Fall Quilt Block Swap due October 15th

[PharmGirl]

went shopping, going to cut while stuffed zucchini is cooking!

 

[katsdar]

Kassaundra, very pretty blanket


Pharmgirl nice colors

my turn I'm going shopping tomorrow for more fabric for the Oct.swap for my second set.

 

[cathiesue]

For those who buy online, how do you know if it is going to be quality or do you just have to take a chance?

I've noticed some of the $2 a yard cheap thin material from Walmart that fades horribly and piles is sold online for $5-10 a yard.

The fabric pattern may be the same or similar but the fabric manufacturers can vary widely. I've bought from http://www.hartsfabric.com
from http://www.hawthornethreads.com/ as well as Joann and Hancock stores online. I feel like you get what you pay for in fabric and don't mind spending to get a good quality cotton. My 2 cents.

 

[lotsochicks]

Hello!

I am working on my fourth quilt block.

Hannah in OK

 

[Kassaundra]

I know we decided not to do drunkards path, but all the looking I was doing while we were talking about it, and seeing all the possibilities for layout, I just had to try. Gotta say I may have found a cool way to use some scraps.

 

[katsdar]

I know we decided not to do drunkards path, but all the looking I was doing while we were talking about it, and seeing all the possibilities for layout, I just had to try. Gotta say I may have found a cool way to use some scraps.

post pics

 

[Kassaundra]

post pics

Oh I just made one set of squares one dark background one inversion of color. I just did a down and dirty quick KAT (me kat not you kat) use what you have see if it will work type thing. I have a 6.5 inch square ruler so I cut two 6.5 inch squares, got a plate out of the kitchen (when I do them for real I will get a circle ruler/measure for ease of making the same size circles) rotary cut around the edge put the cut edges together starting at the top, w/ the background on bottom and the 1/4 circle on top, no pin method, no cutting snips in the seam allowance just aligning as I go at the edge. Then after pressing just re-squared w/ the square ruler, so no pesky template cutting, started w/ a 6.5 square ended w/ a 5.75 square, I can live w/ that little waste to avoid all that fussy cutting.

I figure once I get my paper pieced butterflies finished (since I have a fusion blanket crocheted squares ready for them from the flower swap) Then all the scraps I have that are big enough to cut into 6.5 inch squares will be cut and paired in light dark and I will go to town w/ the drunkards path.

 

[Kassaundra]

Man oh man this could get dangerous!!!!!!! Look what I just figured out how to make!!!!!



A crocheted drunkards path!!!!!!! I better write down how I did it before I forget.

The sewn ones were the ones I threw together w/ my lazy technique yesterday.

 

[katsdar]

I'd like to see the whole drunk crocheted so post it when you get it.

 

[WriterofWords]

I'd love to see the pattern!

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