Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 8

Rocky Road to Kansas

 

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/

 

 

I must state again, Why Oh Why to Y-seams...

I still despise them, but this is what we are

presented with and must work with them.

 

I printed out the pdf file and then

enlarged it at 107% and then cut

out the templates. 

 

 

For my striped piece I cut strips

1 1/4" x 20", 7 strips at this size

would be all you would need.

 

 

Sew these strips together using a

strip piecing method.  Remember

when strip piecing to begin sewing

each new seam from the opposite side.

This will keep the unit square and

straight.  If you begin each seam from

the same end the unit will bow and arc.

I leave the beginning thread tails on

to remind me where I started the previous

seam.  Press seams to the darker fabric.

 

 

Cut out 4 shapes from template C.

I marked 2 lines matching up to seam

lines on the striped piece so each of my

units would be the same.

 

 

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 3 units.  Press seams in center unit to

the inside and seams in outer units to

the outside.

 

 

Place one of the outer units and the

center unit with right sides together

as shown, sew from arrow to arrow.

 

 

Pivot the fabric up until the edges

of fabric meet.  Pin and sew from arrow

to arrow, then repeat on right side.

 

 

Press, the seams will just fall

into place on their own.

 

 

Repeat the previous 2 steps on the

other side.  Square to 8 1/2".

 

And since I had the templates handy, I decided

to redo the Amethyst block to make it more

zingy.  I am running low on these fussy cut

fabrics (there is sooo much waste).  Anyone

have any hints as to where to find out of print

fabrics?

 

 



It is so much fun seeing people from all over

the world participating in this project, please

become a follower to my blog! We are all one

in this world of quilting.

Check out the Flickr site where everyone can

post their work:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/

 

Next Sunday I will be in my booth at International

Quilt Market in Houston, Texas.  If anyone is going

I'll be in booth 1836, stop by and say hi.  I won't be

able to sew until I get home so I'll be posting later

 in the week.  Have fun everyone!