Bluebonnets

Nice blocks, dhanke! Like the navy background.

Going to get a piece of that pineapple angel food cake while I wait for the next clue. Yum!

Just Jan

FLORENCE I agree with Judy about the wine, and if you add some home made chicken soup and a few naps under a cozy quilt, you will be better soon. This is not just an old wives remedy, it really works!

I've been limping around most of this week, barely able to walk and hurting all night. Finally it stormed yesterday and I slept well last night and I'm walking upright today! (The Dr. said its due to the barometric pressure. Compared it to the effect of the tide and said the barometric pressure effects the water in our bodies. Interesting theory.) Forecasting the weather by our aches and pains is also considered an old folks tale, but its not! Anyway, I'm feeling much better now, and hope you are too, and looking forward to today's clue!

I hear the train a comin', its rollin' round the bend! (from the song, Folsom Prison Blues.) Jan

SunlitenSmiles

GIGGLE...just as I read your post, Jan, a train (8 blocks north) blew it's whistle really loud.....great sound effect to your post.....sooooooooooooooo ready for next clue

Just Jan

See! I told ya so! LOL Don't expect it to get to my neck of the woods for another hour and 15 minutes!

lawsonmugs

Welcome Barb. You can catch up too.

paintmejudy

I know there isn't that much to do for today, but if we went any farther, the mystery would be blown. Next week all will be revealed. Well, almost all. You still have fabric left that needs some love and attention. So here is week 3's clue.

Again, a reminder: Cut only the fabric from you will need, the rest will be used another day in a different size.

As you know, I don’t necessarily cut as the Quilt Police will do. From Fabric A, I cut the squares at 5” and will trim the unit. The Quilt Police will tell you to cut 4-7/8” square. I am not perfect, I would rather trim than be too small. E and B are cut a fraction over also. But you use the method you prefer to get the blocks to come out measuring 4-1/2” square.

From Fabric A cut a piece 5” x WOF and subcut into 8 pieces that measure 5” square. Cut these in half diagonal from corner to corner making 16 large triangles.

From Fabric E and from Fabric B, cut 4 squares from EACH fabric that measure 5", and cut diagonally from corner to corner in both directions, making sure not to move the squares so you get the size you need for these small triangles. You now have 16 small triangles from each fabric.

Assemble one B and one E triangle as shown. Make sure all 16 pieces look exactly alike. When you put the longest side down, the A (my white) will be on the left and the B (my dark print) will be on the left. Press gently.

Place one A and one E-B piece together, again making sure to place the pieces so they match the photos. Sew together. Trim by placing the diagonal on your 4-1/2” square along the diagonal and trim as needed. You will have 16 identical blocks that measure 4-1/2”.

And that is all for this week. Are you excited for next week? I am. And interested to see how some of you will put the 2 sets of blocks together. I really love when you try to guess the outcome.

paintmejudy

Thimble - is your cake the one that uses crushed pineapple, vanilla instant pudding and Cool Whip to make a frosting? If so, I have been making this cake for probably 35 or 40 years, maybe more. Don't remember where I got the recipe.

thimblebug6000

This one you just add the crushed pineapple to the cake mix and bake... then top with the cool whip..... I haven't made it myself but had it at a b-day party recently.

thimblebug6000

Oh oh... some of my birdies on fabric A are going to be swooping around upside down....

lawsonmugs

OMG now I want pineapple cake and it's only 10:45 in the morning!! I'm also diabetic. lol. You ladies are enablers.