Monday, April 18, 2011

DESIGN WALL MONDAY

I finished the quilting on this Community Quilts project, and added binding.  It feels great to get back to some quilting!
 I saw this Bonnie Hunter block in the latest Quiltmaker magazine, so thought it might be good for using my strips in bins.  It is made from 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch strips, so I've been cutting like mad to make sure I have a good variety of colours before I sew any more.  
The sample is made with 2 inch strips in the inner rows and 1 1/2 inch strips in the outer rows.  To make the block you make 2 like this, and 2 reversed, with the 1 1/2 inch strips as the inner rows and the 2 inch strips as the outer.
4 block segments go together to make the finished block, and the only matching is at the hourglass seams.  I can't wait to get more of these sewn, but I have more quilting to do for Community Quilts, and my Pfaff has to go in for repairs this morning.  I could piece on my Juki, but it doesn't have as accurate a 1/4" foot, so I mostly use it for quilting, which it does wonderfully!
Check out Judy's blog to see what everyone is working on this week.
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  1. Quilter KathyApril 18, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Are you doing that quilting by free motion or following some kind of pattern? It looks great!

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  2. Catskill QuilterApril 18, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Thanks for posting about what you are working on! This block is new to me -- sure do love whatever Bonnie Hunter comes up with, don't you? Nice that you too are a Pfaff sewer; I just love the dual feed!

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