Did you have fun with the first block in this series? If you missed it, just click on the photo below and get your copy of the pattern. You can also enter to win the Bloc Loc ruler again this week by leaving a comment below about your favorite Christmas Color Scheme. (so that is two entries you get!) The winner of the 3/4" x 1 1/2" Flying Geese ruler will be announced next Friday! I will be using this ruler to make some itty bitty Flying Geese soon.
This week's mini quilt is the Churn Dash block. Despite its tiny size it goes together easily. Be sure and check out my videos on how I quilted mine, and how I do the binding found later in this blog post.
Get your copy of this free pattern here: Churn Dash Ornament pdf
To see the rest of this post click the Read More button... Well here it is the first Monday of November already. Time for the next block of my BOM. This month is all about celebrating the bounty of the harvest, and I have harvested snowmen! Click on the photo above to get the pattern in my shop. You can get all of the current blocks for this quilt in my shop at a discount by clicking here: Complete Set The current blocks can also be found in the files of my Facebook Sew Along group. There is actually a little corner to go around on these blocks so I have provided a new video of how I do the Machine Applique for this block. There are such creative quilters sewing along with me. I love it when they share photos of their work. Enjoy these lovelies, whose creators have given me permission to share what they are doing with you. Y'all are just so inspiring!
So until next time, Happy Quilting!
I can hardly believe it is November already. Time continues to march on; and at a dizzying speed it sometimes seems as I get older.
Beginning today and continuing every Friday through Dec. 14th I will be sharing a mini quilt with you. My paternal grandmother came to this country from Sweden and I have a love for the traditions that came with her. There is a lot of use of red and white in Scandinavian Christmas decor and that is the theme I am going with for my ornaments.
I will be turning my mini quilts into Christmas ornaments. The first one is made using the Ohio Star pattern. While it is small-finishing at 3" the hourglass units go together quite easily. They are sewn oversized and trimmed down to size.
You can download a pdf of my pattern here: Ohio Star Ornament
I highly recommend that you use starch on your fabric, both before cutting your pieces out and as you press along the way. I used two different red prints, a red and white print, and a white on white print for my ornament.
Begin by making Half-square Triangles with the B, C, and D squares.
Draw a diagonal line on the back of the C and D squares.
Place the C and D squares right sides together with the B squares and sew 1/4" from each side of the drawn line. Since these are going to be small pieces I have shortened my usual stitch length to 2.1.
Cut apart on the drawn line and press towards the dark side.
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