Admins have been working behind the scenes trying to make this Section 6 more palatable to everyone. It is such a large section with 21 blocks! We don't want anyone to be overwhelmed with the amount of work in this section. You, of course, can take the information from the TOC and work through at your own pace, but we have decided to break it down into three more manageable sections. So take your time and enoy! Tutorials for each section will be released over the next three months as follows: Section 6 Left...9 blocks.... June 1. Nurses Cross ... 8in Pinwheel with 1 border ... 6in Bordered Square-in-a-Square Hourglass ... 5in Court House Step ... 4in and make five (5) Square-in-a-Square ... 3in Section 6 Center....5 block.... July 6 Pinwheel no border ... 4in Court House Steps ... 4in Square-in-a-Square ... 4in Hourglass with border .... Square-in-a-Square ... 3in Section 6 Right.....7 blocks.... August 3 Indian Hatchet ... 6in Pinwheel with 1 border ... 6in Courthouse Steps with 3 borders ... 5in Bordered Square-in-a-Square ... 5in Square-in-a-Square ... 3in and Two (2) Square-in-a-Square ... 4in

In a previous post I shared the trials and tribulations of trying to get this quilt done...it has quite a history of drama and trauma and has been in my "bone pile" for quite awhile. I finally had the right inspiration to get her done. The middle centerpiece is made up of a Battenburg hankie topped with a crocheted lace square topped with a tatted circle topped with an ivory rose. I had two separate bad choices for a center quilting design and it took this many pieces, layered on top of each other, to cover it all up. I'm very pleased with how it turned out! I'm always teaching my students how to add designs under and over each other. I wanted to have a circle medallion to frame in the center and only had a bit of space in which to do that. I added a rope cable in the four corners which gives impression that it goes all the way around...and it goes "underneath" everything to provide depth and dimension. I added a micro echoing to fill in the entire background...Diane Gaudynski inspired. All the leaves were quilted with Nun's Quilt style feathers. The back is the most special of all...I have a "thing" for my angels and this beautiful piece of lace has been hanging out in my stash for awhile waiting for the perfect quilt. She was attached to some linen and this has become my hanging sleeve... ...and this is my signature linen. A beautiful piece of organza. This piece is dedicated to Joan and Harold Needham...Kent's parents, who passed on two years apart this week. They are our very special angels that watch over us constantly...that's the reason for the angel at the top. They watched over us constantly this past week while Kent was very ill in the hospital and we are thankful for their presence in our lives. Hugs, Cindy :)

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We have two new blocks in Section 8.... From the Heart and the Star Block. I will be posting tutorials for these new blocks next. To save time I will not be making another Square in a Square tutorial... we have done this block "a million" times already. Here is a link on how to make it if you need a refresher. https://madakamom.blogspot.com/2019/02/2019-gypsy-wife-qal-section-1-square-in.html We have also made the Square in Square Courthouse Steps block before. In section 5 we made the 7in option.... Here in Section 8 we will be making the 10.5in option at the top right hand column of page 24.... be sure to follow the correct cutting directions. Assembly will be the same. https://madakamom.blogspot.com/2019/05/2019-gypsy-wife-quilt-along-section-5_46.html

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Working on the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt and using this great method to create 'Hour Glass' blocks Block #90 Storm Signal Block #69 Practical Orchard Block #17 Cat and Mouse Block # 109 Windows Block #108 Windmill Block #29 Economy Block #44 Gentleman's Fancy Block #6 Big Dipper Off to my quilt club gathering.... total blocks to date 73!! 38 more to go!

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Welcome to finish it up Friday! When making this quilt, I had visions of a larger lap size quilt or a pillow cover, but then I did a reality check. If I put that much time and effort into something that size, no one would be allowed to use it. Ever! So, a mini it is! I absolutely love how it turned out! The measurements are here, if you'd like to make one of your own. It's a great way to use up some teeny tiny scraps! The quilt measures about 13 1/2" x 16 1/2". Speaking of teeny tiny scraps....I was in Duluth earlier this week and I had a chance to meet up with my friend Sue for lunch and shopping. She made the sweetest little pin cushion for me! Thanks so much, Sue! The scrappy patchwork above the pin cushion is her work as well. There was more than a little squealing going on at the table. I feel the need to dive into my scrap bins again--surprise, surprise! (The blocks were made using Victoria's technique.) Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!

