Washington Island Poppies - August Block

This is a quick tutorial for my Washington Island Poppie Block.  You should all have recieved your kit in the mail by now.  Genevieve (Sally Burrup gave her's to Connie), that one will be yours if you can get it from her if not let me know and I'll send another one.

Each flower will be a different color so my pictures will not match your colored fabric but the assembly is the same.

 

Each of you should have a 3 1/2" colored strip
A 3 1/2" yellow square
A 2" white strip
2 - 7 1/4" white squares

From the colored strip cut 9 - 3 1/2"   "A" squares
From the white strip cut 8 - 2"   "B" squares
Draw a diagonal line across each 7 1/4"  white square and cut along line to make 4  "C" triangles.

 

 

1. Draw a diagonal line across each 2" "B" white square.  Place one B square on top left corner of a colored "A" square and stitch across the diagonal line.  Now add another B square to the bottom left corner of the colored A square and stitch across the diagonal line. 

 

Trim to 1/4" seam outside stitching.

 Fold triangles out, pressing seams toward the color creating a Petal unit.  Repeat step 1 three more times until you have four petal units.

 



 

2.  Lay out 4 Petal squares, 4 Colored "A" squares, and 1 Yellow center square according to picture below.  Join into rows.  Press the seams toward the "A" colored squares.

 

3.  Join the three rows to make one Center Unit.  Press the seams toward the center Yellow square.

 

 



 

4.  Add 1 white "C" triangle to the top and bottom of the Center Unit.  Fold triangles out pressing seams toward the Center Unit.

 

 

 





 5. Sew the remaining two "C" Triangles to the sides of the Center Unit.  Fold triangles out, pressing seams toward the Center Unit.

 

 



     Your block is complete! 

Your  finished block will measure aproximately 13 1/4" square.  Don't square them I will do that when I add the green sashing as I complete the quilt top.

Hope you have fun doing them!

Thanks!

Sherrie D.

Ladies this is a test post from me.  I was sent a new link to post to the blog and when I opened it Blogger said the link was no longer valid.  Then I opened the blog and noticed that I had the new post option on the top bar.  So maybe I'm back in after all.  Everyone except Genevieve should have a Washington Poppy block from me by now!

Hello....Goodbye

I just wanted to let everyone know that Sally Burrup needs to drop out of the group due to time constraints.  We are sorry to have her leave the group but know that she is super busy and is juggling many hats right now.

I wanted to welcome Genevieve Spradlin to our group.  She is Sherri T.'s daughter.  We are so excited to have you!  Hopefully we can all take a few extra days this month to get everyone all caught up. 

I will be sending out a new mailing address and making a couple of changes to our monthly assignments. 

Sherri D. I think I have fixed the problem for you on not being able to post to the blog.  I have sent you a new invitation that should make all things good!

Happy Quilting!!!!!

Vee's Modern Log Cabin in Blue and Yellow

Hello, All.  I'm posting this for my mom b/c she's prepared her block for July as assigned.  This is a picture of it completed.  Isn't it pretty.  If you remember her paper piecing block from last year.  These blocks will go with her blocks from last year to complete a quilt.  I'm excited at seeing this come to fruition for her.  Her quilt will be beautiful.  She's prepared some instructions. 

 They are as follows...

 

 

You will receive all the pieces cut to spec.  =)  Lay them out in the order you see below.  The pieces are numbered in the order that you will sew them together.  USE 1/4 inch seam. (That is really important.)  Finger press the seam toward the dark fabric.

 

1)  You will begin with the 3 1/2 inch yellow square. (labeled piece #1)
2)  Sew one 3 1/2 in x 2 in strip (labeled piece #2) to the top edge of the yellow square.  Right sides together always.
3)  With the yellow square at the bottom and 3 1/2 x 2 in. strip on top, sew one 5 in x 2 in strip (piece #3) to right side of yellow square.

 

4)  Sew 5 in x 2 in dark blue strip (piece #4) to bottom of square.
5)  To the left of your developing quilt block, sew 2nd dark blue 6 1/2 x 2 in strip. (piece #5)
6)  Sew 6 1/2 x 2 in yellow with blue flowers strip (piece #6) to the top.

  

 

7)  Sew 8 x 2 in yellow with blue flowers strip (piece #7) to the right side.
8)  Sew 8 x 2 in blue with white flowers strip (piece #8) to the bottom.

 

 9)  Sew 9 1/2 x 2 in blue with white flowers (piece #9) to the left.
10)  Sew bright yellow and blue 9 1/2 x 2 in strip (piece # 10) to the top.
11)  Sew 11 x 2 in bright yellow and blue strip (piece #11) to the right.

 

12)  Sew 11 x 2 in royal blue with white paisleys (piece #12) to the bottom.
13)  Sew 12 1/2 x 2 in royal blue with white paisleys (piece #13) to the left.

 

You are finished!!!!!  Well done and THANK YOU!

  - Vanitta (Vee)

Where's the beef? (I mean fabric!!)

Hey Ladies I know we are all busy, busy, busy right now with summer stuff and kids but we really need to work on some squares that are missing for people!!  We are missing squares for everyone who has completed a tutorial since January (Connie - String Star; Mardie - Hour Glass; Sherrie T - Nine Patches in Paradise, and Emily - Feather).   These ladies are patiently waiting for their squares so they can finish up their quilts!! 

Also, we need tutorials from you!!!   Jennifer R had May for everyone to work on her squares but we need your tutorial.  Llewellyn had the month of June for her square and we need that tutorial as well.

Vanitta has July so we need that tutorial also!!!  

Please try to get the new tutorials up as soon as you can.  

If anyone needs help with their squares there are several people in the group who would love to get together with you and sew!  Sometimes working in a group to sew helps motivate us to get the squares finished and posted on the blog!!

Thanks,

Connie

A Feather for Emily!

Here is my Feather for Emily!!  This wasn't as hard as I thought it might be!!  Sorry I am so late in getting it done!

 

 

 

Here's my feather :)

So... with the help of Liz and Mardie, my feather is complete! The corners were tricky. I TOTALLY had to have help with them. Anywho, hope you enjoy, Emily. :)

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