Guest posting and a free pattern

 (sorry this is late getting out! Here is the quilt I made for you, following strip instructions over at Stash!)

Hello everyone, thanks for coming by today! I am guest posting over at Sew We Quilt (formally Stash Manicure) again!!













So go over there to see how I make 4 square blocks, 9 patch blocks, and HST (half square triangle) blocks using the strip method. Then come back here for a small pattern to make with them.

GARDEN PATH

This pattern makes 9 1/4" blocks. So the over all quilt is just 36". Add a border or two and you have a nice little lap quilt. Leave it as is and it makes a nice table topper. Use some baby fabrics, add a border and you have a cute little baby quilt.

Or, you can make your blocks bigger, by making the strips bigger, keeping the smaller width ones in proportion to the larger width ones. Or make lots of blocks and arrange them in a nice order.

But for one just like mine, you will need:

Fabric A		Two 2” strips three 3 1/2” strips
Fabric B		Six 2” strips two 1 1/2” strips two 4 1/8” strips
Fabric C		Four 2” strips two 1 1/2” strips two 4 1/8” strips
Fabric D		Four 2” strips one 1 1/2” strip one 3 1/2” strip

4 squares

Using 2" strips

 

 


 

 
9patch

Using your 1 1/2" strips



HST block

 Using your 4 1/8" strips



Once you have made all your blocks, lay them out like I have below. Making sure you watch the placement of the colors.

Block 1

 Sew the blocks in each row together.

Then sew your rows together. Press and trim to 9 1/4".

Repeat for Block 2

Sew the blocks in each row together.

And sew your rows together. Press and trim to 9 1/4".

Lay your blocks out in two rows. You will make 4 rows all together, but rows 1 and 3 are exactly the same. And rows 2 and 4 are exactly the same.

So put 2 blocks down for each row.

 

Sew the blocks in your rows together. You will end up with four rows, 1 and 3 being identical, and 2 and 4 being identical.

Sew a row that's on top (in the picture, row 1) to a bottom row (2). Sew the next two together. Then you'll have two sets that look like this.

Turn the bottom set around, so you make a big X with your two sets.

Sew your two sets together. And add some borders if you wish.

I'm hooking up with H&M at Quiltstory today too. Thank you Girls :)

PS, don't forget, it isn't too late to drop me a comment and leave me your name, if you're a wantobe quilter! LOTS of prizes you could win over at the Stash, come August.

Copyright D. Lucas, 2011 This is my tutorial. You are welcome to use any of my tutorials for personal use. You are not permitted to use my pictures or my words without linking back to the original and giving me credit for them.

being lazy

 Hello Folks,

Sorry for the absense. I haven't been doing too very much. This is our hottest part of the year, and it's been dragging me down.  Along with a few other things ;)

I did get the baby top finished. So will be starting to quilt that this week.

I've also been getting a special post written, with a new pattern. Using 4 patches, 9 patches, and HST's in these colors.

 So be looking for that post in the next week.

Have a great day all.

Hope you're enjoying the fabulous posts and giveaways over on stash manicure.


PS, don't forget to drop me a comment and leave me your name, if you're a wantobe quilter! LOTS of prizes you could win over at the Stash, come August.

Happy weekend!

 Hey ya'all, hope you're having a great day. My day yesterday was nice and smooth.

I worked on a baby quilt for my BF's first grandchild. Not sure if she wants to see the quilt before it's done or not, so wont post pics just yet.

Also went to town to do some errands. One of them being to renew my drivers license. And it went SO SMOOTHLY! I was a happy camper. Had to take an 18 question test, and only missed one. Pretty good. LOL

Here is my sisters finished Lone star. She used some lovely batiks.

Isn't that pretty? My sister has been sewing clothes most her life, and has only ventured into quilting a tiny bit. It's fun to share quilting stuff with her now. Thanks Sis!

Anyone else have a lone star they want to share? I would love to see it.

Have a great weekend!