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Time to assemble Section 9. Here are all the blocks laid out. Referring to the diagram on page ____ cut your strips and lay them out beside the blocks. I then assemble strip sets Sew the strips sets to the SquareNsquare blocks as shown I don't think I've ever discussed this before, but here is the back to show you how I've been pressing the strips in one direction... except around blocks. A little snip of the seam allow me to flip it in the opposite direction. Sew the strip set to the side of the SquareNsquare blocks. There is a partial seam to allow addition of strips below and the bordered pinwheel block. Add the strip set below the SquareNsquare block Sew the Bordered Pinwheel to the stripset You can now close the partial seam to the bottom of the bordered pinwheel block Add the Hope for Hartford block below the Bordered Pinwheel Close the partial seam beside the Hope from Hartford Block. Sew on the Old Maid Puzzle Block and add the final long strip to complete this section.

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Thank you for your kind comments on my post about collaborating with my daughter! She and I appreciate your positive feedback very much. THANK YOU! :) I've been working on my crayon challenge project for the upcoming guild meeting this month. (I'm only sharing a peek, since it's a challenge.) It's AMAZING how fast one can accomplish something when FOCUS is applied. Sometimes deadlines are great! :) This isn't my first time learning this lesson, but I almost always need the reminder! I hope to finish the quilting soon, so I can get on to the binding stage. I love finishing up a quilt! I started an EPP (English paper pieced) hexagon project. I'm in the very beginning stages, but this project couldn't be more timely. Spring means track season, end of school concerts and activities galore. Most of the activities involve some sort of waiting around. I needed a new portable project, since I finished my dot your i's quilt, so this is a nice filler. I'm planning on making a throw pillow cover out of these hexagons, as kind of a warm up project. (More on that in a bit.) I took my sew it goes tote out for it's initial run and it is AMAZING!!! The pattern tote is available here. (It's a very involved pattern, but the results are worth it!) I think it's funny that the thread catcher (pattern is here) I made years ago coordinates so well with the tote. :) For my hexagons, I'm using this paper punch that I purchased last fall at JoAnn's when it was 60% off. The cost of the punch was less than the cost of two packets of paper pieces, ready made! I'll need about a zillion hexagons, so it won't take long for this purchase to pay off. I'm using leftover card stock for my papers and the punch works SO well! The hexagons measure 1" on each side. This is the reason I need a hexagon warm up project.... This isn't a WIP quite yet, but I'm planning on making a reproduction of this vintage quilt! I told my husband my plan, and he didn't bat an eye or discourage me one bit, so I think it's a go. Hahaha! I just happened to buy the end of the bolt of this orangey red solid on clearance (it's Cotton Couture by Michael Miller) on the same trip that I bought the quilt. I think it was meant to be! I'm excited to start a new LONG term project!

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Today I'm linking up with Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch and Home Goods for the "Mom Cave contest". Here are the rules; Well as soon as I saw this challenge my competitive spirit came out! Not only because I think I have all five components of the challenge and would love to win a $250.00 gift certificate to Home Goods, but I think I have the best "mom cave" in the world...well maybe even the universe...just sayin'. I'd like to invite you to read the history of how this room came to be thanks to my hero, Mr. La Bella Vie. Its a fun story, however I don't want to lose my audience with text, instead I'll hold you captive with eye candy pictures of the sweetest "Mom Cave" I have ever been in. Come on in... First rule; a place to sit. This is where I do hand sewing, reading, listening to music and yes occasionally napping. Its cozy, quiet and right by a sunny window, it just doesn't get any better... this sunny bank of windows is on the south side of the house facing the back of our property, the chair sits right next to it (do you see it, bottom left corner?) Second rule; space to organize your stuff. I am an avid quilter and fabricaholic (among many other collecting addictions) and these are a few of the ways in which I organize my junk stuff. This is just one side of the room. This a bit picture heavy but I just couldn't help myself and besides, Susan said she wanted lots of pictures and lots of close-ups:) pull out bins for fabric storage... (click to enlarge "wall words") my custom display shelf built by my hero, Mr. LBV for my toy sewing machine and pin cushion collection... reflection in the vintage mirror is the opposite side of the room Below; one of my pin cushion dolls; "Miss Rose City". I made her as I have with many of my pin cushions. Most of the pin cushion dolls I've made are embellished with my mothers old jewlery... vintage thimble boy... shoe and boot pin cushions... now for the other side of the room... This bookshelf unit was built by Mr. LBV. Behind the antique Double Wedding ring quilt is a Murphy bed for the occasional guest. You can see it in action below...isn't that the coolest thing! below is my felt covered, cork board design wall on the shelves... a CD player for music books for inspiration sit next to Tiffany bear (she's made from an old quilt block)... a few of my antique quilts... Third rule; the place we do our craft or hobby, in this case my Koala sewing cabinet and table and craft/cutting table. These pieces are huge when open and fold down to just a fraction of their original size. Fourth rule; a place where your girlfriends can visit and do the hobbies we love. OK so this isn't the best picture but I had no idea I would ever need a photo for blogging! The Fifth and last rule; to post pictures of what you would need from Home Goods online to "beef up your mom cave" so here they are...lamps, lamps and more lamps and lighting! I thought these would be adorable in my Mom cave because I really do need more light for when I'm in there in the evening and another chair for girlfriends day, oh and a tea set and tray for nibbles would be nice too and a couple more storage baskets...I could go on and on but don't want to sound ungrateful for what I already have! Thanks Susan for hosting another fun Linky party, you're the best hostess!!

