Friday, January 26, 2024

Sample blocks/sections, red and white efficiencies


I have been working on several red and white designs in my sketch book and put several to fabric. If I have my red fabrics out I like to be efficient in my time and fabric use, so having plans for cutting makes sense.
I used Kona Snow for the white in all these.

For the above samples, I am cutting
L upper (Single rail fence): 3 1/2 by 5 inche rectangles  (will need setting triangles down the road) (white 2 by 5 inches)
R upper (Patience corner): 3 1/2 inch squares (white 3 1/2 by 1 1/2 and 4 1/2 by 1 1/2)
R center (Lower-case alphabet) 2 inch squares (white lengths of 2 inch strips)
R lower (Framed square) 3 1/2 inch squares, 5 1/2 inch squares, setting trinagles overcut from 5 inch strips, corner triangles from 5 1/2 inch strips (white 3 1/2 by 1 1/2 and 5 1/2 by 1 1/2)
L lower (Ladder): 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch rectangles (white 4 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches)

In addition from the red I cut 2 1/2 inch squares and 2 1/2 inch half-square triangles for projects down the road. This cleans up scraps from cutting the setting and corner triangles for on-point quilts.
I cut lots of 2 inch squares as I have a double 4-patch in mind. 

I cut off of short cuts or fat quarters. If the yardage is larger than a fat-quarter I tear off a 11 inch piece to cut from. (Why 11 inches? My ruler is 12 inches.)

I cut up small scraps to 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 rectangles and 1 1/2 inch squares so no little scraps go back into my red fabric bins.

SO, my cutting sessions are:
Squares
5 1/2, 3 1/2, 2 1/2, 2. 1 1/2
Rectangles
3 1/2 by 5, 2 1/2 by 4 1/2, 1 1/2 by 2 1/2
Triangles
over-cut triangles for setting and corner triangles, 2 1/2 inch using easy-angle

Ready for ideas in the future:
Red patches cut to size in their own bins.


Sunday, January 21, 2024

ocean waves, top completed


Ocean Waves
Top completed 2024
96 by 80 inches
120 blocks
Block finishes 10 inches
Block and unit directions are HERE.

I layed out the 4-block units, alternating A and B units.
Sewed into A over B and B over A sets of 8, then into 3 rows.
Almost everything nests.

My construction design variation of a traditional pattern. Use at your pleasure.

backing from Dear Stella

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

alphabet i (9), lower case

Started a new alphabet for the new year.
This one is based on a couple of cross stitch graphs that I found on Pinterest that do not have working links. 

Making it with a 2 inch cut, 1 1/2 inch finished grid. Reds are cut 2 inches square. White (Kona Snow) is cut into lengths to fit grid

My notes for cutting the white pieces from 2 inch strips:
Squares    Cut        Finish
1                2            1/2
2                3 1/2     3
3                          4 1/2
4                6 1/2     6
5                          7 1/2
6                9 1/2     9
7               11          10 1/2
8               12 1/2    12
      
Rundown of my alphabet quilts. Several more on my to-do list.
a. B is for Beth, done with plaids and various red solids
b. I-spy alphabet
c. 30s repro alphabet blocks
d. 37 times around the sun, green with a bit of pink batiks on neutral batiks
e. Squares on teal
f. Checkerboard medallion with 1880s repros
g. Red and white capital letters
h. Eggplant chunky alphabet with batiks
i. current red and white lower case alphabet

Anyone know of a cyrillic pieced alphabet?