Look what my hubby got me......

It's my very own iPad.

He got it used on Kijiji.

So, he didn't pay as much.

But it works perfectly.

I love it!!!

Thanks Honey!!!!

Love you!!!

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Scrappy Quilts - Inspiration from flickr

Okay, I think I fixed the picture. Sorry!!!

1. string quilt, 2. You can call me Owl., 3. Scrappy Twinkle Star Quilt, 4. do. Good Stitches :: Colourful Zigzags, 5. I'm A Maverick Star, 6. Vintage Style ~ a la Grand-mère, 7. Project Special Delivery, 8. Stripes!, 9. shooting stars scrap quilt finished!, 10. polka dot string quilt, 11. Scrap Quilt, 12. Scrappy quilt, 13. close up of scrappy quilt, 14. scrappy quilt top, 15. Scrappy Quilt Top, 16. the other half

I'm working all weekend, so I won't be around much.

I thought I would share a bit of inspiration.

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Broken Dishes QAL, Part 3

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

Did you make some broken dishes blocks?

  If you did, now is time to put them together.

If you are making a twin, lap, or baby size quilt,

you will have 24 blocks.

Take these blocks to your design wall or floor, and set them up as shown in the picture below.

I altered the directing of each block, then sewed them together.

This create a secondary pattern of stars.

Do you see it?

Now you can add your first plain border.

As I stated in Part 1 of the quilt along,

your plain borders are half the size of your finished HST squares, plus 1/2 inch for the seam allowance.

Sew, for my quilt, my finished HST's  were 4 inches.

Therefore, my border is 2.5 inches wide.

Cut enough border strips to go all around your quilt.

I always try to cut my border strips lengthwise,  parallel to the selvage.

It doesn't stretch as much this way, and it will make for a flatter quilt.

I also like to pin my border onto the quilt.

I know you don't need to do this but it helps to keep your seam consistent as you are sewing.

For the second border, you will need 4 Triangle in a square blocks.

You can find the tutorial here.

You will also need 40 HST's and 4 background squares the same size as your HST's.
Once you have these made, then start placing them around your quilt as in the photo below.

You can see that I used an arrow to point out the placement of the triangle in a square block.
I also have a plain background square in the corner.
Each side of the border will have a triangle in a square block in the center, and HST's on each side.

I don't have my border complete yet.
But, I've used arrows on my sketch to show you where to place the triangle in a square block.


If you have started working on your Broken Dishes QAL,
share your progress with us.
I'd love to see it, even if you've only made a block or two.





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