scant 1/4 inch. If you haven’t done so, try using two perfectly cut 2-1/2 inch squares and sew them together. The resultant rectangle should measure precisely 2-1/2 by 4-1/2. Too small, decrease your seam allowance. Too big, increase it. And be sure to press (not iron) and then measure with the acrylic square. When you find the sweet spot, make a note and take a pic of where the edge of your fabric must be to give you the correct seam allowance. Try a few more samples and you should be ready to sew.

Hav, I love be my block. It’s wonderful. I’m already getting excited about my blocks for the green and touched of blue!

Ibex, take care of yourself. Hopefully your vitamin C will help knock out the cold.

Terriamn, your Pooh quilt is terrific! Congratulations on a great quilt.

Here’s a block for Hav. All those little chilies!

*****

Originally Posted by travelinggramma

Winnie the Pooh - the song is now in my head and the quilt came out gorgeous.
My seam ripper is getting tired - might just have to get a new one, or two
Christmas - I recalled putting my Christmas fabrics in a drawer and actually found them! Got three done.
Made two for SewBiz - did anyone else catch the fact that there was 12 inebriated men? I found material with golden rings to add to them.
Lstew - had just enough of this fabric - and it has a quilting Mrs Clause.

Originally Posted by terriamn

Janice hope the guild is something you will be interested. I am going to try the one here in town when we come back next Spring

Sewbiz wanted a simple block to accent your great fabric. Hope you like it

Originally Posted by hav4boys

Looking at block parterns today on Etsy and decided I was not paying $5-$6 dollars a pattern. I pulled out my laptop, started up EQ8 and made paper piecing patterns for some Christmas blocks. These two are for Cheesehead. Noticed my tree is a bit crooked but so is my real tree each year.

I was going through the fabric and reading requests. Got to Janice's blue fabric and had a good laugh. Ignore directional fabric. No-can-do. I wish I could.

Have a great day everyone.

Originally Posted by Janice McC

Gosh, SusieQ, I should have mentioned that when I was having so much trouble with a block not working out a couple of weeks back, it was my seam allowance being too small. I had to increase the light in my sewing room and relearn the seam allowance. I figured I was doing fine until I had a more complicated block, made with multiple diagonal seams per small unit. I just kept assuming it wasn’t the seam but it was. It wasn’t the pattern. It wasn’t until I slowed down, focused more and benefited from better lighting that I could make everything work out. I’m still going slower but working on more challenging blocks again and they’re as close to 12-1/2 inches as they’ve ever been. What a relief. So it’s not just you!