Hi, all! Well, Wednesday has rolled around, and I'm up to my armpits in alligators - but I didn't want to let the day pass by without a scrappy post! So today I want to give you a challenge... Have you been putting off using your scraps for far too long? I can give your scraps a purpose that will give you a warm fuzzy feeling long after you finish making your scrappy quilt... This Sunday (March 12th) marks the beginning of the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2017! You can join in the fun of making quilts, choosing from one (or more) of three different charities, and find a home for your scraps where they will be loved and appreciated. Need inspiration? Look back on the "I May Have A Scrap Problem..." posts, or on the "Stunning Stars" posts... Scour Pinterest for scrappy quilts (it's full of them!) Dig into those tubs of scraps and put them to good use! Can't you hear them calling you right now.... "Use me... Use me!!" There will be giveaways associated with the Challenge (although the biggest benefit is that warm fuzzy feeling...) Are you up to it? Come back Sunday and sign up! Hugs! Sarah

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Morris Hexathon 23: North End Crescent by Becky Brown Let's hear it for Becky! I draw 'em; she sews 'em. (Actually EQ7 and BlockBase draw 'em.) Have we hit the wall in this Marathon? This week's hexie is named North End Crescent for the current street name where Edward and Georgiana Burne-Jones's London home, the Grange, once stood. The Grange was two dwellings. The Burne-Jones lived in the right half covered with ivy from 1867 through the end of the century. Detail of a photo by Frederick Hollyer, taken in the garden at the Grange in 1874 Edward Burne Jones holding his daughter with wife Georgie in front center left. William Morris standing with his two daughters and wife Jane towards the right. William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones met at Oxford. Each had intended to become a clergyman and each decided to be a painter. They became life-long friends and collaborators. Interior view of the Grange by Thomas Matthews Rooke Morris breakfasted every Sunday morning with the Burne-Jones. He also became close to Ned's wife Georgie, writing her many surviving letters. Georgiana MacDonald Burne-Jones by Frederick Hollyer about 1882 Bull's eye windows at the Grange, The bull's eye or crown window was a medieval technique of leading small pieces of glass into a larger window. The shapes between the circles echo the pattern this week. When the Burne-Joneses moved to the neighborhood it was so far north of fashionable real estate that the standard directions were a joke: "Go down the Cromwell Road till your cabhorse drops dead, and then ask someone." The Grange was pulled down in 1962, long after Morris and Burne-Jones's watch. Their SPAB (Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings) was opposed to the destruction. The Grange was not only home to the Burne-Joneses and the Morris circle but also to 18th-century novelist Samuel Richardson. This hexagon has no BlockBase number and I've never seen it in an antique quilt but the geometry seems like a no brainer (if the sewing is not.) It's based on a pattern of two curved pieces. The closest I've seen is indexed as BlockBase #451, a continuous mosaic pattern rather than a hexagonal block. Mid-19th-century example of #451 Why this is squished in BlockBase I have no idea. It should look like this. #451 was published several times in the early 1930s and named Joseph's Coat and Peeled Orange by the Chicago Tribune's Nancy Cabot column Alice Brooks pattern for Joseph's Coat Kansas City Star 1934 Pattern for an 8" Hexagon (4" sides) To Print: Create a word file or a new empty JPG file that is 8-1/2" x 11". Click on the image above. Right click on it and save it to your file. Print that file out 8-1/2" x 11". The hexagon should measure 4" on the sides. Adjust the printed page size if necessary. Add seams when you cut the fabric Now this Joseph's Coat variation may be too much! If you think so you may prefer an alternate. Two alternate blocks. Still curved piecing but less of it. Read Penelope Fitzgerald's article "Life at the Grange." http://www.morrissociety.org/publications/JWMS/AU98.13.1.Fitzgerald.pdf Georgie wrote a memoir. Read Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones, Volume 1 by Lady Burne Jones (Macmillan, 1906) https://books.google.com/books?id=WiKaAAAAIAAJ&dq=walking+edward+burne+jones+london+grange&source=gbs_navlinks_s One More Inspiration Roman mosaic in Sicily

