cool. thanks for sharing..great blocks..pretty :-D :-D :-D

Use this method to make two quarter square triangles with the 90 degree angle on the right.

Turn your template over so the 90 degree angle is on the left. This is technically B reversed.

Rotate your Half square triangle from the first cutting step so that it makes perpendicular lines on your fabric.

Place the B (Reversed) template against it and cut in the same manner. You will need two quarter square triangles with the 90 degree angle on the left.

Cutting fabric with repeating motifs:

Use the center line in the ruler to position your ruler on the design in fabric.

Cut one triangle A.


I had a narrow strip of fabric. I was able to cut one A triangle and one B triangle from the starting row. Then, I found the same corresponding starting line several inches up. I turned my fabric sidewides just to cut away the fabric to get to a fresh row that was exactly the same as the first row. I looked very closely at the fabric and would not have been able to simply turn the piece around, as I had done before. I know the camera doesn't catch all of this and I hope it makes sense. Some of the very subtle markings between the stripes alternated colors. That is why I had to look for the repeating pattern a few rows up.

From the second fabric, you will need 4 A triangles, 2 B triangles; and 2 B (reversed) triangles


From a background fabric,
cut two 4 7/8" squares. Cut once on the diagonal.
Cut one 5 1/4 square. Cut twice on the diagonal.

Lay out all 28 cut pieces as shown:

It will probably work very nicely for the OBW. That is one that I haven't made yet.

I love your quilt, and the fabric you have is so beautiful, I wish I could do this with you, but I will watch the progress. thank you so very much for doing this. God bless. Penny

Good Morning ; Do you think maybe you could tell us where you found this beautiful fabric , thanks, nimble thimble

Very nice kinda like a stack and whack result. I have made some but never like this

That is great.

All I can say is WOW and thank you , thank you, thank you. I love the card trick pattern, but the way you are making them is just gorgeous. You have me wanting to make another one.

I cannot wait for the tutorial!

I'm also waiting to hear where you have ordered your border prints. They are not easy to find in my area or at least not much choice!

Just read your tutorial and I'm hooked on this block and your way of making such a beautiful quilt. I think I can....I think I can.....Hope I can....lol.

Hello Grocifer and Nimble Thimble:
Since I am in NH and buy locally, the particular shop names won't ring a bell. However, the fabrics are name brands: Kaufman, Jinny Beyer, Moda, etc.
It is true that the selection of border fabrics seems to be small in most LQS. It takes a while and several sources to have a little collection.
When I shop on line, my first stop is http://www.quiltshops.com. This is an electonic compilation of quilt stores.

I type in wide stripes, stripes, border prints, Andover, Jinny Beyer, and Peggy Toole for search terms. One that is very pretty and on my wish list is called Tuscan Wildflower.

Thank you for asking because I really would love to see someone else make a block like this. Post some pictures of any kind of stripe or border print. I'll be able to let you know if it would work in this block.

In a little while, I will post instructions for assembling the block.

Here's a cool fabric. I can't wait to cut this.

Oh, wow, that'll be tough! Love to see it when done!

Assembling the block:

Sew two each of each color border HST to a HST in your background fabric. There are still a total of 4 unsewn HST (two in each color).

In the picture, I have removed a few of the cut pieces for the sake of clarity.

I have also sewn the four center triangles together, first in pairs, then as one unit.

Sew your border print quarter-square triangles to the background quarter-square triangles. There will be four pairs of these. They comprise the center of each side of the block. Then sew each joined pair to the opposite color of the four remaining half-square triangles.

Throughout all of this, you have not needed to match up any stripes.

That comes next!

Here it is May 20th and I am just now seeing all the posts concerning the card tricks block and have to say that Jennie Penny you have done a fantastic job with your tutorial. I love your quilt. Now I have to make this asap.
Just want to say thank you a million times. All you folks on here are the greatest.

JenniePenny Thanks for all your time and work you spent to share this "tute" with us.

OK let me see if I can finish this neatly for you.

At this point, I have 9 units (4 corner units, 4 edge units, and one block center).
Trim off all dog ears and square up each unit to 4 1/2".
Place your pieces down on your mat in three columns - left, center, and right.
Sew a corner unit to an edge unit. You will have to carefully line up the stripes or the fabric design. Since I cannot think of a better way to write this, I am quoting the designer Ann Lainhart, whose copyrighted pattern "Cards Anyone?" appears in Quilters World August 2007: "Stick a pin down through the upper square at a particular point and into the bottom square at the same point to make sure the design matches along the seam line." Use a few pins. Carefully machine stitch the square units together in sections of three. Let the presser foot of your machine slide over a pin before removing it.

