Creative week 52

Only a few more days to go before our heating and hot water is restored – I can’t wait (good job the shower is electric!).  I also have to thank my big son for generously sharing his cold with me!

On to this weeks quilt idea:- Links

 

This quilt measures 69″ square, the block is 26″ square, the framing border is 2″ wide and the outer border is 6.5″ wide.

The pdf’s for the fabric yardage, the rotary cutting info and the block diagram are here:-

Links 1 Fabric yardage

Links Rotary Cutting info  The framing border is cut at 2.5″ by 52.5″ for the left and right and 2.5″ by 56.5″ for the top and bottom.  The outer border is cut at 7″ by 56.5″ for left and right and 7″ by 69.5″ for top and bottom.

Links Block Diagram

Links 2 is 78″ square, again with 26″ blocks in the centre and 13″ blocks in the corners.

Fabric yardage pdf Links 2 Fabric Yardage

Large block rotary cutting info pfd Links 2 block rotary cutting info

Small block rotary cutting info pdf Links 2 Small Links block rotary cutting info

The borders are cut at 13.5″ by 52.5″ with the smaller blocks at the corners.

I’ll leave it with you to turn the corner blocks around and join them up with strips in the outer border!

The last quilt this week is probably my favourite and one I would love to have the time to make -one day!

This one measures 110.5″ square.

That’s all for this week, thank you for dropping by. x

 

 

Creative Week 51

Great news – our heating will be fixed by 7th February, so not too long to wait now.

The house has been so cold this last week I haven’t been able to do much as my hands won’t function in this much cold.

This weeks quilt idea – Disappearing 9 patch using layer cake (10″) squares. 36 for the quilts below. with 1 and 7/8th yards (1.72m) for a 6″ border (cut into 2 x 6 1/2″ by 56 1/2″ and 2 x 6 1/2″ by 68 1/2″, for the quilt without sashing and for the quilt with sashing cut 2 x 6 1/2″ by 64″ and 2 x 6 1/2″ by 76″.  These long border strips will need piecing to achieve the required length).  With sashing the quilt is 75 1/2″ square and without it is 68″ square.

If sashing the fabric needed is 1 and 1/4 yards (1.15m).  This will need to be cut into 2″ strips, then sub cut into 20 x 2″ by  14 1/2″ and 5 x 2″ by 64″ strips (the longer lengths will need to be pieced)

The basic principle is to make a simple 9 patch from 9 of the layer cakes, in this case 4 times.  Working on one 9 patch at a time, measure the width of the centre square and then cut it in half across the centre horizontally and vertically, making 4 blocks.  Repeat this with the remaining three 9 patches – you will have 16 blocks altogether.  Now rearrange them to suit you, add sashing if you want and a border or not.

I have included below some arrangements I have considered.

This first one is the basic 9 patch without any sashing or slicing up.

Basic sliced up with sashing.

Arrangement 1

without sashing

Arrangement 2 with sashing

without sashing

Arrangement 3 with sashing

Without sashing

Arrangement 4 with sashing

Without sashing

Arrangement 5 with sashing

Without sashing

I know there are many more…..

That’s all for this week, thank you for dropping by, until next week…. x

Creative Week 50

As I sit here watching the birds on my feeder, I am freezing.  We have still not been able to find a plumber/heating engineer to come and replace our boiler – one has even told us it could be May before he could get here!  I would be suspicious if any of them said the could be here immediately but May!  British Gas want silly money as usual but could do it sooner – We maybe desperate but not that much money desperate – at a third more expensive than anyone else, for a boiler with lower specifications, they can think again.

It is not so much the cold but the damp that hangs around the house after the five of us have had showers, washed up and all the other things that need doing in the mornings, then it all starts again in the evenings.  I sit here all day with the windows open trying to get rid of the condensation but to no avail.  I have now resorted to shoving an electric fire in the rooms, shutting the doors and walking away, expensive and I’m still sitting here freezing but it sort of works.  I think I’d rather be cold than have the children sleep in damp beds ( although I don’t think they are damp, just very, very cold).

Note to self – when we get the new boiler DO NOT get it serviced and have an annual check in the winter nor allow British Gas to move the appointment from summer to winter.

Ok enough moaning.

This weeks quilt idea:- Radar

 

This quilt I have named Radar 1, it reminds me of those old WWII radar pictures I saw in history lessons when I was a child.  This quilt measures 60″ square (my favourite size) and is made up of two blocks which are basically the same but the second has more piecing.

Here are the links for all the info that you need to make this quilt.

radar 1 fabric yardage

Radar 1 block 1 templates   Radar 1 block 2 templates

Radar 1 block 1 foundation papers  Radar 1 block 2 foundation paper

Radar II

This quilt is again 60″ square and only uses 1 of the blocks, although this time I have used dark to light radiating fabrics in one and light to dark in the other.

