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Stitching & Crafting Room:  2017 Block of the Month (BOM) - August  |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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 Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 06:56:59 AM
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Each month a new block (or more) will be posted and a new thread will begin for each new month. I hope many of you will join in and we will have a lot of new quilts to show off in 12 months or less.
You can join in at any time. We'd love to have you!
NOTE: Please be sure to "Subscribe" to this thread so you don't miss anything.
This month there are 2 blocks (chosen by Debbie Klann - thank you, Debbie!). As always, you can do one, two, or none of them. Your choice. These blocks will be yours, so choose your fabrics and quilt away. Make table runners, quilts, wall hangings, or potholders with them - your choice.
NOTE: All patterns come from The Quilter's Cache/Marcia Hohn.
Please read her terms and conditions of use here. http://www.quilterscache.com/TermsPage.html
Augustblocks:
Prairie Queen
http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PrairieQueenBlock.html
Housewife
http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HousewifeBlock.html
Please let me know if you would like to choose blocks from The Quilter's Cache/Marcia Hohn (www.quilterscache.com) website for future months, and send me the link(s). We try to have at least one simpler block and another sometimes more complicated.
Challenge yourself. As most of you know, quilt blocks are mostly squares and triangles. It is the way they are put together that makes a beautiful quilt.
Thank you for joining in.
Happy quilting for all!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 07:06:57 AM
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Here is my Prairie Queen block for August.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 08:01:09 AM
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Oh wow the red and black are so bold, I love it!
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 08:01:47 AM
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Which one is "easiest" that I can start out with?
Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden. |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 08:01:52 AM
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Thank you, Katie!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2017 : 4:39:42 PM
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Love your blocks, Linda! Can't wait to try these.
Your Prairie is beautiful! Very striking!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
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Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
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Posted - Aug 03 2017 : 6:07:37 PM
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I got my blocks finished this afternoon. Katie, I would say the Prairie Queen block was easier...mostly just less pieces. When you piece the Housewife block, you will think you have too many quarter square triangles for the center pinwheel. You make 8, but only use 4. It is easier to lay out the center before you sew the darker half square triangles on. When you get to piecing it, it should make sense. I have had one of those days of constant interruptions and I was really needing to just get into my sewing room for a couple of hours. I have been wanting to sew for the past couple of weeks and there has always been something getting in the way. Today I finally got to sit down at my sewing machine and I feel like a new person! One of the great things about sewing, quilting, etc. is that you have something that stays "done"...something to show for your efforts...unlike laundry, dishes, cleaning the house. Love your blocks, Linda!!!
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2017 : 09:33:08 AM
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Debbie, I love your post! Your blocks turned out great! The colors look so soft. And, I so agree with you about the reward of being able to sit down and sew a project to completion. The other things are never ending.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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