**2009 Quilt Block Swap for JULY**

[Crumples]

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Those blocks are great !!! I love the colors and the pattern. I would go absolutely nuts trying to sew that together (lol)

 

[dragracer]

lunachick I got my block yesterday and love it! I will mail my block to everyone tomorrow, sorry for the delay.

 

[piecemaker]

Nana I LOVE the block.

Can't wait to get it. Thank you for taking time to make them.
piecemaker

 

[NanaKat]

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Those blocks are great !!! I love the colors and the pattern. I would go absolutely nuts trying to sew that together (lol)

The block is really pretty quick to make.
It takes two prints and a solid.
From the solid, cut one 4 1/2 inch square.

From EACH of the prints cut
two 5 1/2 inch squares that you cut on the diagonal twice to make four small trianges
and three 9 inch by 1 7/8 inch strips.

Sew three strips together alternating the print strips.....color 1, color 2, color 1 for one ... and color 2, color 1, color 2 for another. Press these rectangle so that the seams are ironed toward the darker print.
Cut each rectangle into two 4 1/2 inch striped squares.

Pair the two print triangles in sets of two and sew seams. Press toward the darker print.
__________
1\\ /
1 \\ /
1 \\/
1 /
1/
Now pair two paired triangles, pin the center and sew seam. Press. This makes your corner squares.
I cut each small block to make sure the squares are 4 1/2 inch before I sew them together.
Arrange layout of squares. Sew the squares together into strips

X = X strip 1
= S = strip 2
X = X strip 3
Sew strips together and press.

Including cutting, sewing, pressing and trimming, it took two hours to make both blocks.

Piecemaker, Glad you like it.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

I got a bug jar blcok from piecemaker today!!! I love it!!!! I am so enamored by the bug jars and you did such a great job!!! Thank you so much!!!

 

[ginbart]

I struck it rich today, I got my July block, my Fat quarter blocks and my BYCville Town Quilt Blocks. I’m showing them all on each thread.
This is my block from Acre. She said it was up to me to take the picture so I did. Here it is.

Thank you.

 

[Lunachick]

Talk about "retro" whoohoo! That's a nice one! I love it....Acre, great job!

 

[ginbart]

I think she went a little out of her box. I thought I typed Thank you and I feel like I'm back in the 70's and young again but that didn't show up. She said she had something special coming and she did. Thanks again.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

That is really pretty, looks really big too, I thought she had made you a whole quilt out of those great colors, hint , hint, lol!!

 

[ginbart]

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That would be nice a whole quilt made like that. hint hint. Since I sent her that beautiful fat quarter fabric.