Friday, September 19, 2014

Agri-Spouse Friday - Week 8

Welcome back to Agri-Spouse Friday!

We had a better week this week. To start, there was no snow, just a nice week of nice fall weather. The longer the snow holds off the better in my opinion.

Brianna had a full week. She lost her second top front tooth so now she is a gap mouthed little girl with a bit of a lisp. So cute! She also had her first sparring class. Her partner was also sparring for the first time so it was a little confused. Neither of them really knew what was going on so it was quite amusing. With alot of attention from the black belt they eventually kind of got it together. I know that it will get better with time but it is good for a laugh in the mean time.








That's our girl kicking the the little boy.

Rhylee has been working hard in the competitive team too. He's enjoying grade five as well and is looking forward to going to a friend's birthday party on Sunday.

We had a mess dinner to go to. We didn't bring our good camera but we got a shot with the phone camera. Not the best but at least we got a shot.




He looks great in his tux. He always looks good but the army tux? Lovely! 

The other wonderful thing this lovely man did was to buy me Electric Quilt 7! I have been playing with it the last couple of days. I am enjoying figuring it out. I can see so many quilts in my head and now it will be easier to get them really planned. I even figured out how to scan the fabric that I am using for my Farmer's Wife quilt. I have drawn most of the blocks into the computer and need to figure out how to drop the fabric in. I'll get there! I love that man. Even when I get a bit frustrated with him I still love him so much. I can't imagine my life without my wonderful and supportive husband. My husband and my two children are the best!

So, on to the photos from last week's post.

First up is Marian's Railroad:




And Suzanne's Railroad:




Then we have Marian's Waterwheel:





And Suzanne's Waterwheel:




Loving it!

This week we are doing Half Square Triangles and Half Square Triangles and more Half Square Triangles!

We will start with Block #11 - Broken Dishes.

Cut eight brown 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.
Cut eights blue 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.














Place one 2 1/2" brown square RST with one 2 1/2" blue square. Pin on the diagonal. Draw a line diagonally on the wrong side of the lighter fabric. Sew a seam 1/4" from the line you have just drawn and then sew a 1/4" seam on the other side of the line you drew. Then place your ruler along the line you drew and slice the two HSTs apart Set the seam and press to one side. Repeat the process with the remaining seven brown/blue 2 1/2" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 1 1/2" square. You should now have sixteen brown/blue HSTs that measure 1 1/2".













Arrange all of your HSTs the way they are supposed to look.











We will number the patches like we did the nine patches except that this time they will number 1 - 16. Flip 1 RST onto 2 and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for set 3/4 then 5/6 then 7/8 then 9/10 then 11/12 then 13/14 and lastly 15/16. Make sure that you press the seams to the sides in such a way that where the seams meet, they end up going opposite ways so that they will nest neatly.





Now flip the 1/2 set RST onto the 5/6, set, nesting the seam neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 3/4 set RST onto the 7/8 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 9/10 set RST onto the 13/14 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 11/12 set RST onto the 15/16 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.

Flip one four patch RST onto the four patch beside it, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Then flip the other four patch RST onto the other four patch and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.








Lastly, flip the two pieces RST onto each other, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side and the first block is finished!




Next we will make Block #64 - Peace and Plenty.

Cut eight black 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.
Cut eights pink 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.












Place one 2 1/2" black square RST with one 2 1/2" pink square. Pin on the diagonal. Draw a line diagonally on the wrong side of the lighter fabric. Sew a seam 1/4" from the line you have just drawn and then sew a 1/4" seam on the other side of the line you drew. Then place your ruler along the line you drew and slice the two HSTs apart Set the seam and press to one side. Repeat the process with the remaining seven black/pink 2 1/2" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 1 1/2" square. You should now have sixteen black/pink HSTs that measure 1 1/2".


Arrange all of your HSTs the way they are supposed to look.












We will number the patches like we did the nine patches except that this time they will number 1 - 16. Flip 1 RST onto 2 and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for set 3/4 then 5/6 then 7/8 then 9/10 then 11/12 then 13/14 and lastly 15/16. Make sure that you press the seams to the sides in such a way that where the seams meet, they end up going opposite ways so that they will nest neatly.




Now flip the 1/2 set RST onto the 5/6, set, nesting the seam neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 3/4 set RST onto the 7/8 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 9/10 set RST onto the 13/14 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip the 11/12 set RST onto the 15/16 set, nesting the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.

Flip one four patch RST onto the four patch beside it, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Then flip the other four patch RST onto the other four patch and sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.









Lastly, flip the two pieces RST onto each other, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side and the second block is finished!




The process for the first and second block is the same it is just the colours and organization that is difference. There were Half Square Triangles, Half Square Triangles and more Half Square Triangles. We should all have those HSTs down pat by now!

Looking forward to next week! Hopefully Mom is working on this...

Tara.

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