It starts with having to overlap two fabrics a bit and then cut a wavy line where they meet. Take the two fabrics and now put right sides together. Some of mine were a bit to wavy and more difficult to match the edges and stitch. There are 5 more fish to add to the scene.St Paddy’s pillow/small table topper
This is really pretty simple and I could have made 3 of these blocks and put them together for a table runner.
I sewed 4– 4″ squares together to see how large I wanted to cut the center then used my Go cutter medium heart block (3 sizes) for the clover and the smaller heart block for the corners. I then 2 squares on each side of the clover and 4″ squares for the top row and repeated for the bottom. I needed it a bit larger so thus the 1″ green border. It measures 15″ square finished
I made it to use as a pillow, but then didn’t have the right size pillow form. I need to make one to fit.. Meanwhile, I’ll just use it as a small table topper. It seems that St Patrick’s Day is so close to Easter this year, it’s a toss up what to display. I’ll have this out for a couple of weeks while I start putting out spring items. Or maybe it is time to start making new spring things. A happy spring table runner sounds like a great idea. Let’s see how much time I can find.
Churn dash completed!
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The red and yellow are from my library of fabrics. All the churn dash blocks are from some squares gifted me. I was so happy to put them to good use. And I am delighted this is now a completed flimsy. I used the GO Churn Dash die to cut them. That was really fast. Now if I hadn’t had such a cough when I put them together, they would have taken half the time since I would have connected the right pieces together the first time. But life has its up and downs. Now I’m all better, and I probably should make another.
Gone to the birds
My brother has done and is doing some excellent Florida bird photography and the photos are so terrific, I want to share them with you. Just click on the word and they should come right up.
More “churn dash” and a gardener
The bottom row is put together, so I just need to put all the other red sashing and black cornerstones on and then make a border or two.
Meanwhile on the farm, my sons convinced me to hire someone to help get the garden in and the hoop house ready to plant. I feel so behind this year. We brought 14 bales of peat moss and 21 bags of all purpose sand home today in 4 trips to Lowes. Our boxes were getting depleted from weeding and produce. Seems whatever you take out, takes a bit of dirt with it and after a few crops, one needs to replenish the beds. We still need to do something to lighten up the soil on our hillside beds – haven’t thought that one through yet. There will be a good number of potatoes out there plus garlic and squash and cruciferous plants, which need room. And I still have not started my plants. That must happen this week!
Slow churn dashes
I really like the way the golden red gives the quilt more life. The cornerstones will either be darker green or black.
When one only gets a little time here and there in the sewing room, it certainly takes much longer to get a flimsy done. But I’m hoping Sunday to be able to finish it. Of course, having said that, something else will need doing, right?
Socks and garden necessities
Today, we decided that perhaps summer will come, so went to Lowe’s and purchased enough peat moss and sand to fill our hoop house boxes back to the top. Over the years, as I’ve taken produce and weeds out, the quantity of the boxes has diminished.
I also decided on another sock project. Somehow my hands feel lonely without yarn in them. Mostly, I’ve been spinning, but it is time for knitting again. There is no particular pattern as I just knit 6, purl 2 on 64 stitches. And since I didn’t easily find where they match, (still haven’t), I’m just making them “cousin” socks. I’ll be wearing them, so it doesn’t really matter.
Churn Dash
The quilt is sporting a few more blocks tonight. Several were done and redone because when you aren’t up to par, neither is your brain. Soon, though, all will be back to normal.
Spring? and Churn dash/Hole in Barn
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and yes when the rain is this hard, it is this dark during the day
Today, I saw daffodils starting to bloom and some of the early cherry trees, but it is so cold, windy and rainy, I wonder if it really is spring. But then if March is to come in like a lion, she is doing what she should.
There are now 9 of these “Hole in the Barn Door” also known as “church dash”, Shoo Fly and a number of other names. http://www.quilting-in-america.com/churn-dash.html I’m not sure how many there will be as I’m just using some fabric given me. I made 4 that I have now unsewn because they didn’t fit with these blocks. So will use a different fabric with each of them.
Spinning
This is hours upon hours upon hours of work though it doesn’t appear that way. It is 2 plies of dog hair -about 60% and 2 of sheep wool. I’m not sure what I’ll make yet, but the yardage estimate is 285 yards if 4 ply.
