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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jun 30 2017 :  05:59:10 AM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Well, I am posting a day early this year due to the fact that the 4th of July holidays start this weekend and I have my blocks done already for a change. LOL!

Each month a new block (or more) will be posted and a new thread will begin for each new month. I hope many of you will join in and we will have a lot of new quilts to show off in 12 months or less.

You can join in at any time. We'd love to have you!
NOTE: Please be sure to "Subscribe" to this thread so you don't miss anything.

This month there are 2 blocks (chosen by Judith Lickteig - thank you, Judith!). As always, you can do one, two, or none of them. Your choice. These blocks will be yours, so choose your fabrics and quilt away. Make table runners, quilts, wall hangings, or potholders with them - your choice.

NOTE: All patterns come from The Quilter's Cache/Marcia Hohn.
Please read her terms and conditions of use here. http://www.quilterscache.com/TermsPage.html

July blocks:
Album
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AlbumBlock.html

Annie's Choice
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AnniesChoiceBlock.html

Please let me know if you would like to choose blocks from The Quilter's Cache/Marcia Hohn (www.quilterscache.com) website for future months, and send me the link(s). I do have enough through the end of this year.

Thank you for joining in.
Happy quilting for all!

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."

quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jun 30 2017 :  06:03:25 AM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Here are my two blocks for this month. Loved making them both.
Here is my Album Block

And here is my Annie's Choice. You can see I used the colors to change it slightly.


Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl

3602 Posts

Judith
Nora Springs IA
USA
3602 Posts

Posted - Jul 01 2017 :  3:18:03 PM  Show Profile
Linda, those turned out great (as usual)! I like your use of 3 colors in Annie's Choice! That really made the center stand out. I will try to post mine tomorrow.

Farmgirl sister #3926

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jul 02 2017 :  07:58:29 AM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Thanks Judith! I thought it would look like a flower but almost looks like lightning bolts. Lol

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Jul 03 2017 :  09:31:38 AM  Show Profile
Luv the top one!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Jul 04 2017 :  08:23:17 AM  Show Profile
Beautiful, Linda!!! Great choices, Judith!

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Edited by - debbieklann on Jul 04 2017 08:23:57 AM
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl

3602 Posts

Judith
Nora Springs IA
USA
3602 Posts

Posted - Jul 04 2017 :  8:16:18 PM  Show Profile
I am finally posting this month's blocks. I used scrap fabrics. Have to laugh at myself. I tried Annie's Choice twice. Must have been half asleep when I cut the pieces the first time. (Crooked and points wouldn't match). The second try was much easier. It reminds me of a pinwheel. The purple and flowered fabric is the same in both blocks. So here they are:

Farmgirl sister #3926

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon

Edited by - forgetmenot on Jul 04 2017 8:18:27 PM
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl

1411 Posts

Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
1411 Posts

Posted - Jul 05 2017 :  06:01:16 AM  Show Profile
Love. Hoping my sewing skills will get better and I can join soon.



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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl

3602 Posts

Judith
Nora Springs IA
USA
3602 Posts

Posted - Jul 05 2017 :  07:09:05 AM  Show Profile
Ruthie, quilt blocks are a great way to practice your sewing skillls. They are the first thing I worked on when I got my sewing machine. They are small and easy to work on. I feel like I am still practicing. And every block is a new adventure to me. Besides, you don't have to show anyone if you don't want to. Lol

Farmgirl sister #3926

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Jul 05 2017 :  8:42:38 PM  Show Profile
Ruthie, Judith is right!!! You can usually learn something new when you try out a new block and when it's all finished and pressed, you really feel like you've accomplished something! It doesn't take long and pretty soon you will have a stack of them that you can turn into something really cool. Judith, I love your blocks...purple is one of my favorite colors!

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl

3602 Posts

Judith
Nora Springs IA
USA
3602 Posts

Posted - Jul 05 2017 :  10:42:59 PM  Show Profile
Thanks, Debbie!

Farmgirl sister #3926

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Jul 12 2017 :  6:59:37 PM  Show Profile
I just finished this month's blocks!