Here are the links

Radar 2 fabric yardage

Radar 2 templates

Radar 2 foundation template

That’s all for this week, hopefully by next week I will have happier news on the heating and hot water front – thank goodness the shower is electric!

Until next week, thank you for dropping by. x

 

 

 

 

Creative Week 49

At last back on track!

This week has been slightly stressful as our boiler has been condemned as being unsafe by British Gas.  We do not have any heating or hot water, just like my childhood, well not quite, as then we did have access to a coal fire in the front room of the house.  We are all now wearing loads of layers, not quite at the hat wearing stage but the gloves will be on soon.  Oh well, at least we are not flooded out like a lot of other people around the country.

This weeks quilt idea – In a Spin

This quilt, as last weeks, measures 72″ by 84″ with a 2″ and a 4″ border.

The fabric yardage is here:- In a Spin Fabric Yardage

The rotary cutting info is here:- In a Spin Rotary Cutting Info

Ok that is all for this week, I am off to try to get warm.

Until next week, thanks for dropping by. x

 

Creative Week 48

This weeks post has been held up by Christmas decorations!  It took just two days to decorate the house for Christmas but has taken much long to un-decorate it I really don’t understand how that works other than I have given the house a spring clean(ish if you know me you’ll understand the ish bit).

This weeks quilt idea Jack and Joseph

The name comes from the two blocks I have used in this quilt, Jack in the pulpit and Joseph’s coat.  The quilt measures 72″ by 84″.  The inner border is 2″ wide and the outer is 4″

The fabric yardage is here:-Jack and Joseph Fabric yardage

The rotary cutting info for  Joseph’s coat here:- Josephs coat block 1  and for Jack in the pulpit here:- Jack in the pulpit block 2

Until next week, thank you for dropping by. x

 

 

 

 

Creative Week 47

Happy New Year

Here’s to a prosperous, healthy and creative 2014 for all!

This weeks quilt idea, well I have three for you, all variation on a theme; all measure approximately 51.5″ square and are set on-point.

I ‘found’ the above block in a book called ‘Around the block again’ but I am sure it has been around a lot longer than than the book, as nothing is ‘brand new’ these days – someone in the past has done it before, especially this one as it is so simple.  I have used this block as a common block in the three designs I have for you this week.

Here is the rotary cutting info for this block:- Triangles and Squares common to all block rotary cutting info

Triangles and Squares 1

 

The quilt layout:-

Trainagles and squares 1 quilt layout.JPG

I have added a larger block that mirrors just one segment of the common block

Triangles and Squares 1 block 2 rotary cutting info

The corner triangles rotary cutting info is here:- Triangles and Squares 1 corner triangles rotary cutting info and the setting triangle rotary cutting info is here:- Triangles and Squares 1 setting triangles rotary cutting info

The fabric yardage info for quilt 1 is here:- Triangles and Squares 1 fabric yardage info.  You will also need an additional 18″ across the width of the fabric for binding, cut this into 2.5″ strips, joining end to end to create a continuous length.  Press in half along the length and attach to the quilt in the method of your choice.

Triangles and Squares 2

The quilt layout is here:- Triangles and squares 2 quilt layout.JPG

Again I have added a second block, 1/4 square triangles arranged into a pinwheel in the centre.

The rotary cutting info is here:-   Triangles and Squares 2 block 2 rotary cutting info

Triangles and Squares 2 corner triangles rotary cutting info

Triangles and Squares 2 setting triangles rotary cutting info 

Fabric yardage:- Triangles and Squares 2 fabric yardage info

Again you’ll need an additional 18″ across the width of the fabric for binding, cut this into 2.5″ strips, joining end to end to create a continuous length.  Press in half along the length and attach to the quilt in the method of your choice.

Triangles and Squares 3

The quilt layout is here:- Triangles and squares 3 quilt layout.JPG

The second block is the same as No 2 above but this time I have used solid fabric for the corner and setting triangles.

Here is the rotary cutting info for these corner triangles:- Triangles and Squares 3 corner triangles rotary cutting info and for the seeing triangles:- Triangles and Squares 3 setting triangles rotary cutting info

The fabric yardage info is here:- Triangles and Squares 3 fabric yardage info

Again you’ll need an additional 18″ across the width of the fabric for binding, cut this into 2.5″ strips, joining end to end to create a continuous length.  Press in half along the length and attach to the quilt in the method of your choice.

Well that’s all for this post.

Thanks for visiting. X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Week 46

A week late, ooops!

Christmas in our household was a quiet affair, as dh and I have been ill, again! Why is it at this time of year one or all of us are ill or coming down with something?  I think it is because once everyone has finished work for the holidays they relax and the bugs attack.  The UK needs a really hard cold spell to get rid of all these bugs, not the horrible wet and windy weather we have been having that has caused so many problems for so many over Christmas.  I am now counting my blessings.

