Agri-Spouse Friday - Week 13

Welcome back to Agri-Spouse Friday!

This week I am on time! Just barely but on time. It has been a crazy week here. I have two children sick with a cold and the chaos of Halloween. Both of my wonderful children are very excited. I will have one Harry Potter and one Royal Red Princess. 

I also have two photos from Mom.

First we have Mom's Rainbow Flowers:

And then we have Mom's Northern Lights:

That's all the photos that I have this week. I suspect that that is all I have because of how late last week's post was. So, with that, we will move on to this week's blocks!


We will start with Block # 26 - Cut Glass Dish.

Cut three grey squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Cut twelve yellow squares 2" x 2".
Cut twelve yellow squares 2" x 2".

Place one 2" yellow square RST with one 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 eleven yellow/blue 2" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 1 1/2" square. You should now have twenty-four yellow/blue HSTs that measure 1 1/2" square.
















Arrange your pieces the way that you want them to look.

Flip one HST RST onto another HST, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for the rest of the HSTs until you have twelve HST pairs sewn together.









Flip one HST pair onto another HST pair, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side so that you now have a yellow/blue HST four patch. Repeat with the rest of the HST pairs until you have six yellow/blue HST four patches. Once again you have a basic nine patch.

Flip square 2 RST onto square 3 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 3. Flip square 5 RST onto square 6 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 5. Flip square 8 RST onto square 9 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 9. Flip square 1 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4.

Now flip square 7 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip the 2/3 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 2/3 set. Flip the 8/9 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 8/9 set. Flip the 1/4/7 set RST on the 2/5/8 piece, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and the first block is finished.

Our second block this week will be Block #38 - Four Winds.

Cut four yellow squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".

Cut four pink squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".

Cut seven yellow squares 2" x 2".
Cut four pink squares 2" x 2".
Cut four green squares 2" x 2".

Cut thirteen purple squares 2" x 2".

Match six yellow 2" x 2" squares RST with six purple 2" x 2" squares. 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. Trim all twelve yellow/purple HSTs to 1 1/2".

Match one yellow 2" x 2" square RST with one pink 2" x 2" 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. Trim all both yellow/pink HSTs to 1 1/2".

Match three purple 2" x 2" squares RST with three pink 2" x 2" squares. 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. Trim all six purple/pink HSTs to 1 1/2".

Match four purple 2" x 2" squares RST with four green 2" x 2" squares. 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. Trim all eight purple/green HSTs to 1 1/2".

Arrange all of your pieces the way you want them to look. We will sew the pieces into four patches which will make a nine patch.

Flip the first piece RST onto the second piece, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for each pair.

Next flip each pair RST onto each other, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side in order to make a four patch. Repeat for each pair. You will now have nine four patches to sew together like a nine patch.

Flip square 2 RST onto square 3 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 3. Flip square 5 RST onto square 6 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 5. Flip square 8 RST onto square 9 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 9. Flip square 1 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4.

Now flip square 7 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip the 2/3 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 2/3 set. Flip the 8/9 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 8/9 set. Flip the 1/4/7 set RST on the 2/5/8 piece, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and the second block is finished.

Our third block this week will be Block # 87 - Star Gardener.

Cut one pink 2 1/2" x  2 1/2" square.

Cut twelve pink squares 2" x 2".
Cut twelve purple squares 2" x 2".
Cut eight purple 1 1/2" x  1 1/2" squares.

Place one 2" pink square RST with one 2" purple 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 eleven pink/purple 2" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 1 1/2" square. You should now have twenty-four pink/purple HSTs that measure 1 1/2" square.

Arrange all of your pieces the way you want them to look. We will sew the pieces into four patches which will make a nine patch.

Flip the first piece RST onto the second piece, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for each pair.

Next flip each pair RST onto each other, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side in order to make a four patch. Repeat for each pair. You will now have nine four patches to sew together like a nine patch.

Flip square 2 RST onto square 3 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 3. Flip square 5 RST onto square 6 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 5. Flip square 8 RST onto square 9 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 9. Flip square 1 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4.

Now flip square 7 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip the 2/3 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 2/3 set. Flip the 8/9 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 8/9 set. Flip the 1/4/7 set RST on the 2/5/8 piece, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and the third block is finished.

Next week's blocks will be a change of pace. No HSTs, no four patches and no nine patches! See you next week!

Tara.

Agri-Spouse - Week 12

Welcome back to our Agri-Spouse Quilt Along.

Rhylee had a great time at his Tae Kwon Do Competition a week and a half ago.

Here he is with the bronze medal that he won for his Poomsae. That is the pattern that he does based on his belt level. He was doing really well on his sparring until an unfortunate kick with his partner. He was only one point down until that time which is when he hurt his ankle with a bad kick which then caused him to bring his foot down wrong so he twisted his ankle too. After that he didn't get another point which disappointed him but we are proud of him for trying anyway. He had only been practising with the sparring team for five weeks at this point! Good job little man.

Other than that things have been busy here. Quinn had last Friday off again and that is when I get into trouble with my posts. He has so few days at home that we find that we end up running around getting things done and trying for a date lunch. We take our "dates" where we can get them.

For exciting quilting news, I have pictures of Mom's first blocks! Yay Mom! Congratulations.

So first we have Mom's Basket Weave:

And second up is Mom's Autumn Tints:

Aren't they great?

For the blocks from last week we will start with Suzanne's Box:

And then we have Suzanne's Puss in the Corner:

This week we will start with Block # 68 - Postage Stamp.

Cut ten dark blue squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Cut nine pink squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Cut nine orange squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Cut eight light blue squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".










