WOW!!!!

What happened to summer?

I can't believe its the third Tuesday and our guild meeting is in a few short hours...  I postponed the box top special project until October.  I realized almost too late that there was just too much going on in September but October looks like it might be a better month. And yes, you are correct, I am not finished my project.  hopefully I will have more time now to finish it for October.

Here is your special project for September.. 

I was inspired a few weeks ago by a pattern I saw at Wilton Creek Fabrics for a runner that looked like this one, but the pattern required a ruler I didn't have so I went to work on my EQ8 design program and created this runner for you!  

So I sent the project to my dear friend Sue Fiddes, and ofcourse she had to (GO BIG OR GO HOME). and its all paper pieced. 😒 But boy, do I have a surprise for her!!

32" table topper!

Runner

Here are the cutting instructions to make one block of this runner.  If you want to make the runner you will need 4 x the white cuts, and 4 x the coloured cuts.

Cutting Instructions for one block.

• White (instructions for one block):

• 3 x 1.5” strip by WOF

• Re-cut into 4 each - 6.1/2”, 5.1/2”, 4” ,3” ,1.2” pieces

• From  each of 4 Coloured fabrics cut:

• 2” strip by WOF

• re-cut into 5 1/2”, 4”, 3”, 1.1/2”

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  Placemat

  
  
• For placemat only you will need:

 2 -  6 1/2 by 2 1/4 of each of 4 fabrics

• For the runner only you will need
• 2 - 3 x 12 1/2 pieces of white for both ends
• and all your left overs cut into 2" strips, sewn together, cut into 3 inch wide units to sew on both sides of your runner

block for Sampler

There are many options for making this block.  You can make this 4 unit runner, one block that we can make into a sampler at the end of the year, a placemat for those of you who don't need another runner, or possibly even a mug mat.  Or if you just want to sew with us, any of these projects can be donated to the Quilt show.

I will be providing paper piecing patterns (from EQ8) next Monday here on the blog for two sizes of blocks.... 6 inch finished and 2 inch finished ( for the surprise).   I found I could make either in the same amount of time to be honest, but Sue may have lots to say about that. 

Next Wednesday, Sept 25/2024 We will have a zoom call and I will give a little instruction on making the 4 block unit. We will sew from 1 to 4. For more information on that, Anita sent a communication email on Sunday with all the information on how to join the zoom meeting.  You must be a paid member to attend. But you can join by simply going to our web page. We would love to have you as a member: https://napaneequiltguild.ca/join/

See you at the meeting tonight!