Nilla

Unfinished meaning it's not sewn together as part of the quilt yet. It should measure 3 1/2 once you are finished making it for now, and it should measure 3 once it's sewn together with other blocks since it will lose 1/4 in on each side for seam allowance. So for now, make sure yours measures 3 1/2.

nellie

I was so tried from cutting late last nite , but I understand now lol I had one of those brain stop working and close up shop time lol . but I,m up and running again,thank you Nilla

quiltsRfun

WOO HOO! 4 patches this week! Maybe I'll be able to get caught up. I still haven't even started clue 3.

QuiltedCello

Another one that I've not bothered doing Inklingo on. The scant 1/4 seam is just too easy to me yet - I'm young is my excuse - so I just made sure the fabrics worked as I wanted, and I've got my squares sitting with me at my desk. Small and half small are done, have about 100 of the large ones done.

quilt addict

Oh what to do???? Should I take fabric with me to start on steps 3 & 4 or just take the cut pieces for steps 1 & 2? I plan to take to tops with me for Christmas week and do them on my Mom's long arm so not sure if I should take any piecing. I would like to get caught up. Guess we will see how much the suitcase weighs.

Bah hum bug!

Nilla

Woo hoo! 120 4 patch squares done!!! I love doing 4 patches and just worked on them between other things all day. Now I've got the week to focus on all the other things going on.

tellabella

I thought I was fast...I did All my four patch units today...96 plus a few extras I ended up with so I am all caught up with clue 4...they look great...I would have never chosen these colours but they look really vibrant and bright....

Cathieinut

I too am not going to use Inklingo for this weeks clue...too easy to do these as strips and my June Taylor Shape Cut.
I had things going on today so I only have finished 60 but they were quick and easy thank goodness. I have enough possibly to finish the other 60 strip pieced and cut into 2 inch segments ready for the last seam and pressing. ONe thing I have become better at is the seam "twirling" or " swirling" for the center of the blocks.

There has been a discussion on the Facebook page about getting the 1/4 inch seam as perfect as possible as opposed to being consistent no matter what your seam allowance actually is turning out to be. I used to think that being consistent was OK but once you start with more than a couple of seams coming together and angles as opposed to straight seams you gotta deal with that 1/4 inch...I am hoping that with a bit of fudging on some of the units everything will go together OK...any comments???

craftyheart2

I have 31 9 patches made and heaps of strips sewn together ready for more. I am loving the colours of these 9 patches too. I have also put through a few more pieces for the HSTs from the last step.

It is gardening weather here so I spent some time in the garden.

I think that aiming for a scant 1/4 inch is important with Bonnie's quilts with lots of pieces. I am probably slower than some because if I use my 1/4 inch foot with the bar my seam will be too large and my blocks too small so I use another foot that I have to guide just shy of the edge of the fabric to get a scant 1/4 inch.

quiltsRfun

I have 33 four patch units done. They went pretty quick. I may even be able to catch up with clue #3.