Arrange your squares in the way that you want them to look. From here this is actually a fairly simple block. The pieces are small but not complicated. The way I pieced it is not the way I would piece it a second time. Another time I would make nine little four patches and then sew those four patches together the way I sewed together all the other nine patch blocks.

Instead I sewed four nine patch blocks.


Flip square 2 RST onto square 3 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 3. Flip square 5 RST onto square 6 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 5. Flip square 8 RST onto square 9 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 9. Flip square 1 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4.

Now flip square 7 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip the 2/3 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 2/3 set. Flip the 8/9 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 8/9 set. Flip the 1/4/7 set RST on the 2/5/8 piece, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and you have your first nine patch. Repeat in order to make three more nine patch blocks.














Now flip one of your nine patch blocks RST with the nine patch beside it and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side. Repeat for the other nine patch pair.









Flip the two larger pieces RST and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and your Postage Stamp Block is finished!

Our second block for today is Block #92 - Streak of Lightning.

Cut eight raspberry rectangles 1 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Cut three raspberry squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Cut seven light pink rectangles 1 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Cut three light pink squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".








Arrange your pieces the way you want them to look. With this block you still want to be accurate but you don't have to worry about seams matching! Sew each of your strips together with a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.

Now flip strip 1 RST onto strip 2 sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Flip strip 3 RST onto strip 4 sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side. Lastly, flip strip 5 RST onto strip 6 sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.








Next flip the 1/2 set RST onto the 3/4 set, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side.










Flip the 5/6 set RST onto the 1/2/3/4 set, sew a 1/4" seam, set the seam and press to one side and Streak of Lightning is finished!

That's the blocks for this week. Luckily they are fairly simple since they are late. See you on Friday!

Tara

Agri-Spouse Friday - Week 11

Welcome back to our Agri-Spouse Quilt Along.

Last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October and while our Thanksgiving is officially on Monday, no one I know actually does the meal on Monday. Who wants to do a big meal with all of the work and all of the clean up afterwards and then have to go to work the next day? Not me, that's for sure! That's why most of the people I know do their celebration on Sunday instead.

I've been having technical difficulties and couldn't get this to post at all last week. Hopefully this will work.

I am going to start with my little man. He is on the competition team of the Tae Kwon Do place we go to. I think it is called a Dojang but I am not a martial artist kind of girl. My two kids love it though so I am doing what I can to learn about it. Tae Kwon Do is from Korea and his team uniform arrived just in time for his first competition tomorrow. I think it is called a Dobuck or something like that.

Apparently he just isn't into smiling for photos at the moment even if he is excited for tomorrow. We expect him to get whomped tomorrow but we sure are proud of him for trying anyway!
For photos this week we will start with the older photos. We'll start with Suzanne's Whirlpool.

And we have Suzanne's Old Windmill:

From the last post's blocks we will start with Suzanne's Whirlwind:

And Marian's Whirlwind:

And then we have Suzanne's Flock:

And Marian's Flock:

Mom showed me that she had her sewing room set up so she is ready to get going. With any luck we will have some photos from her soon. I am loving doing this quilt along. All of these blocks are so wonderful and it is so exciting to me to so how different the blocks look. While my blocks may shimmer, all of the other blocks glow too!

With that, we will start off with our newest blocks. First up this week will be Block #9 - Box.

Cut four orange 3" x 3" squares.
Cut four purple 3" x 3" squares.
Cut one 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.

Place one 3" purple square RST with one 3" orange 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 three purple/orange 3" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 2 1/2" square. You should now have eight purple/orange HSTs that measure 2 1/2" square.

Arrange all of your HSTs the way they are supposed to look. This is another nine patch so we will number the pieces like a tic tac toe board again like we did in the other nine patch blocks that we did.








Flip square 2 RST onto square 3 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 3. Flip square 5 RST onto square 6 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 5. Flip square 8 RST onto square 9 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 9. Flip square 1 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4.



Now flip square 7 RST onto square 4 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip the 2/3 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 2/3 set. Flip the 8/9 set RST onto the 5/6 set, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 8/9 set. Flip the 1/4/7 set RST on the 2/5/8 piece, nest the seams neatly and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and the first block is finished.

Next we will do Block # 71 - Puss in the Corner.

Cut two light green 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.
Cut two dark green 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.
Cut  four dark green 2" x 3 1/2" rectangle.
Cut one pink 3 1/2" 3 1/2" square.

Place one 2 1/2" light green square RST with one 2 1/2" dark green 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 other light green/dark green 2 1/2" squares to make all of the squares into HSTs. Trim your HSTs to 2" square. You should now have four light green/dark green HSTs that measure 2" square.









Arrange all of your pieces the way they are supposed to look. While the pieces are not of an even size, this block is still a nine patch. I find it easier to keep seams well matched if I keep the number of long seams to a minimum but sometimes, as in a block like this, there is no avoiding it.








Flip square 1 RST onto rectangle 2 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 2. Flip rectangle 4 RST onto square 5 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 4. Flip square 7 RST onto rectangle 8 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 8. Flip square 3 RST onto the 1/2 set and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward square 2

Flip set 1/2 RST onto set 4/5 and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward the 1/2 set. Flip the 7/8 set RST onto the opposite side of the 4/5 set as previously sewn and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press toward 7/8 set.






Flip the last long narrow strip onto the larger piece and sew a 1/4" seam. Set the seam and press to one side and your second block for this week is finished!

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That's our blocks for this week and we'll all be back next week. We will start doing blocks then that are not all centred around HSTs.

See you next week!

Tara