PS, don't forget to drop me a comment and leave me your name/email, if you're a wantobe quilter! Or even if you are a quilter who wants to win a gorgeous prize! LOTS of prizes you could win over at the Stash!

Putting it together

 Hello everyone,

I am not sure if anyone has followed me all the way thru with my little quilt along. But just in case, here is the final installment. I do hope, that if you've made my star quilt along, that you email me pictures or drop me a comment with a link to your blog so I can see it.


So, your medallion should be at 28". Your long sides at 8 1/4" x 28" and your corner squares should be 8 1/4" square.

First, sew a corner square to both sides of two long pieces.


Next, put your two side pieces on the medallion. Pinning at the top and bottom, then all along the side. Fudging it in a little if measurments are a smidge off.



Now add your top and bottom pieces. Pinning where the seams come together and a few more to keep it all stable.

Here is mine. I took the pictures at the wrong time of day, too much bright sun, even in the shade....

                                                          
It's hard to see the buttery, beautiful yellow here...I just love it though. So cheerful.

                                   

I'll see about taking  a picture at a different time of day, or even in the house, so you can see the colors better.







PS, don't forget to drop me a comment and leave me your name, if you're a wantobe quilter! LOTS of prizes you could win over at the Stash, come August.

Lone Star quilt along part 3

 Hello Folks,

How are you all doing? Has anyone completed step 2? I would love to see!

For anyone interested, here is Part 3.

Fabric A: 2 strips cut at 15 1/2"
Fabric B: 1 strip cut at 15"
Fabric C: 1 strip cut at 15 1/2"

From fabric A. Cut your strips at 9 1/2" intervals, so you have 9 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.
From fabric B, Cut your strip at 9" intervals, so you have 9" x 15" rectangles
From fabric C, Cut your strip at 9" intervals, so you have 9" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

Take your rectangles, two at a time. Fold in half lengthwise, and just finger press along the two edges.

 Open up and fold in half width wise, and finger press in the same manner. So when you open them up, you'll have little creases like this.

 Lay your ruler from one crease to the other, and cut along the ruler edge.

 Go all the way around your rectangles, cutting off the corners. Do this with all of your rectangles.

 Take your fabric A rectangles (Note here: I messed up my cutting on ALL of my green rectangles, so am having to switch to blue. So my blue is now my fabric A.) And cut them all in half lengthwise.

 Cut your fabric C rectangles widthwise.

Lay your blocks out like this.

The numbers are the order we'll be piecing this together. So starting with 1 and 2, rights sides together. Make sure that diamond piece sticks 1/4" past the edge of fabric A, at the arrow. And sew your seam. Chain piece these, so do all your four piece 1's and 2's.

Open it up and place piece 3 along the next side like this. Watch the arrow, that's where the 1/4" hang over piece needs to be. (chain piece them all)

Open it up, and it should look like this. Making sure the diamond stuck over 1/4", made it so the two fabrics line up perfectly together at the arrows.

Now you want to sew your pieces 4 and 5 together, BEFORE adding them to the first unit.

Right sides together, the arrow is your 1/4" hang off spot.

 Do all four piece 4s and 5's. Now do pieces 6 and 7 in the same way. Arrow is your 1/4" mark.

 You should now have 4 unit's going one way and 4 unit's going the other. The arrows show you the pieces aligned just right.

 Take your first unit, put right sides together with your unit 4/5 pieces. When you pin this seam, the two seams from the two different units will cross. You want the intersection of those two seams to be at the 1/4" seam allowance, where you are going to sew.

 

 Put your unit with the 6/7 pieces on the next side. Making sure your seams cross at the 1/4" like the first unit. Open it up.

Your unit's should measure 28" x 8 1/4".

Let me know if you have any questions or problems!

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Have you seen what Samm is giving away this week!! She gave away a brand new Janome sewing machine yesterday!! WOW!

It's not too late to give me your name and info, and get in on the fun!