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granny_59 09-01-2010 10:53 AM
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I will go on a one week trip on sunday and was looking for a project to take with me.
For my current project of minis I found grandmothers flowergarden with 1/2" hex too "big". By looking at the shape I figured that 3 lines added would give a tumbling block....

I hope to show a mini with tumbling blocks by the end of my vacation........

put paper shape on, trim and proced like grandmothers flowergarden
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cut 60° angles out. I ironed the seam open
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cutting a diamont shape and sew an y seam
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BOYD56 09-01-2010 11:33 AM
GREAT IDEA !

StitchnFind 09-01-2010 01:20 PM
wow they sure are tiny but so pretty. Those Y seams are one thing i just cant master yet.

craftybear 09-01-2010 01:59 PM
thanks, will be fun to try to make those

oksewglad 09-01-2010 02:09 PM
You must have the nimblest fingers! Have a great trip!

Baloonatic 09-02-2010 06:12 AM
What are you, nuts???

granny_59 09-02-2010 06:36 AM
Originally Posted by Baloonatic
What are you, nuts???
:lol: :lol: :lol: sure hope your question is meant in a friendly way..............

Granny

Judith 09-02-2010 06:45 AM
Granny 59, You are brilliant! I am going to try this as soon as I get home from my trip to your wonderful country. Are you going to the quilt show in Bern next weekend? I'm hoping to be there either Thursday or Friday. What excitement!

Joan 09-02-2010 06:52 AM
great idea---but tell us about doing that "Y" seam--by hand?

granny_59 09-02-2010 07:02 AM
Originally Posted by Joan
great idea---but tell us about doing that "Y" seam--by hand?
I got it from a tutorial on this board. You sew to the middle, keep the needle in while lifting the presser foot and "turn" the fabric so you can finish with a straigt seam. Clear???
In this case I had to turn with the help of tweezer and pin, but it worked. It got little after trimming, before the size was manageable.
@Judith: enjoy yourself. I am sadly out of the country. One quiltshow in Switzerland and I miss it!?


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