I don't have pictures of the actual sewing - could not get a helper to take pictures while I sewed.
Contine sewing the units together with the same care and attention to detail.
The left and right sections will consist of two corner units plus an edge unit each. Press toward corners.

The center section will consist of two edge units and the center block. Press towards center.

Once you have sewn the 9 units into three sections, then (like a nine-patch) you sew the three sections together. Use pins to match seams. Take pins out as your pressure foot glides over them.

This block and one I had already made (posted way back in the first page, I think), both incorporate the green zig-zag fabric. Notice that the stripes are in a different position in each block. This happens when you choose a different base line to start cutting from.

Here's more of my fabric. All for playing with! Mixing and matching and seeing what I want to put into a quilt or just make potholders out of.

Great tutorial - can't wait to try this! THANKS!

Gorgeous Jennie! Have fun!

thanks Kitsie. I am loving this project. I have 16 large blocks now, and 6 smaller blocks. The end result will be 16 large and 16 small. I have to say that each new block is my favorite. There have been (rare) blocks that have gone together in three hours (start to finish, including cutting) with no seams needing to be redone. JOY! This new quilt is going to be better than my avatar. Believe it or not, I had not mastered the 1/4" seam at that time. Can't wait to see if anybody else has tried a block. Plus, I still would love to see the fabrics you all have picked out!

Isn't it fun when each block keeps giving its own pleasure instead of becoming another boring block? One day......even if I just try one block....

Hi JennyPenny- I just found this tutorial and it is fantastic!! I love Card Tricks and I love Jinny Beyer- you have beautifully combined the 2 !! I have some of her gorgeous borders that I now want to play with!!
Thanks again!! Sue

Here's a few pictures of what is done so far.

I need to give a special thanks to Athenagwis! We met in person the other day to trade fabric. Sweet, sweet lady! She is collecting oranges, and I asked for purples in return. Although I'm collecting purples for a different project, one scrap piece she gave me was a STRIPE, so I had to put it in this project. :D

there is one block in this arrangement that I may just offer up to anyone who is trying a block on their own. I haven't decided which block yet. (Most likely not the one with the fabric from my new pal.)

wow! thanks for sharing this!

Beautiful blocks! I admire your ability to have the stripes meet exactly.

Beautiful!!! You've really got me inspired to look for stripes now! I'm going to go to my LQS and look today. Can't wait to get started!

I love this...I just did a card trick lap quilt with solid colors, and one print. It was easy to do, but I absolutely love this, and will keep looking for any information you have to give us.

It was so great to meet you too!! I hope we get to do some quilty things together soon. I didn't even realize I gave you a stripe hehe. :) It looks AWESOME in there though!!! Glad it worked out so great. :) Your new quilt is coming along stunningly!! :) :)

Cheers!!
Rachel

I've made 32 blocks now! Sixteen large and sixteen small. After I sew these together and put a border on, the quilt will be full size.

My last block didn't want to be born - I mean, made! I just had to sweet talk it and convince it how much I needed it in my quilt, and how pretty it was going to be.

Here are all 32 blocks on the floor.

Color of these photos is really off.

This is absolutely beautiful. I am still looking for material to at least try one block. I sorted through all my material today, and have a couple that might work. But nothing that looks as pretty as yours.

Breath taking.The stripes really gives the block a whole new look. Yours is so beautiful.
I'm still collecting stripes! I made myself a promise to not start on it till I finish a few of my WIP

Sometimes I find that 'pretty' does not work in as interestingly as does 'unusual'. You might try something unusual, to see the result. Many time I have been pleased. It comes out entirely different than I expected.

Try one border material and alternate it with a solid (or tone-on-tone) instead of another border. If using a solid, remember, you won't have to fussy-cut it. Just use 4 7/8 HST's with 5 1/4 QST's.

Or use one border, but find two different starting cuts for the two pair of cards. Quilt Mom is right. You may be pleased with what you create.

Show us what you have, klgreene!

The material I had wasn't working, I stayed clear of borders and strips, so I ordered some sale stuff when I ordered some christmas border fabric. I will post as soon as I get one made. It's just sitting on my table waiting for me.

Wow...I just found this tutorial, it's great for all the ideas. I have lots of Jenny Beyer border prints from the early 80's I want to use for this. All the pics give me ideas for the fabrics to go with them.

I sent a PM earlier tonight asking about block sizes but from these measurements I figured out the big blocks finished 12" so the smaller ones are probably 9"...right?

Thanks for this....I'm excited to start a new one!