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I am excited to share the tutorial for this wine tote bag that I mentioned earlier! I had fun playing around and coming up with the pattern. I have seen lots of patterns online for wine gift bags, but I wanted to make something that was more of a reusable wine tote, inspired by this BuiltNY tote. One of these would make a great housewarming, hostess, or holiday gift, but it would also be great to make and keep for yourself. I find we are often heading out to a dinner party or other gathering and grab a bottle of wine on the way out the door - and it ends up awkwardly stuffed in my purse, halfway sticking out. So I am sure we will get a lot of use out of these new totes! Even better, since they are made with two layers of quilt batting, if you wanted to really do it right, you could make one layer out of insulated batting and then the tote would help to keep white wine cool during transit, too. TERMS OF USE: For personal, non-commercial use only. If you are interested in making these totes for small-scale commercial sales (eg craft fairs, etsy), please contact me and we can discuss a licensing agreement. DONATE TO SUPPORT THIS PATTERN - this pattern is provided free of charge, if you would like to show your appreciation and support the free patterns I provide here, you can donate here (or it helps if you click through to any of the amazon links below, whether you purchase that particular product or not!). Thanks for your support! What you will need: Printout of Pattern PDF - DOWNLOAD HERE 2 fat quarters of fabric (or slightly less will work - see below for the pieces you need to cut) 4 rectangles of quilt batting, each 7.5"x16" plus two squares roughly 5"x5" About 1/2 yard of 1/2" double fold bias tape - I made my own for one bag and used pre-made for the other, either way is fine Coordinating thread I used quilting weight fabric for both the outer fabric and the lining, but you could use home dec weight fabric on the outside and possibly skip one layer of batting and/or only lightly quilt it. I used a pretty lightweight batting and decided to double it up to give this project more heft, but if you used a high-loft batting you might only need one layer (two rectangles of batting rather than four). Also, the pattern as written is not too snug, if you want it to be more snug-fitting, you could make the outer fabric pieces below 6" wide rather than 6 and 3/8" wide. The instructions below are for the simpler version with a single fabric on the outside and a single lining fabric - but you can easily piece two pieces together to make a two-fabric version of the outside (or you could do some other more complicated patchwork design). The most time-intensive part of this project for me was the quilting, if you want to do a quicker version you could significantly simplify or just omit the quilting and it would be fine. Cut out the two pattern pieces from the printed-out pattern. Put the handle pattern piece aside for now and then cut the following pieces out of the fabric and batting (sorry the circle pieces are not pictured below): Out of the outer fabric, two rectangles 6 and 3/8"x15" and one circle (cut out according to the pattern) - I am using Robert Kaufman Metro Cafe as my outer fabric (love this!). Out of the lining fabric, two rectangles 7 1/4" x16" and a rough circle/square about 1/2" larger on all sides than the circle fabric piece - I am using Amy Butler Love as my lining fabric. Out of the batting, the rectangles described above (four 7.5"x16" rectangles) and also a rough circle/square about 1/2" larger on all sides than the circle pattern piece. [Edited to add: some folks have asked why the lining and batting are cut larger than the outer fabric - this is so that you don't have to worry about making sure everything is perfectly aligned when quilting (and in case it shifts during quilting) - similar to how you cut your batting and backing larger than a quilt top when making a quilt. Feel free to skip if you think you can keep it lined up without doing the back/batting larger.] Using the handle pattern piece, on your outer pieces only, lay the fabric wrong side up and then place the pattern piece on the fabric so that the top of the handle is about 1/8" below the top of the rectangle. Then, trace the inside of the handle opening - you do not need to trace the top of the handle yet. Inside the oval that you traced, mark a dotted line about 1/4" in as shown below. Repeat on the second rectangle. The solid line will be your sewing line and the dotted line will be your cutting line (this is the only part of the pattern where you have to add a seam allowance). On the outer lining rectangles, repeat this tracing except this time place the pattern 1/2"-3/4" down from the top of the rectangle and center the pattern piece horizontally. Repeat on the batting with the same alignment as the lining fabric, except this time you only need to trace the oval, you do not need to add a dotted line/seam allowance. Once you have traced the oval on the four fabric rectangles and the four batting rectangles, go ahead and cut out the inside of the ovals - on the dotted line/seam allowance for the pieces of fabric and on the solid line for the