Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Today's design wall -


Same as yesterday's design wall - ;))


I did move some blocks -

But then I moved them right back -

To where they were in the first place -

Seems that -

Even though some look "bunched" up -

I did a pretty good job -

Of keeping the same fabrics -

From touching each other -

And the arrangement is "growing on me" -

So I might just call this -

Good enough -

Unless I feel like playing with it some more -

Which I seriously doubt -

Since I'm bored with it already -

And a bunch of new SQUIRRELS -

Are making a LOT of noise - LOL -;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Monday, June 29, 2020

Playing -


I re-arranged some stuff in my sewing room -

And moved all of the Karma Churn Dash blocks -

From the design wall in the hallway -

To the smaller design wall -

In my sewing "studio" -

So I could get a "straight on" photo -

They are in no particular order -

Just up there -

Mostly to see how many I have of each "variation" -

Light/Dark - High Contract/Low Contrast - Busy/Plain - etc. -

And to see if they "played well together" -


Then I took another photo - more "close-up" -

And enlarged it for you -

But that makes it come out blurry - sorry -


There is definitely a PARTY going on - LOL - ;))

I think my favorite block is #20 -


The "odd-ball" -

The "one of these is NOT like the others" -

Even though the "units" are the same -

The value/contrast placement is a little different -

Which makes it "special" - LOL - ;))

Tomorrow I'll take them all off the wall -

Re-arrange them -

And try to balance them out -

As best I can - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Sunday, June 28, 2020

Last batch -


Karma Churn Dash -

These last three used the left overs from the strips and charm packs -

And may not "technically" be Churn Dash blocks -

But they're close enough -

And the fabrics match the rest of the blocks - LOL - ;))

Block #18 -



Block #19 -



Block #20 -



Next up - the layout -

While I cross my fingers -

And hope that these guys play nicely together -

We'll soon see - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Saturday, June 27, 2020

And some more -


Karma Churn Dash -

Block #15 -



Block #16 -



Block # 17 -



I think that's it for the "matchey-matchey" ones -

The rest use the left-overs -

And have some interesting combinations - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Friday, June 26, 2020

A few more -


Karma Churn Dash -

Block #12 -



Block #13 -



Block #14 -





Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Thursday, June 25, 2020

Karma Churn Dash -


This variation of the Churn Dash block is another favorite pattern - ;))

I first found it years ago -

A YouTube tutorial by Jenny Doan -
Missouri Star Quilt Company -
HERE -

She uses layer cakes and charm squares -

But I had some 2-1/2" strips and some charm packs -

So I had to adapt it a little -

But it still works the same - ;))

I must admit -

At first I was confused by the MATH -

The CORNER HST are trimmed to 4-1/2" square -

But the CENTER charm square is left at 5" square -


And the math geek in me thought something was wrong -
That couldn't possibly be right -

But it IS right -

And it's cool how it works -
Especially when you don't think it will - LOL - ;))

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I made my blocks using four HST and two strip sets and a charm square -

These HST were made from charm squares - two GOLD and two BROWN -
The strips were already cut and left over from a failed attempt at another block -
The extra charm square is for the CENTER -


Jenny shows her method of making the HST from four charm squares -

But I made mine MY way - LOL -
I also used four charm squares -
But I put a GOLD one and a BROWN one right sides together -
Cut them diagonally - sewed them together - and made two matching sets -


Jenny used charm squares for the "bars" patch -

But I adapted that to use the 10-1/2" strips that I had from another project -
I sewed two sets to match the HST -
And pressed them to the BROWN -


Then I stacked them -
And cut them into segments 5" wide -


And got four pieces 4-1/2" tall by 5" wide -


The CENTER charm square is 5" square -
And is NOT trimmed -
It's left WHOLE -


The HST are then trimmed to 4-1/2" square -
Great chance to get rid of some PINKED edges - LOL -


SOOOOO -

My pea-brain HAD to ask -

How could it POSSIBLY work if the HST & CENTER are DIFFERENT sizes? -

SIMPLE -

The "bar" patches are as WIDE as the "center" charm square - 5" -


Arrange them around the charm square -


If I put them all up on the design wall -

It's easier to see that they are the SAME width -


The HST fit in the corners -
They are trimmed to 4-1/2" square -
Because the SEWN strip sets are only 4-1/2" high -


And it all WORKS -

Especially if you JUST DO IT -

And don't OVERTHINK it -

Like I always do - LOL - ;))

So here's Block #11 -



There's more to come -

So stay tuned - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Another three -


Karma Churn Dash blocks -

With more pretty prints - ;))

Block #8 -



Block #9 -



Block #10 -



These blocks are FUN -

As I try different combinations of the various fabrics -

Some work better than others -

But they are all still pretty -

Especially since I got all mixed up -

Lost count -

And had to go back and re-number them -

That's what I get for showing you blocks -

BEFORE I sew them together - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Three more -


Karma Churn Dash blocks -

Block #2-A - from the other day -
GREEN version WITH a "center" square -



Block #6 -



Block #7 -



The next batch should be a little more "exciting" -

With some other pretty prints - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



Monday, June 22, 2020

More playing -


With choosing the "centers" -

For ALL of my Karma Churn Dash blocks -

Made for a wonderfully LAZY day -

Then I sewed some together - ;))

I thought this was the one I showed you yesterday -

But it's not -

It's the BLUE version of the outer print -

I chose a BROWN-on-BROWN charm square for the "center" -

To "calm it down" a little -

And to give the eye a "place to rest" -

Block #4 -



This next one is a BLUE version of the RED/WHITE used in the "test block" -

I chose a BLUE-on-BLUE charm square for the center -

Block #3-B -



But don't worry -

Not ALL of the "centers" will be boring - LOL - ;))

Block #5 -





Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -



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