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jul 12 2017 :  7:07:55 PM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Beautiful blocks, Judith and Debbie. Please join us Ruthie. As stated, you don't have to show us your blocks and they are great practice. And you can use up scraps. LOL

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4708 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4708 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2017 :  06:53:57 AM  Show Profile
So beautiful! I wish I could sew, but with my eyesight it is best I keep away from needles. Please keep sharing pictures of your work!

Dawn in IL

Life is like a novel, every day is a new page......
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Denise Ann
True Blue Farmgirl

831 Posts

Denise
Shoreview MN
USA
831 Posts

Posted - Jul 16 2017 :  06:55:48 AM  Show Profile
Ruthie
Jump in!!
most of the blocks can be broken in to a 4 patch, nine patch grid. Sometimes drawing them out on graph paper is helpful. I did that alot when I first started quilting.

Denise Ann
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Jul 16 2017 :  09:05:43 AM  Show Profile
Ruthie... I am such a remedial quilter... sew don't get discouraged.. get to challenging yourself... discover your inner quilter...

I have a 2" Binder....that I put in those plastic sleeve page thingies.(sheet protectors) ... and I put my block samples in the "sheet protector "
sometimes I have to fold the blocks to fit which is no big deal.....
Just makes it easy visual storage to keep the block /templete & notes tucked in.

As for sewing skills... mine are wonky at best... but... someday the will be fabulous!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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NikisMom
True Blue Farmgirl

140 Posts

Julie
Framingham MA
140 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  07:26:34 AM  Show Profile
Judith, LOVE your blocks, in my favorite color!Katie, I agree with Grace. This grou I am a beginner quilter and jumped in. This group has given me confidence to try more challenging blocks. I have learned to make better color selections, cutting and sewing techniques. I need to catch up, however camping trips are calling.

Farm Girl of the Month July 2017
If you truly love nature, you find beauty everywhere-Van Gogh
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  07:49:19 AM  Show Profile
Julie... is that a Bandana Quilt?
I have been buying bandanas for the psst year and sticking them in the drawer... I pulled them awhile back and noticed that "Not a bandanas are created equal!"... uugh!
I have a great array of colors...just need to sort by weight and size...
My plan it to make a Bandana quilt for my trailer.
Btw... your traier is ADORBS!
What year and make is it?

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  07:52:49 AM  Show Profile
Julie... do I spy a Serri Scotty trailer in the background????
I am a true Scotty lover... even though my trailer back in Washington is a Aristocrat...
But my Serro Scotty (here) is my 'go to campjng companion'.
Happy Trail(er)s...

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl

3919 Posts

Marie
Minneapolis MN
USA
3919 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  3:26:37 PM  Show Profile
Grace, just cut the bandanas down to the size of the smallest one plus seam allowance to make them uniform.

Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014

Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  6:45:28 PM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
I agree with Marie, Grace. Cut them down to the smaller size if you can't find enough that are the same size.


Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Jul 17 2017 :  6:58:43 PM  Show Profile
Oh good stars!!!! why didn't I think of that??? since it will be backed it won't matter how the raw edges will look...
duh duh duh!!!!


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Jul 18 2017 :  6:56:31 PM  Show Profile
Julie, I LOVE your trailer!!!

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl

369 Posts

Katie
Bangor Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts

Posted - Jul 19 2017 :  1:50:44 PM  Show Profile
Hi everyone, I'm new here and would love to start working with you on the BOM. My quilting skills are probably REALLY lacking as I haven't used them in over a decade. I know some stuff will come back but I was never really skilled to begin with. I hope to learn new things here! I have a lot of experience in applique but I've never completed a quilt. I have a baby quilt that I started probably 20 years ago but don't know how to finish it. So, I'm here to learn!

Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Jul 19 2017 :  7:19:45 PM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
So glad you are joining us, Katie. Please post pictures of the blocks you make. You can see our blocks for this month above,

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Jul 21 2017 :  09:58:41 AM  Show Profile
Hi Katie! Don't worry, it will all come back to you!!! I love applique...it's probably my favorite. Do you have any pictures of your applique work you'd be willing to share with us?

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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