Squares for Connie and Mardie

Well, good times and noodle salad everybody! I'm really am new at this kind of stuff, but I am enjoying myself. Unfortunately my machine is having technical difficulties, so I am getting these out a little slow. Hope this square will work for you.:)

Hey Mardie! You've already seen this, but here it is. Sorry it's not perfect, but I promise to get better!! Love ya!!!! I think someday I might make one just like this.:)

Sherrie you're next!!

My square for Sherrie T!

Here it is!  I hope you like it.  I'll get it in the mail on Monday.

Blocks for Sherrie T!!!

Sherrie,

Marnita, Llewellyn and I are finished with your blocks!!!   I am so excited to be  completely caught up on my blocks!!  It feels great!  

Here are the pictures.  I will post Llewellyn's later:

Connie's Square

 

 

Marnita's Square

I can't wait to see this quilt all finished.

Connie

Now for 2013!!
Connie, Here is yours! I love your colors. Its going to be beautiful!  I learned a lot doing yours, I hope you like it:)

Mardie,  Last but not least!!! I love that it was so easy, right up my allie!  I think I'm going to do one of these too.   I hope I'm one of the first to do yours this year at least one of the firsts to post:):)

Now for March!
While traveling through Wyoming and Utah I bought a McCall's Quilting magazine July/August issue. This quilt was designed by Beth McGinn and she calls it, "Nine Patches in Paradise". Here's the completed square Lots of color!

You will each get:
 3 - 2" X 20" strips of material 2 lighter colors and 1 darker color.
 3 - 2" X 10" strips of material 2 darker colors and 1 lighter color.
 5 - 5" X 5"  squares
 4 - 2" X 2"  squares of 5 different colors (so total of 20 2" squares)
 Your colors may not match mine.

First choose one color of the 2" x 2" squares.  Draw a line diagonally from corner to corner on all 4 squares.  Next choose a contrasting color of the 5" x 5" square.  Place the smaller squares on the larger (right sides together) with the corners matching up.  Then sew on the diagonal line you have drawn. Trim at 1/4" hem allowance and iron seam toward the triangle.

Now sew the 3 - 2 x 10 strips together, place the darker colors on the outside.  

Then sew the 3 - 2 x 20 strips together placing the lighter colors on the outside. 

                     

 Now take the 10" strips and cut into 4 - 2" segments.
 Take the 20" strips and cut into 8 - 2" segments. You will use these to make the 4 more 5" squares to complete the block.
 You will take two segments from the 20" strip and one segment from the 10" strip. Place the segments from the 20" strip on the outsides of the segment from the 10" strip. Do this 4 times completing 4 more 5" squares.   Alternate the colors so the matching colors are diagonal to each other. See below.   (ignore the red square below the 9 small squares I'm describing right now:))

Now arrange like I have below. Take the 5 original squares placing 4 of them on each corner and one in the middle. Take the 4 new 5" squares made from the segments and put them in between the others.  Sew together like my first picture   Enjoy!      (By the way if you have like colors that you would rather use feel free. The more different colors the better. It wouldn't bother me in the slightest)

First of all!  Welcome Maria Mae:)

Next, Sherrie I hope you have received your blocks from Mom, Jen, Genevieve and I. We had fun doing them. We all worked on them together. Sorry they were late..I know Natalie will love this quilt when its done. Mine below:)

Sorry Jen, I think yours was due first but here it is:)  Genevieve and I had so much fun doing yours. I kinda hope we have to do it again in the future:):)