batting pieces. Lay one piece each of the outer and lining fabrics together, right sides facing, and line up the oval holes, making sure the edges of the rectangles are parallel. Pin in place if you desire, then sew around the solid line of the oval. Clip from the seam allowance in to just before the seam (making sure not to cut the seam) in a few places at the tight curve at either end of the oval. Repeat for the other two rectangles. With the outer side on the top, lay two pieces of batting on top and align all of the ovals. Reach through the hole and grab the lining fabric from the other side, and pull it through the hole. It will be kind of awkward at first as shown on the left below, but you should be able to tug at it and pull it into shape so that it lies mostly flat. You can iron if you need to to get both sides to lie flat. With the outer side up, top stitch the oval handle 1/8" from the edge and then quilt each piece as desired (this just means sew all the layers together). If you have a free-motion quilting foot you can do free motion quilting but you can also do straight line quilting either with or without a walking foot and it should be fine. Be careful to quilt away from the handle so that you don't inadvertently end up with a weird bulge/fold there in your quilting. Or feel free to skip the quilting, it really is more decorative and the tote will work fine without it. Once you have quilted the pieces, lay the handle pattern piece on top and trace the top of the handle, then cut out the top of the handle shape (through all the layers) and also trim the bottom layers to match the top at the sides and bottom. Make sure the two pieces are the same height - you can trim further if necessary to get them to match. Also, I didn't take a picture of this but you should also make a quilt sandwich with the bottom circles and quilt that sandwich, then trim it to the actual circle shape of the top circle (outer fabric) - let me know if this is confusing. From here, I tried a few different ways to do the construction and deal with the inside seams, so I will describe the options and you can choose what makes the most sense for you. The first version I sewed the side and bottom seams and then went back and covered them with bias tape, but this seemed more intensive then necessary. The second time (shown immediately below), I sewed the side and bottom seams and then I went back and zig-zagged over the seams, securing all the layers together. The third time (shown second), I zig-zagged the edges of each piece before I seamed it, which also worked fine and was a little easier on the machine than zig-zagging through all the layers (and easier to make sure I caught all the layers). Whichever way you decide to do these final steps, as far as the actual construction goes, first you lay the two rectangle pieces with the handles right sides together and seam only the sides with 1/4" seam allowance (or slightly less) - do not sew the bottom edges together. This is the edge where I zig-zagged it after seaming: Then take the quilted circle piece and pin it in place in the bottom opening. You may have to tug it a bit to get it to line up, I find it helpful to pin it at each side at the seams first and then pin the rest of the way around each side. Sew a seam 1/4" in, being careful to catch all of the layers and removing the pins before you get to them. Then on this version I zig-zagged it all in place after I seamed it: Here is how it looked for the later bag where I zig-zagged before seaming: Finally, you apply the binding to the top edge of the handle. As described in this tutorial, you can either sew it on all at once (one-step) or you can open it up and sew one edge, then fold it over and sew the other edge (two-step). I tried both and wasn't 100% thrilled with the way either one turned out but I guess I just need to practice more with bias tape. Either way, you will apply the bias tape with the bag still turned inside-out... it is a bit fussy to sew with the bag in the way but if you go slow you should be able to get it to work. To do the two step approach, first you open the tape up and pin/place the open edge along the edge you are going to be applying it to. Make sure to fold the end over so that you get a neat seam, then sew along the first fold line. (If this isn't making sense and/or you haven't used bias tape before, check out a tutorial and hopefully that will help). Sorry this picture is crummy, I ran out of light. After you sew it in place all the way around, flip it up and then fold it over to the other side. Sew in place, either by sewing on the inside or the outside (your preference), making sure to catch the inside edge to secure it. To do the one-step approach, you just slip the bias tape over the edge and sew it on, being careful to catch both the top and the bottom (this is the part I always have trouble with). You can be more sure to catch both layers if you use a zig-zag, so if you like the way that looks that is a bit easier. At the end, fold under the end before you sew it in place to make it look nice and finished. Turn it right-side out and there you go, enjoy your new wine tote! I hope you like the tutorial, let me know if you have any questions or feedback!