Design Wall Monday - 8/01/11

Design Wall Monday - 8/01/11

LEFT-HANDED QUILTING - Working with Fabric "Tubes" - Part 2

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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Last week –

I was playing with Bonnie Hunter's pattern - Scrappy Trip Around the World -  

I had two scrappy blocks done - 

Saturday - I was going to show you my progress –
But I had too many photos – and didn’t have them all edited in time –
So I showed you the Jelly Roll Race Quilt I made instead.  What a cutie!
I like that pattern – and will DEFINITELY make another one – or two – or three!

So anyway – I gathered up the strips for another six blocks -

And sewed up the sets -

After the sets were sewn - I pressed them - and made the tubes -

Then - to cut the segments - this time -
I dug out my June Tailor – Short-Cut ™ – 12 x 12 -

In no time at all –
I had all six strip sets cut up into segments -

I laid out the segments for Block #3 - 
and staggered them before I "unstitched" them -

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Block #3 – all sewn up -

Four blocks made -

And then five –

And – before I knew it –
I had nine blocks –
(And yes - I did have to scrounge up another six strips for the ninth block.)

Now I think I want/need 16 -
So I want/need to make 7 more blocks –
No problem -
I do them assembly-line –
And – it’s FUN!

Here are the strips laid out for Block #14

First – because I’m a Flippin’ Lefty! -
I FLIP #2 over on top of #1 -
FLIP #4 over on top of #3 -
FLIP #6 over on top of #5 -

Then - stack #5/6 on top of #3/4 -

And then #5/6-3/4 on top of #1/2 -

I lay all the strips across my knee –
And run #5/6 through first -

Then #3/4 -

Then #1/2 -

Clip them apart -
#1/2 and #3/4 go on my left knee -

#5/6 goes on my right knee -

Sew #1/2 and #3/4 together -

Add #5/6 -

All done -

Add it to four of its friends -

And two more to go -

Should have those done by next week –

Unless – of course –

Something else strikes my fancy in the meantime …;))



Talk to you later – gotta go – gotta sew –