Here is a second quick printable for this month:
I hope you are enjoying this sew along series, as well as listening to some classic literature.
Enjoy!
Later,
Lorrie
Author: Lorrie Shore
This week I am going to keep the text nice and short. I am feeling a bit under the weather. My immune system is working on getting rid of whatever crudge I was exposed to over the holidays…ugh! It is an excellent day to take a nap here in the Northeast part of the United States. Schools have been cancelled. The weather outside is frightful. There is no place to go.
The block(s) this week are basic and simple…4 traditional friendship stars. You can make them super scrappy or all the same…the preference is up to you! Have fun and enjoy!
Here is the direction sheet for Part 1, Chapter 2 of the Study in Scarlet quilt:
You can also watch my block tutorial on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/9OW4eApRdOQ
I hope you are enjoying the making of these blocks and listening to the audio presentation of the book. Have a great day! Time for a nap!
Later,
Lorrie
The blocks for this quilt are based on 1) titles given for the blocks and 2) themes and topics in the chapters.
This first block finishes at 12″ in the quilt. It is called Friendship.
The audio file can be found here on YouTube. It does not have much in the way of visual entertainment. I recorded it so that you can sew while you listen. A new chapter will be released on the first of every month starting December 2024.
The video about block construction can be found here.
This pattern page can be printed at anytime. At the end of the sew along, I will compile all the pages into one very long document.
I hope you enjoy playing along as we make this quilt. Please comment on YouTube if you are playing along. Comments are turned off here because of spam issues.
Have a great weekend!
Later,
Lorrie
I am going to keep my post short and sweet today. I want you to have lots of time to choose your colors for your quilt. Get out those colored pencils! Please print as many of the free coloring pages as you desire…Let’s play with color!
Please join me on YouTube to see my colorized blocks for this quilt. I am always amazed at how each person makes a quilt their own by switching up the colors and fabrics!
Here is the coloring sheet:
I would love to see your fabric choices and your coloring sheet plan! Please send photos to my gmail and I will share them on a Friday Blabfest. We are all inspired when we share!
Later,
Lorrie
I am going to make this short and sweet this week. After all the only pieces that are left are setting strips.
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
Here are the printable directions:
Please stop by next week. I will post the Patriotic Series in its entirety in one document!
I hope you are having a great time playing a long. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving…with family, friends, and some sewing time for yourself.
Later,
Lorrie
This week we are making four at a time flying geese to accent those cute little stars that swirl around the middle block.
We will need 32 flying geese to frame up those stars. Since we are making them for a time, we will need to make eight geese units.
Trimming the assembled geese makes them perfect to add to the setting star blocks. Please note the direction of your star blocks if you used directional or fussy cut fabrics.
Please watch my YouTube video presentation here for additional assembly details.
Here is the free PDF for these blocks:
I hope you are enjoying this Patriotic quilt series! One more week to go!
Later,
Lorrie
We are in the home stretch of this series. We are down to some of the last setting pieces. This week, we are making 22 pieced variable stars.
In the cutting document, I provided a chart for one star OR (in the second chart) 22 stars. You will need to make adjustments based on your color choices and scrap selections.
Remember that this is a free printable pattern. Enjoy!
Later
Lorrie
The election is over…no more political adds for a while. Whew!
This is the last block in this quilt. Next week, we start the setting pieces so that we can have the top done by the end of the month.
This block finishes at 12″ when set in a quilt. It is made up of mostly 2″ squares.
When I assembled this block, it took about 40 minutes to trim the triangle blocks. This is not my favorite task, but I powered through by taking short breaks between block stacks.
I like that this block looks complicated, but it really is not.
My hints are:
- Pin when you feel like you need to…
- Consult the pattern for correct placement…frequently…
- Press diagonal seams to the dark, and
- Press most straight seams open to reduce bulk at corners.
Here is the printable PDF:
I hope you are enjoying this build a block series. If you have any questions about cutting pieces at a different size for a different piecing technique, I would be glad to help you! Contact me through e-mail at werquilters@gmail.com.
Later,
Lorrie
Here it is! The center block for this layout! I used several techniques to make this nice, big block. Please take your time and enjoy the process of making this block! You have the skills to create this!
Here is the clickable link to the YouTube video related to this block.
Here is my original graph paper design. I am including this to help you with unit placement!
Last, but not least, here is everything from above in a printable PDF:
Please remember to contact me in YouTube comments or through gmail. Comments are turned off here. Sorry if you are a spambot!
I love to see and share pictures of your finished work! (Even if they are not necessarily the blocks or the quilt in this series!) We all love eye candy!
I hope you are enjoying this series! Have a fantastic day!
Later,
Lorrie
This is a nice and easy block for week 6 of the build a block. For complete directions, please watch the video on YouTube.
The spinning graphic of this block reminds me of all of the commercials about the current elections here is the USA. They make my head spin! How can 2 candidates say opposite things about each other, but everyone is telling the “truth”? Oh, my! I am glad to turn off the television, put on some music, and sew some quilt blocks!
Here is the placement guide for the block in the quilt:
Here is the pattern, with 2 choices of cutting/sewing methods:
I hope you have enjoyed creating this block! I can’t wait to see pictures of progress you have made!
Later,
Lorrie
