Penny Haren's "Pieced Applique "... 1 block a week begins January 2011
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Here are my Indiana Puzzle blocks, 6" and 12"
I decided to try something a little bit different on these. I hate cutting through the fabric to take out the used templates. My quilt is planned to be a quilt on the bed, so it will be washed occassionally. Instead of printing the template on paper and ironing it to freezer paper, I used Vilene.
"Vilene" is a tear away stabilizer used in applique work. It comes in several weights and I like the medium one or the thick one. If you leave it in the quilt, after the quilt is washed most of it disappears, leaving only a bit of fiber which is not noticable in the finished quilt. If you did not wash it, it would stay stiff...not so good.
I printed one copy of the template and used that to trace the pattern onto the Vilene using a black Sharpie pen.
For the 12" block:
#1 cut is 8.5".
#2 cut is 8.5".
Template A is a 4" circle.
This was a fun block to make..... but I am glad I am up to date again. (I will post my missing Advanced Star in the Catch Up week.)
hugs, Jup
ps. I was able to use some scraps taken out of previous blocks to make some of these pieces. Make use of those larger cut outs!
I decided to try something a little bit different on these. I hate cutting through the fabric to take out the used templates. My quilt is planned to be a quilt on the bed, so it will be washed occassionally. Instead of printing the template on paper and ironing it to freezer paper, I used Vilene.
"Vilene" is a tear away stabilizer used in applique work. It comes in several weights and I like the medium one or the thick one. If you leave it in the quilt, after the quilt is washed most of it disappears, leaving only a bit of fiber which is not noticable in the finished quilt. If you did not wash it, it would stay stiff...not so good.
I printed one copy of the template and used that to trace the pattern onto the Vilene using a black Sharpie pen.
For the 12" block:
#1 cut is 8.5".
#2 cut is 8.5".
Template A is a 4" circle.
This was a fun block to make..... but I am glad I am up to date again. (I will post my missing Advanced Star in the Catch Up week.)
hugs, Jup
ps. I was able to use some scraps taken out of previous blocks to make some of these pieces. Make use of those larger cut outs!
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Did you notice that when you squint your eyes or step far away from the Indiana Puzzle, you don't see the little circles. What I see is close to being a butterfly outline.
hugs, Jupiter
hugs, Jupiter
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Hi DeeCee.... we are both here at the same time!
Thanks, I think everyone's blocks are turning out so nice. The farther we get on the project the easier it gets. Can hardly wait until Sunday (catch up week) when we will all post all of our blocks together. That will be eye candy for sure.
hugs, Jup
Thanks, I think everyone's blocks are turning out so nice. The farther we get on the project the easier it gets. Can hardly wait until Sunday (catch up week) when we will all post all of our blocks together. That will be eye candy for sure.
hugs, Jup
#559
Love your blocks Jupiter! The little one looks sooooo little next to the 12" block!
I can't wait for the recap next week either - although I have one block I want to rework before then, so I'd better get to work!
I can't wait for the recap next week either - although I have one block I want to rework before then, so I'd better get to work!
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