Today, was full of business work at the desk top, so very little sewing was done today. But we did finally get Celtic Solstice Part 4 Finished this morning. As I stated on Monday's Blog Post for Celtic Solstice Part 3, my husband volunteered to work on Part 4 of the mystery quilt.
So I started him off with cutting 2" strips of orange and green. Then I sewed all the orange and green together with right sides together, making 3-1/2" strips. Then press open to the green side. Then we cut all the strips into 2". 
I then showed him how to match up the seams on the cut 2" strips to make the 4-patches. He sewed the first one together and press open and the seams match up great and the measures matched to 3-1/2" x 3-1/2". He did great for the first one. So he put a few more together then checked them and the same results. So I left him to work on them as I worked on Part 3. 
So, he continued, making all the 300 4-patches. He even correct mistakes he would make, with either seams not matching or uneven seams as checked them. He finished the 4-patches this morning, even had to making a few strips sets on his own. It was great to have some one to sew with, especially someone you love. I look forward to the next part of the mystery, which we will work on together.
Tina
Today, was full of business work at the desk top, so very little sewing was done today. But we did finally get Celtic Solstice Part 4 Finished this morning. As I stated on Monday's Blog Post for Celtic Solstice Part 3, my husband volunteered to work on Part 4 of the mystery quilt.
So I started him off with cutting 2" strips of orange and green. Then I sewed all the orange and green together with right sides together, making 3-1/2" strips. Then press open to the green side. Then we cut all the strips into 2".
I then showed him how to match up the seams on the cut 2" strips to make the 4-patches. He sewed the first one together and press open and the seams match up great and the measures matched to 3-1/2" x 3-1/2". He did great for the first one. So he put a few more together then checked them and the same results. So I left him to work on them as I worked on Part 3.
So, he continued, making all the 300 4-patches. He even correct mistakes he would make, with either seams not matching or uneven seams as checked them. He finished the 4-patches this morning, even had to making a few strips sets on his own.
It was great to have some one to sew with, especially someone you love. I look forward to the next part of the mystery, which we will work on together.
Tina
Since I have been working on quilting my moms beautiful quilt all last week and I still have more to quilt on it this week. I decided this weekend will be devoted on working in my sewing room on the Celtic Solstice Part 3. Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville did the reveal of the mystery on New Year's Day. I was excited to see how the quilt will look. I have been watching Facebook and seeing lots of people finishing their quilts and they look gorgeous. So, this week was devoted to seeing how far I would get on Part 3. 
As I started cutting my triangles, my husband asked to help with the cutting. He did all the cutting of the triangles of last years quilt on Easy Street. It was great, to have the help. So I cut all the strips for him, as he cut the triangles. I got ahead of him, so I started to cut the strips for Part 4. He asked me what I was working on so, I should him how to make Part 4, 4-Patches. So, after I showed how, he made a couple, and just kept going. So he is working on Part 4 and I worked part 3. I will blog more on Part 4 later in the week.
After getting him going, I started in on making half-square triangles out of all the triangles he cut. Making 488 half-square triangles out of yellow/gold and oranges. After sewing all some of the half-square triangles together, I pressed to the yellow and trimmed the dog tails off. After they were all together, I then used the half-squared triangles to make 61 pinwheels. Start with sewing half-squared triangles together, with the yellows opposite each other, right sides together. This makes the half of the pinwheel, once you make a couple you need to press open to the right, making sure you press the same on all of them. 
Once press, take one the halves make sure they like this with the orange in the middle top, and take the other half you just made and turn it the opposite way so the orange outer is on the left hand corner and then lay them on top of one another with the right sides together. Press them open, making sure you spin the seams so they will flat. The finished pinwheel looks like this, and I needed only 61 of these.The rest of the half-square triangles, need to be set aside for Part 5 of the Celtic Solstice. I finished all Part 3, on Wednesday afternoon plan we plan on finishing Part 4.
It was great having someone to sew with this weekend. Hope you all stayed warm and dry this weekend.
Tina
Since I have been working on quilting my moms beautiful quilt all last week and I still have more to quilt on it this week. I decided this weekend will be devoted on working in my sewing room on the Celtic Solstice Part 3. Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville did the reveal of the mystery on New Year's Day. I was excited to see how the quilt will look. I have been watching Facebook and seeing lots of people finishing their quilts and they look gorgeous. So, this week was devoted to seeing how far I would get on Part 3.
As I started cutting my triangles, my husband asked to help with the cutting. He did all the cutting of the triangles of last years quilt on Easy Street. It was great, to have the help. So I cut all the strips for him, as he cut the triangles. I got ahead of him, so I started to cut the strips for Part 4. He asked me what I was working on so, I should him how to make Part 4, 4-Patches. So, after I showed how, he made a couple, and just kept going. So he is working on Part 4 and I worked part 3. I will blog more on Part 4 later in the week.
After getting him going, I started in on making half-square triangles out of all the triangles he cut. Making 488 half-square triangles out of yellow/gold and oranges. After sewing all some of the half-square triangles together, I pressed to the yellow and trimmed the dog tails off.
After they were all together, I then used the half-squared triangles to make 61 pinwheels. Start with sewing half-squared triangles together, with the yellows opposite each other, right sides together. This makes the half of the pinwheel, once you make a couple you need to press open to the right, making sure you press the same on all of them.
Once press, take one the halves make sure they like this with the orange in the middle top, and take the other half you just made and turn it the opposite way so the orange outer is on the left hand corner and then lay them on top of one another with the right sides together. Press them open, making sure you spin the seams so they will flat.
The finished pinwheel looks like this, and I needed only 61 of these.
The rest of the half-square triangles, need to be set aside for Part 5 of the Celtic Solstice. I finished all Part 3, on Wednesday afternoon plan we plan on finishing Part 4.
It was great having someone to sew with this weekend. Hope you all stayed warm and dry this weekend.
Tina
This
month was block #5 - "Square and Half Square" which was released on
November 1, 1933. The pattern book has excerpt from the newspaper let me
share this blocks:
This
block basically made of half-triangles and 4-patches. Start with making
4- half square triangles with the background and blue fabric. Then make
making for 4-4-patch squares with the red and background fabric. The
center is a 4 1/2" square.
Then
you just have to piece the blocks together making sure the half square
is in the middle. Once the blocks are together in a row, then you just
need to sew the rows together and press the seam away from the center.
