Patchwork Breeze: Opposites Attract Blog Hop

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6/03/2016

My Actual Day to Post Opposites Attract and Giveaway

Today is my day to post in the

Thanks to Marian at Seam To Be Sew who organized this blog hop.

She has so many ideas on how to get quilters involved with each other via the internet.

Also thanks to the sponsors who supplies giveaways to this event.

and

We were to design a block using 2 colors.

I saw the block in a quilt book I was looking at and decided to use it.

I didn't have much time left in May to make a large project.

I made one block and decided to make a table mat to give as a Christmas gift this December.

I drew the block in EQ7.

I made a few layouts and realized this block was used to make the Storm at Sea quilt.

Offset

Flower

Star

Standing Stars

I wanted to use my Accuquilt GO! Cutter with the Triangle in a Square die.

I do not have a die for the 4" finished Half Square Triangles in the corners, so I cut them myself.

(I have this on my wish list.)

The center baffled me for a moment. I printed the templates from EQ7.

The center square I cut with a rotary cutter, but the triangles in the corners could be cut with the triangles in the Economy die that came with the cutter. That helped save time.

So now for the giveaway.

Enter through the Rafflecopter.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Visit the other designers participating in the next few days.

June 3

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

June 6

June 7

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Finding myself as an artist

Seams To Be Sew

Thanks for visiting.

How many new ideas did you see today?

5/31/2016

Opposites Attract Blog Hop and Giveaway Begins

Today begins

My post day is June 3.

Be sure to come back, see my block and enter the giveaway.

Until then, visit the other designers today and tomorrow

and enter the daily giveaways.

Schedule

Visit the other designers participating in the next few days.

June 1
Tweety Loves Quilting
Quilt In A Not-Shell
Life in the Scrapatch
Kathy (at Seams To Be Sew)
My Quilty Musings

June 2

DesertSky Quilting
RidgeTop Quilts
Words & Stitches
VROOMANS QUILTS

June 3

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

June 6

June 7

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Finding myself as an artist

Seams To Be Sew

5/25/2016

Island Batik Playful Paper Piecing

The ambassadors were to make a "playful paper pieced" items for May's challenge.

My challenge is called Palmiers.

I used EQ7 to design a rectangular block which appears to spiral. I printed two paper piecing patterns spiraling in one direction, and reversed two more patterns to spiral in the other direction. In this manner, they would meet and touch along the left and right sides of the project.

They remind me of palmier cookies or appetizers, thus the name Palmiers.

Thank you, Martha Stewart

and Pepperidge Farms.

This was a fun project and I know I will make another one with some seasonal themed fabrics.

Have you ever seen or made a project based on some food?

Did the food inspire you?

Was it the colors or the shapes that brought that thought of food to mind?

On June 3, I will be posting my block for

Be sure to visit Seams To Be Sew on June 1.

That is the day the Blog Hop begins.

There are a number of great giveaways at each of

the designers' blogs/websites.

"Enjoy a moment of stitching each day."

5/03/2016

Opposites Attract Quilt Block and Giveaway

I am participating in the Opposites Attract Blog Hop hosted by Marian of Seams To Be Sew HERE.

We were to design a quilted item using a block design of only 2 colors. I saw this block in a quilting book I was looking through and decided to make it.

I had just enough time in my month to get one block sewn and decided it would be a small table mat to give as a Christmas gift. It measures 12" square.

I used the Accuquilt 4" finished Triangle Square die. I did not have a 4" finished Half Square Triangle die, so I had to cut the corner triangles myself (but it is on my wish list).

For the center 4" Square in a Square I used the EQ7 template print out. I found that the green corner triangles could be cut with the Economy die that came with my Go! Cutter...that helped.