Well on to this weeks quilt idea, which I have called Lots of Diamonds.

This quilt idea is approximately 51.5″ square, with the 12″ (approx) blocks set on point.

Follow this link for the quilt layout – lots of diamonds quilt layout.JPG

This one for the fabric yardage – lots of diamonds fabric yardage

The rotary cutting info for the block – lots of diamonds rotary cutting info whole block the setting triangles – lots of diamonds rotary cutting info setting triangles the corner triangles – lots of diamonds rotary cutting info corner triangles

The templates for hand piecing are here, whole block – lots of diamonds whole block templates the setting triangles – lots of diamonds setting triangles templates the corner triangles – lots of diamonds corner triangles templates

Below is another variation of Lots of Diamonds, the rotary cutting and templates are the same as is the size.

 

The fabric yardage is here – lots of diamonds 2 fabric yardage

Well that’s it for this week, thank you for dropping by. X

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Week 45

This week quilt idea is a simple snowman and tree runner.

This runner is approximately 60″ by 12″.  All the appliqué is set on 12.5″ squares. The fabric yardage is here:- fabric yardage you will also need bond-a-web or similar to fuse the applique motifs to the fabric squares and batting.

Snowman block, the templates are here:- snowman templates

The tree templates are here:- tree templates

That’s it for this week, thank you for visiting. x

 

Creative Week 44

I wish it would snow!

Here in the UK we have not yet had a decent frost which is unusual for this time of year.  Yes, we have had a cold snap but nothing that has killed off any of the plants in the gardens, even the birds are foraging for themselves rather than eating the offerings laid out for them by us and our neighbours – so it must be mild.

This weeks quilt idea:- Hidden Circles (not the most inspired title)

The quilt measures approximately 51 1/2″ square.

Here are is the usual info required to make this quilt should you wish to.

Fabric needs in yards:- Circles 1 Fabric requirements.JPG

The quilt layout:- Circles 1 Quilt layout

The rotary cutting info:- Circles 1 corner triangles rotary cutting info

Circles 1 rotary cutting info

Circles 1 setting triangles rotary cutting info

The above quilt has its block laid on-point, below is another idea with straight blocks

 

This one measures approximately 48.5″ square.

Dora’s Delight Block diagram

Dora’s Delight Fabric requirements Fabric needs

Another layout, this one measures 60.5″ by 72.5″ approximately.

Fabric needs are here:- Doras Delight 2 Fabric Requirements.JPG

The layout once again is straight with 5 blocks across by 6 down.

In the following quilt I have removed some of the lines from the blocks to make construction easier.

This one again measures approximately 48.5″ square.

The blocks look like this:-

The fabric requirements are here:- circles and diamonds fabric requirements

The rotary cutting info for block 1  circles and diamonds block 1 rotary cutting info

The rotary cutting info for block 2 circles and diamonds block 2 rotary cutting info

The quilt layout is here:- circles and diamonds quilt

That’s all for this week folks.

Thank you for visiting. x

 

 

Creative Week 43

Advent has arrived!  Some of our Christmas decorations are up.  The trees in the front and rear rooms are done as is the one that hangs on the front door and my little son has his up in his bedroom with presents already under it!  Big son has cleared and cleaned his desk in preparation for his tree.  The lights are up on the stairs, landing and in the hall,  we just have to put the lights up outside and on the tree outside – new for this year as I managed to find some very bright solar lights.  DH usually hangs lights around the kitchen and the rear room but ran out of time yesterday – we sat and watched a silly film yesterday afternoon.  I have been making Christmas tree quilts with lights – 1 is finished, the blue and red ones have to have the hand stitching done but now the sewing machine is away from the holidays I have plenty of time to do this.

It doesn’t hang as flat as I would like due to the wiring at the back, something I’ll have to look into for next time – maybe LED lights perhaps buried in the quilt sandwich.

This weeks quilt idea:- Magic Carpet

This quilt measures 45″ by 54″ and uses Art Gallery Fabrics form the Legacy range by Angela Walters – the requirements can be found here:- Magic Carpet fabric needs with the layout here:- Magic Carpet quilt layout  It is made up of just three different blocks.

Block 1 rotary cutting info:- Magic Carpet Block 1 rotary cutting info

Block 2:- Magic Carpet Block 2 rotary cutting info

Block 3:- Magic Carpet Block 3 rotary cutting info

All that is left is the binding which is cut into 2.5″ strips across the width of the fabric from a piece measuring 15″, this will yield 6 strips. Join these diagonally end to end, press in half along the length attach to quilt edge as required.  Enjoy.  Still time to make one before Christmas!

Until next time, Thank you for visiting. x