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Week 12 - Pinwheel Star
Hi ladies, here we are at Week 12 for our Sew A Long and this we we are making the Pinwheel Star - a combination of half square triangles and pinwheels - yes, another star block!
This week the half square triangles are made a slightly different way. Once you have cut out your squares,
Week 11 - Stacked Nine Patch
Apologies for the delay in getting this weeks block to you. We have our Quilt Retreat on and my time got a bit swallowed up this week.
Okay, so no half square triangles or points for block 11 - wahoo!. A nice variation on the
Week 10 - Bow Ties
Thanks for joining us again this week - week 10 of our Sew A Long and we are making a Bow Tie block. Well, actually a group of Bow Tie blocks to make our block.
This week I have two layouts for you.
Week Nine - Circling Geese
Welcome to Week Nine for our Sew A Long 2020. This week we are making a block called Circling Geese
A few weeks ago we made flying geese blocks in our Geese Tracks Block - week 5. I had mentioned that there are a couple of ways of making
Week Eight - Divided Nine Patch
Hi there, well here we are at week 8 for the Sew A Long.
I hope that you have enjoyed making your blocks and looking forward to more and more.
This weeks block looks like you will be piecing little wee bits together to make the centre section - well NO you wont be. This is a clever block that looks more complicated than it actually is. I love this.
Week Seven - Odds and Ends
Hi there, hope your week had been a good one.
This week we are making an Odds and End block - with a pinwheel centre. I am not sure why it has the name Odds and Ends, but here it is.
The video tutorial that is up on
Week Six - Log Cabin
This week we are making an iconic traditional block - the Log Cabin. It is made up of a centre square - the hearth of home - and then added onto with a light side and a dark side. As usual with all these blocks, you can
Week Five - Geese Tracks
Hi there,
Apologies for the days delay in getting this block up on our website. We had some technical / computer issues so it all came to a grinding halt yesterday. So incredibly frustrating but here we are today.
How did you go with your New England Block last week? I’ve seen some stunning blocks made. Don’t worry if you
Week Four - New England Block
Hi there, hope your week has treated you well.
This week we are making a New England Block for our Sew A Long.
You have plenty of options of where you place your dark fabrics and what part of the block stands out to you. In the 6” block, the centre cross is highlighted with my red stripe - I really want a whole collection of red
Week Three - Scrappy Sawtooth Star
Hi ladies, how has your week been? We have had a marvellous week in Level 2 and it has been so lovely
Here we are at week 3 for our Sew A Long. I have a wee love of star blocks so this week we are making a Scrappy Sawtooth Star block.
You have options of course
Week Two - Square and Four Patch
Hi there
How are you all doing? Are we a little bit excited to be heading into Level 2 tomorrow - WAHOO!!
Well done on making your fist block last week. It was great seeing
Week One - Churn Dash Block
Okay, here we are at week one of our Sew A Long for 2020.
Just as a recap, you can make your blocks as 6” or 12” (finished) blocks.
You can make it a scrappy quilt or co ordinated. You will need a combination of
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I do love a sew a long project - you can work on it at your own pace, make all the blocks or just the ones you like. Many options make it a fun and free project.
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