July block 2007/2008 RCTQ BOM

How this BOM works is I will post block patterns each month near the
beginning of each month. One is pieced, one appliqué and one paper
pieced.
It is up to you which one (or ones) you would like to do. You will
work at
your own pace over the course of each month. You keep your blocks.
You do not mail them to me. At the end of the year you will have
twelve blocks to set into a quilt. You keep the quilt. You do not
mail it to me (unless it's not pink and/or purple and you really feel
the
need to give me this gift!). You will then have your very own
2007-2008
RCTQ BOM quilt. When I announce a month's block patterns, I will also
include the previous months' as well so if you decide to join along
the way
you will have all the blocks. All blocks will be 12" in size whenever
possible. Feel free to size up/down if you so chose.


This BOM will run from June 2007 through July 2008. This is how the
schedule breaks down:
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June 2007 - May 2008: Monthly blocks
June 2008: Completing the Top (setting, sashing, borders, etc.)
July 2008: Completing the Quilt (quilting, binding, labelling, etc.) -
Done!
August 2008: start of the next BOM

Marcia Hohn has a pin rating on her site (www.quilterscache.com) that
rates the level of difficulty of her block patterns. One pin blocks
are fairly simple and they increase in difficulty as the number of
pins increase. I will start with one pin blocks and increase the
difficulty as we go so that you are challenged, but not overwhelmed!
I
will be try to keep the blocks at a level most quilters would be able
to
make. Most of the blocks with only have three colours to them;
however, some of
them may have more.


Last years finished blocks can be seen at
http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/RCTQ-2006-2007-BOM
I must give a very large THANK YOU! to Teri for maintaining the
gallery the
past 2 years! and I hope we can look forward to another year of the
gallery
in your expert hands :-)


have FUN!

--
Jessamy
Queen of Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones)
In The Netherlands
www.jessamythompson.com
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jes...pson/my_photos
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The blocks:

June 2007:
Pieced Block: Arrowhead Puzzle - nice and easy with NO triangles!
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arrow...zzleBlock.html

Paper Pieced Block: Arkansas Traveler Variation
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arkan...tionBlock.html

Appliqué: Flower
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

July:
Pieced block: Mini bow tie http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MiniBowTieBlock.html

Paper Pieced Block: Carols Star
http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CarolsStarBlock.html

Appliqué: Sun
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

i love your sun, Jess.
the two applique blocks look so cute side by side.
who wouldnt love wee bowties and a neat star block too, havent see it
before, nice choices.
brrrrrrrr,
jeanne
hoping once the sun is up properly, it will warm up a bit, brrrrrr
--
Vote B'fly for President '08
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on webshots


"Jessamy" wrote...
The blocks:

June 2007:
Pieced Block: Arrowhead Puzzle - nice and easy with NO triangles!
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arrow...zzleBlock.html
Paper Pieced Block: Arkansas Traveler Variation
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arkan...tionBlock.html
Appliqué: Flower
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

July:
Pieced block: Mini bow tie
http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MiniBowTieBlock.html
Paper Pieced Block: Carols Star
http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CarolsStarBlock.html
Appliqué: Sun
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

I LOVE the blocks, but I'm sure going to need some tips on how to
applique those rays around the sun! I do reasonably okay with the
outer points, but I don't understand how, when you clip to the point
to turn the inner corners, you keep from having the applique fray the
first time somebody needs to wash the quilt! (I'm doing needleturn,
by the way.) I am NOT an experienced appliquer, if there is such a
word, and this design has a lot of those inner corners. The only way
I know to make something like this secure is to machine applique with
a zig-zag stitch, and I don't want to do that on this quilt. One
other way I've tried with moderate success is machine stiching two
pieces of cloth right sides together in the shape, cutting a slit in
the bottom piece, and turning the whole thing inside out, like a
facing. Then it's hand stitched to the background. Even so, you
have to clip right up to the stitching before turning and it looks to
me like it might fray easily. Help!!!



Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Oooh, good points, Carole. I think I'll do raw edge. Maybe a machine
blanket stitch or just a straight stitch and leave the edges fuzzy.

Well, y'all will need to remind me of this when I get around to doing it in
a few months (or years).

School starts Monday. I'm starting to get pleasantly excited! I will find
a way for these 4th graders to make quilt blocks. However, it will have to
relate to the Nevada standards for content.

I'll be inside napping or making quilt blocks Thursday and Friday during our
heat advisory -- temperatures around 105º.
--
Kay Ahr in NV
http://community.webshots.com/user/kayahr
to respond to me directly, remove "WESTHI" from the email address


"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message news
I LOVE the blocks, but I'm sure going to need some tips on how to
applique those rays around the sun! I do reasonably okay with the
outer points, but I don't understand how, when you clip to the point
to turn the inner corners, you keep from having the applique fray the
first time somebody needs to wash the quilt! (I'm doing needleturn,
by the way.) I am NOT an experienced appliquer, if there is such a
word, and this design has a lot of those inner corners. The only way
I know to make something like this secure is to machine applique with
a zig-zag stitch, and I don't want to do that on this quilt. One
other way I've tried with moderate success is machine stiching two
pieces of cloth right sides together in the shape, cutting a slit in
the bottom piece, and turning the whole thing inside out, like a
facing. Then it's hand stitched to the background. Even so, you
have to clip right up to the stitching before turning and it looks to
me like it might fray easily. Help!!!



Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

LOVE your appliqué blocks, Jessamy!

This year I'm downloading all the blocks when they are announced instead of
waiting until I'm ready to do them. Quilter's Cache sometimes gets
rearranged! I eventually found them all last year!
--
Kay Ahr in NV
http://community.webshots.com/user/kayahr
to respond to me directly, remove "WESTHI" from the email address

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June 2007:
Pieced Block: Arrowhead Puzzle - nice and easy with NO triangles!
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arrow...zzleBlock.html

Paper Pieced Block: Arkansas Traveler Variation
http://www.quilterscache.com/A/Arkan...tionBlock.html

Appliqué: Flower
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

July:
Pieced block: Mini bow tie
http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MiniBowTieBlock.html

Paper Pieced Block: Carols Star
http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CarolsStarBlock.html

Appliqué: Sun
www.jessamythompson.com - watch out this is on the NEW website!

Life is slowing down and I think I might actually participate in
this!!!! I know, I know - I have to catch up for June. Any ideas how
much fabric I would need if I want to use all the same fabrics in all
the blocks?

Tricia in Tx

I used this as a good excuse to buy lots and lots of fabric at Mary
Jo's when I was on my trip. I bought 2 1/2 or 3 yards of several
different colors that would work together, and five yards of what I
figured I'd used for borders, sashings, and also part of the blocks. I
figure if I have a lot left over it will find its way into other
projects! I even took advantage of their table of 108" wide fabrics
and bought a backing fabric!

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:19:31 GMT, A&T wrote:

Life is slowing down and I think I might actually participate in
this!!!! I know, I know - I have to catch up for June. Any ideas how
much fabric I would need if I want to use all the same fabrics in all
the blocks?


Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

I would do raw edge or satin stitch if I hadn't already done the first
one with needleturn. I NEED to learn needleturn!!

I taught second grade. We were lucky enough to have a story in our
reading series about a little girl helping her grandmother make a
quilt, so I worked that in for a few years. We made little throw
quilts for the reading corner, although I did most of the sewing. Then
they got REALLY strict about what we could do as far as sticking to
the curriculum and I couldn't do that any more. That's when I got
serious about retiring! In an effort to "leave no child behind"
they're managing to take the creativity and excitement out of the
learning process. I hope you can find a way to fit it into your
fourth grade curriculum. It works well in math - measuring, angles,
perimeters, etc. and with social studies and reading if the subject
matter is right.

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:58:47 -0700, "Kay Ahr"
wrote:

Oooh, good points, Carole. I think I'll do raw edge. Maybe a machine
blanket stitch or just a straight stitch and leave the edges fuzzy.

Well, y'all will need to remind me of this when I get around to doing it in
a few months (or years).


Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

you did one point? with needleturn and you say you NEED to learn needleturn.
ok, now i'm confuddled.

i'd think....
using the facing method with interfacing like i do or with thin fabric in
'teardrop' shapes overlapped for the sun points and top with an interfaced
circle, would work.
interface so you start with nice clean edges to stitch down, no turning
under with your needle (fiddle fiddle, ravel ravel, eeeek).
just be sure your stitches always go thru the top fabric, not the facing
fabric. works for me.
hmmmmm, actually cuz the fat end of a teardrop would be under the circle
centre you'd really only need to sew two sides of a slighty curved point
triangle interfaced, overlap the edges and top with a circle.
think'n.......yup, that should work fine and dandy.
wait a second....could also be done in sections of several points together
or the whole circles worth of points, but for me would be waste'n fabric
doin' the whole circle...i think i'd do 4 sets of 3 points or 3 sets of 4
points = 12 points (thats how many on the sun). 4 sets of 3 points is easier
to lay straight by folding/creasing the background, yup.
sorry for thinking outloud rather than think'n it thru completely then
typing what i'd do. holler of its unclear, wont be the first time i made
little sense, lol. oh dear.
cheers,
jeanne
--
Vote B'fly for President '08
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on webshots

"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
I would do raw edge or satin stitch if I hadn't already done the first
one with needleturn. I NEED to learn needleturn!!

I taught second grade. We were lucky enough to have a story in our
reading series about a little girl helping her grandmother make a
quilt, so I worked that in for a few years. We made little throw
quilts for the reading corner, although I did most of the sewing. Then
they got REALLY strict about what we could do as far as sticking to
the curriculum and I couldn't do that any more. That's when I got
serious about retiring! In an effort to "leave no child behind"
they're managing to take the creativity and excitement out of the
learning process. I hope you can find a way to fit it into your
fourth grade curriculum. It works well in math - measuring, angles,
perimeters, etc. and with social studies and reading if the subject
matter is right.

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:58:47 -0700, "Kay Ahr"
wrote:

Oooh, good points, Carole. I think I'll do raw edge. Maybe a machine
blanket stitch or just a straight stitch and leave the edges fuzzy.

Well, y'all will need to remind me of this when I get around to doing it
in
a few months (or years).


Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

buy lots then theres no need to worry, lol.
jeanne
--
Vote B'fly for President '08
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on webshots

"A&T" wrote...
Life is slowing down and I think I might actually participate in this!!!!
I know, I know - I have to catch up for June. Any ideas how much fabric I
would need if I want to use all the same fabrics in all the blocks?
Tricia in Tx