April Bom - hand sewn block

Happy Tuesday to you all!

Today I have finally finished my hand sewn block for this months block of the month to be know as the bakers dozen!

I think you will remember this block from the previous post that I had cut it out but not sewn.

The following is a few photos of the block going together.

First I sewed the four patch units for the corners.

Don't they look fabulous?

Then I attached the top two corners to the centre rectangle to for the top row of the block

I then moved onto the lower part of the block, then to the nine patch which is our theme for this block of the month if you are new to my ramblings.   We are all having lots of fun discovering different nine patches and how we can use them in different settings.  

Once the nine patch centre block was done I attached the side rectangles and then proceeded to attach the bottom and the top to the block.

And Ta Da! Happy dance time!  Just a little note, I do not press my hand sewn blocks until I am about to sew them together, that way I can workout which way to press the seam.   So none of the blocks in this post have been pressed since cutting.   I hope this makes sense to you all.

I then decided it was time to have a looke at these blocks together!   I am loving how this is forming.  Please let me know how you are enjoying it!  This week has lots of big happenings in my life.  So tomorrow I will give you another little blog post with the next couple of quilts or quilt tops that I have made.

I am looking for your help and in return will have a little giveaway so please stay tuned for the announcement.

In the meantime I hope you have had a terrific Tuesday.  Be sure to leave a hello and don't be shy.  Would love to hear what has been coming your way!

Remember to take time and smell the roses and enjoy some creativity in your day.

Wendy

April BOM and it's no fools joke either!

Hello everyone!

Thank you for being so patient with me!  I would like to link up to Confessions of a fabric addict for Whoop Whoop it's Friday, be sure to check out all the other posts Here and also to A Quilted Passion for Whoomp there it is linky party! So let's party on and check outAll the blog action here

So onto the business for our Block of the month, this time you will need two fabrics

These are my selections for my blocks, remember I am doing one by hand and one my machine.

This month I have chosen to do the 7 Grid Chain.   It has a 9 patch in the centre and it has four patches and rectangles to make up the block.  This will make a wonderful quilt almost like an Irish chain if you only use the one block throughout a quilt.   

Now for Cutting Instructions:-

From these fabrics you will need to cut the following

From your background 4  (4" X 5.75") and 12 (2.25" squares)

From your main fabric you will need 13 (2.25" squares)

Now let's get to laying them out

This will be my hand pieced one and as I am a day late and have had a house full of illness all week I will update the blog in the next couple of days with this block.  

Firstly piece your four patches and nine patches together so it looks like this

Then we piece these units into rows and then the rows into a block to have it look like this

This is our finished block and the following photo is all of the machine pieced blocks so far.  I'm excited how these are coming together.   

Now I have been busy and piecing lots of things since I have hurt my wrist.   So next week is a week of pattern writing and the launching of my website!  I am so excited that I am doing the happy dance and able to use my wrist much much more.   I have even started doing my hand quilting again!

Now please tell me what are you happy about this week!  I love to hear from you all, so don't forget to leave a comment and I promise I will find time to do a couple more blog posts this week with all the exciting things I have been working on over the last three weeks.

So have a wonderful weekend and I hope you enjoy this block like I have.

Keep on smiling as you keep on creating,

Wendy.