J is for Jacks

Stitching Saturday Week Ten

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Jacks #648 light grey
Ball # 3777 red

Letters #3790 medium brown

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Fussy Friday Questions

A few questions have come up. 

Please let me know if you have any others

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 I am using 2" - 60 degree diamonds
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 You need to leave the paper piece inside each
diamond until they are connected together in the quilt.
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The kit does not come with any fabric, this project
is a way to use some of your great stash fabric.
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Fabric required to make a star varies depending
on waste involved with the fussy cutting process.
If you are making a plain star it just takes a small
amount, a fat quarter or fat eighth would be fine.
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Supplies will be available on the website
if you decide to join us later. 

First Fussy Friday

I hope you are planning on on joining as as we Fussy Cut

our way through 2014. Each Friday this year I will post

a picture of a Fussy Cut Star. This is to keep you and ME

motivated. At the end of the year we should have enough

stars to make a beautiful quilt. So lets get started.

Use the tutorial below to see how I make my stars.

I am using this fabric as my focal fabric

and to control my color palette.

We no longer have this fabric. Here is the information.

Mill Girls by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Brothers #4149

Use your acrylic template cut diamonds. 

I like to use a grease pencil to mark

 the details of my layout. I also like

to use this 18mm rotary cutter so I 

waste as little fabric as possible.

Cut six identical diamonds.

Lay the paper template centered on the 

wrong side of the fabric diamond.

Be sure to line up design.

Using a fabric glue pen add a small 

dot to opposite sides of paper template.

It goes on blue but dries clear.

Fold two opposite sides of the fabric

diamond onto the paper template.

Press the seam allowances into 

the glue to make them stick.

Repeat on the other two sides.

Repeat to make 6 identical diamonds.

Sew Diamond together in sets of two.

Hold two diamonds right sides together,

lining up edges and design. Thread needle

with a color that will blend. I like to use 

YLI cotton quilting thread and sharp needles.

Join six diamonds to create three sets.

Join two sets together.

Add the third set.

This is what the back of your star will look like.

Finished Star. Wasn't that fun.

Happy New Year

The files are cleaned out and we are ready for the New Year.

Do you have a list of quilting projects for 2014?

Here are a few things to look forward at Temecula Quilt Co.

 Civil War Miniatures our 2014 Block of the Month.

We have a few spots left if you are interested. You can sign up here.

Fussy Cut Fridays - A star a week for a year, this should 

be doable, right? If you would like to join us get the starter kit here.

Stitching Saturday's will continue in 2014. I am looking

forward to seeing this finished project and will might even

have a little grand child to use it by the end of the year.

New patterns will be available on the website soon

including this one titled Rothermel.

 I am going to be participating in Barbara Brackman's

2014 Block of the Month. I will have more information

on this soon. This one just got added to my list today.

I am thinking about kitting it monthly but need to work 

out the details. Read more about this Block of the Month here.

 This one is just a thought. The English Basket Quilt.

I have been thinking about a new applique project

and this one keeps popping up so I decided to add it to

 the list. I will get the new year rolling and then think about

 how I am going to tackle this one.

I is for Inchworm

Stitching Saturday Week Nine

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Inchworm # 936 dark green

Letters #3790 medium brown

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Merry Christmas

A Very Merry Christmas from Temecula Quilt Co.

H is for Hat

Stitching Saturday Week Eight

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Hat - #3820 straw

Scallops - Flower - # 924 dark blue 

Letters #3790 medium brown

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Piecing with Pictures

This is what happens the week before Christmas at your local quilt 

shop. Added a new App to my phone - Pic Stitch. I picked

 this collage app because of the name. Just trying it out and

 thought I would share. Merry Christmas.