Yesterday,
was a very productive day in the sewing studio. After a few errands in
town, I finally got to start sewing around 1pm and was finished by
5pm. I
started by adding the Poinsettia row on the quilt top, which it lined
up really well was please. Then I then cut 9-5" strips out of the
border fabric. After carefully measuring and making sure the quilt was
square I then, add the borders a little different than I have on other
quilts. I started with the long side borders first. The went on very smoothly. Then I prepared the top borders. 
First, I made 72" piece of green border fabric, then I added the
checkerboard blocks to each of the sides of the green fabric for both
pieces. Then, I carefully pinned borders to the top and bottom to make
sure the corners lined up perfectly and sewed them on.I'm
finished and it is ready for quilting now. But that is going to have
to wait, a little bit. I have a trip coming up starting next Tuesday to
California. I need to finish a couple of patterns under development
before we go, due to they are going with us.Today, finishing cleaning my sewing room and some quilting on the longarm. Hope everyone has a great weekend.Live, Inspire and Create,
Tina
Yesterday morning, I spent half of the day working on adding content to our new website that is still in beta mode, until we are done adding the content and make sure it is working correctly for our potential customers. By mid afternoon, I was decided I had enough of the desk work and move to the sewing room.
Once in the sewing room, I noticed that I had another Kansas City Star Block to do. So, I worked on this one. Block 2- "Dutchman's Puzzle and Windmill". If you remember from the first block, which you can read Here. The blocks come are that where published in the Kansas City Star Newspaper. Block 2- was printed on April 2, 1930.
This block was a nice easy! You are making 8 flying geese, in two different colors. Then sewing two together, and then the bigger block and sewing them in the direction like below. The unfinished size is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".
Now I have caught up on this Block of Month. I'm on a roll on my blocks of month quilts that I'm currently working on. Can I keep it up?
Have a fun sewing and a great weekend!
Tina
Today I started out the day with making the binding and labels for my mom's quilt that I just finished quilting for her. Then I started to look through some of my projects that are a little behind. I notice that I had 2 months of Heirloom Kansas City Star Block of Month to do. So I decide to I would start working on them.
A little back ground on this quilt. These block are inspired by the 12 blocks that were published in the Kansas City Star newspaper. My Great, Great Grandmother had some of these patterns. A couple of years ago, my mom gave me all the patterns that my great great grandmother had. The patterns and the pattern pieces that she made out of old cereal boxes where there. She would make the patterns with old shirts and clothing that were not used anymore. So when Fat Quarter Shop announced that they were making these block from the Star into a Block of Month, I decided I want to make it up for myself. Block One - "Christmas Tree" was Printed on June 6, 1934, in the Kansas City Star Newspaper. The fabrics they are using are Moda's Sweet Pea, from Kansas Trouble Quilters. The block is much easier to make than it looks. You start by cutting and preparing all the blocks for sewing.
You make 2 different sets of 6 half square triangles. Then you make the tree trunk by using a 6-1/2" block and sewing a 5-1/2" block on one of edges diagonally and then trimming 1/4"away from the seam and pressing open. You do the same on the opposite side to finish the block.
Next you assemble the other 3 blocks that make the over all block. These blocks make up the leaves of the tree. You use the half square triangles and the extra pieces you make at the preparing stage at the beginning.
The four block look these above before you sew them together.
The block measures 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" unfinished. I think these are going to be fun and can't wait to start the next block.Tina
Today I started out the day with making the binding and labels for my mom's quilt that I just finished quilting for her. Then I started to look through some of my projects that are a little behind. I notice that I had 2 months of Heirloom Kansas City Star Block of Month to do. So I decide to I would start working on them.
A little back ground on this quilt. These block are inspired by the 12 blocks that were published in the Kansas City Star newspaper. My Great, Great Grandmother had some of these patterns. A couple of years ago, my mom gave me all the patterns that my great great grandmother had. The patterns and the pattern pieces that she made out of old cereal boxes where there. She would make the patterns with old shirts and clothing that were not used anymore. So when Fat Quarter Shop announced that they were making these block from the Star into a Block of Month, I decided I want to make it up for myself.
Block One - "Christmas Tree" was Printed on June 6, 1934, in the Kansas City Star Newspaper. The fabrics they are using are Moda's Sweet Pea, from Kansas Trouble Quilters.
The block is much easier to make than it looks. You start by cutting and preparing all the blocks for sewing.
You make 2 different sets of 6 half square triangles.
Then you make the tree trunk by using a 6-1/2" block and sewing a 5-1/2" block on one of edges diagonally and then trimming 1/4"away from the seam and pressing open. You do the same on the opposite side to finish the block.
Next you assemble the other 3 blocks that make the over all block. These blocks make up the leaves of the tree. You use the half square triangles and the extra pieces you make at the preparing stage at the beginning.
The four block look these above before you sew them together.
The block measures 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" unfinished. I think these are going to be fun and can't wait to start the next block.
Tina
