Carpenter's Square

So what do you think?

I really like this old pattern but it also looks modern don't you think?

Printemps 2

Did I say I would be back with photos?

Where did the time go?

But rather than gazing out the window I have been doing a bit of sewing...

I think this is called "carpenter's square".

I have been messing around with a pattern I had 

(too complicated) and images from cyberspace to write my own pattern.

If you would like to follow along just let me know and I will forward you my "notes".

I love solids or as I am now going to call it 

"colour blocking".

more solids

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   This was a bit more fun in the scrap basket.

I love this free style kind of thing but I can't bring myself to cut up fabic and do it.

It has to be scraps don't you think?

solid fun

 Remember my little stuff up back here

that left me with a whole lot of 1" scraps. 

and I was saying how I couldn't waste them...

So I've made this....

Looks interesting from the back.

(Note to self for later project)

This is a test run for a much larger quilt I think.

And a bit of stitching....

I can't remember

.

 I have been so busy these last couple of weeks

that I have had trouble thinking what to post.

I can't rembember if I have already shown you these little quilts.

They combine my love of solids, little things 

and knitting!

They measure about 6" square.

I gave them to my sister recently for her birthday.

She is a fantastic knitter but didn't mind me using needles in this way as they were feeling brittle and I thought they would break if I knitted with them

Zag!

Any one started this project with me?

After joining all the strips

I cropped the edges

 and the corners

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and here is my finished quilt!

 

 Now for the quilting ......

Zig

 Did I say no triangles?

 Do yours measure 4 1/2"?

 Remember

because we have cut at an angle 

you may need to off set the pieces a bit to account for the angle.

Next

lay out the rows.

This is done "on point"

 First row

then a second

and a third row.....

and then they are joined in diagonal strips.

I am making 2 halves and then deciding how BIG to go.

This size has 73 x 4 1/2" blocks

so that means.....

cut 5 x 4 1/2 strips from each fabric and then

cut  4 1/2" x 5" pieces (37 from each fabric)

BUT

I am going BIGGER!

Back to the calculator.

simple solids

I just finished this quilt on the weekend! 

I have already taught it as a class but they didn't 

know what they were making. 

Trusting aren't they?

The instrctions were to bring two 

different fabrics and wait and see!

I think I'll do it again in different colours.