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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Jar block swap **FULL **  |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 05:16:22 AM
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I do have to admit that I do have a fabric addiction!
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 05:48:14 AM
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I would love to give this a try, it looks beautiful!
God bless Farmers |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 05:57:17 AM
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well Kathy..thats our 9! Welcome Pennie!
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 06:09:10 AM
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Thank you, what fun!
God bless Farmers |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 6:47:56 PM
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Ok ladies...
We now have nine !!!!!!
Welcome Pennie!!
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
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suzyhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
Clare
Tyler Hill
PA
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Apr 04 2008 : 1:15:50 PM
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Looks like a really fun swap. I can't wait to see pictures of everyone's blocks.
Country girl in NE PA |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 06:15:16 AM
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Yesterday I found some rasberry print fabric.I hope everyone will like it.
I will start my blocks after another cup of coffee.(remember my first set did not come out as nice as I would like.
How is everyone coming along with their blocks? I hope you are all having fun shopping for fabric and then peicing your plocks.
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
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scgwagner
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Sarah
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 07:34:04 AM
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At the risk of sounding like a weenie, since I know all of you gals are quilting pros...
I have never cut out so many rectangles in my life!! But, I am chugging along. Today I am thankful for rotary cutters! (That's for you, Jess!) |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 09:35:52 AM
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If I can find what happened to my rotary cutter, I will be thankful, it just up and disappeared one day. The kids never touch it, it has ot's own space, I may be the one to blame, but my last blocks I had to cut out by hand, and that is for the birds! I have my veggie fabrics, 2 of them, I am going to get black today and a jar fabric, and perhaps just buy a new rotary cutter. Maybe I will go for pink this time...who knows.
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 7:38:24 PM
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Hi Kathy,
do I make 9 blocks? and I will need your address please.
God bless Farmers |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 2:44:42 PM
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Sarah,
There are a few pieces to this block, but you should be ok. A rotary cutter is a must!
Rotary cutters...I am the proud owner of 4. What happens is I will misplace one or my sister will take one so I just purchase a new one. Then when I least expect it, they all come home.
Pennie,
Yes, please make 9 blocks. You will send me 8 blocks. Keep one for yourself. When I sort them out you will receive 8 different ones. Oh, my address is on its way....
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 3:00:22 PM
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Does anyone else need my address??
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 3:12:39 PM
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I have it!
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2008 : 7:30:45 PM
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Hi Kathy,
I have purchased my fabric and cut out the pieces, but then I'm lost. Can I send one to you for assembly, if you wouldn't mind. Then send it back and I can follow your example?
God bless Farmers |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2008 : 10:34:25 PM
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Where exactly are you lost Pennie? I am sure we can talk you through it online.
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 08:20:36 AM
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okay, I am on the first square blocks that make the jar shape.
God bless Farmers |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 09:28:42 AM
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okay pennie, your next step should be to lay out the corners of the jar that will make the jar look jar shaped instead of like a square. I believe these pieces are 1 1/2" squares. You will sew these onto each corner at a diagonal, from crner to corner, watch your seam allowances while you do this. Then trim the corners and iron it flat so it make a shape like in the very first diagram of the instructions. The link is in the first post on page one. If you click on next step, you will see what it should look like.
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Edited by - smoothiejuice on Apr 11 2008 09:33:17 AM |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 11:23:10 AM
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Jessica, Thanks for pitching in. I can always count on you to give a helping hand!
Pennie, If you still need help I will mail you the directions and a block
But first look at the web site again. It has a lot more directions than what I had posted.
http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/tal_jar_quilt.htm
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
Edited by - khartquilt on Apr 11 2008 11:23:52 AM |
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 09:09:21 AM
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I think that looking at the web page is what I needed, I'll get right to it and try.
thank you
God bless Farmers |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 09:21:54 AM
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sarah has hers on her blog, she finished 2 nights ago, if you have more questions, I am sure it is very fresh in her mind.
i am glad looking at the website was helpful.
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 6:35:12 PM
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Today at work we had a lunch for a women that has been with the company 50 years! Wow.
The HR department did a little looking into our ages. More then half of us were not even born when Sue started her job. Less then half of us have been with the company 10 years. (I am working on my 19th year)
50 years with the same company. you dont see that very often!
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
http://khartquilt.blogspot.com |
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scgwagner
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Sarah
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 7:03:33 PM
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I have to say that I looked at the website and printed it out and read through it many, many times. I was so confused, I called my sister, and she started referring to certain words & phrases in the instructions that I had never seen! It turns out that when I looked quickly through the Introduction page on about.com, I clicked print so I could feel it in my hands as I read it...well, what I clicked on was print, but only for the Introduction! Not for the whole instructions! So I went back and printed out the instructions, and was able to get started really easily.
Now I have finished them...I think they turned out really neat. This is my first real quilt "square" project. I've put 2 other quilts together, but not this involved.
I'm not sure how this has happened, but...I measured and cut exactly the right lengths and widths of fabric (although a few of my jars were a bit off!) for the black and the lids...and my seam allowances were miraculously right on...but !all! of my blocks were 8x12 instead of 8 1/2 x 12 1/2!! How does that work?? So I went back and remeasured all the pieces and allowances, and they hadn't shrunk! Oh, the mysterious world of quilting! LOL
http://www.SpudaliciousCraftiness.blogspot.com/ |
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 7:21:07 PM
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Well, I just finished re-doing all mine, I had the same problem with them being 8x12. I figured I was maybe not careful enough on the 1/4 inch seam allowances. . .don't know. Anyhow, they're all done and the right size now!
Kathy--Would you please email me the address to send them? Also, do I send postage for the return trip? Thanks! |
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scgwagner
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Sarah
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 7:28:38 PM
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Sheila - How did you get them to be the 1/2 sizes? And did you take them all back apart or make new ones? I'm trying to figure out how to fix mine, I really don't want to start all the way over! Any suggestions or hints?
http://www.SpudaliciousCraftiness.blogspot.com/ |
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2008 : 05:55:34 AM
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| Hi Sarah, it was a big time pain. I took them apart most of the way and did very teeny seam allowances. On the one I'm going to keep for myself, however, I just added another "frame" of the black and them trimmed it to size. Cheater way I guess. |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Jar block swap **FULL ** |
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Jar block swap **FULL **
