We had several activities going on at once today. Besides those working on today's flag project, I saw a couple of walker bags in progress and Debbie Chapman finished her mesh bag.
Carol Riggs chipped in to sort a box of 5" squares by color so they are ready too go into a quilt design. Mic and Charlotte helped me with a couple of charity quilts by ironing the backing fabrics and cutting them so I could sew them back together in the correct size/shape. We even got one of the 2 quilts pinned and ready for quilting before the end of the day.
Show & Tell
Pat Pipa made 2 mesh bags - one from our demo last week and a drawstring version from a class at Allamanda quilt chapter.
Donna Rissman finished her bag from last week, a zipper bag, and a dog bed.
Bev Minnerly showed her latest doll dress.
Carol Riggs made a paint apron for her granddaughter and a drawstring mesh bag.
Judy Mayer made a fidget walker bag and a stuffed frog.
Charlotte Cecilio took a set of patriotic dryer sheet blocks and made mirror image blocks for them so we can make them into a quilt.
I finished the quilting on 2 more of Roberta's quilt - a small lap quilt and a large full bed size quilt. The small one will go to the Youth ranch and the larger one will go to the Ocala Shelter.
I also finished one of my own quilts.
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Today I showed everyone how to make a flag block that can be made into a pillow, wall hanging, or put into a patriotic quilt.
Several ladies finished the block:
I made one mistake in the supply list I sent out last week. You need one more white square. The correct fabric pieces and instructions are attached, but the instructions are sparse - more pictures than words, so I will provide some details here:
Sew the 9.5" red and white strips together as shown in the photo, red, white, red, white, red, white.
Sew the 16.5" red and white strips together as shown in the photo -red, white, red, white, red.
Lay out the blue fabric as follows:
3 blue 2.5" x 3" pieces in the first column1 blue 2.5" square, 1 white 2.5" square, and the other 2.5" blue square in the middle column.3 blue 2.5" x 3" pieces in the third column.
The white square in the middle of the star is a 2.5" square. To make the points, you need 2 more white squares, cut diagonally both ways to get 8 small triangles. If you want the points to be a little larger, start with 2 slightly larger white squares, maybe 3" squares.
Refer to the photo for placement of the triangles for the star points:Place a white triangle right side down on one of the squares above or below the white square. The point of the triangle should be exactly opposite the corner it is to cover and the side points should extend over the sides of the square by about 1/4". Stitch it down from one edge to the other and then fold it over the stitch line so the point covers the corner of the square. Do the same for the adjacent corner of the block.Repeat for the other 2.5 " blue square and for the short side of 2 of the 2.5" by " pieces.
Sew the blue and white squares together as shown in the diagram to make a 9-patch block.Square off the star block and sew it to the 9.5" strips.Sew the result to the 16.5" strips to complete the flag.
I hope the above notes help supplement the info I attached to the email.
We ran out of projects on the schedule, so next week I have put in a little one. If you are like me, the car seat belt always sits uncomfortably across the front of my chest and lands at a spot that irritates my neck. Next week's project is to make a seat belt adjuster. This same pattern can be made longer to make a cover for an oven or refrigerator handle to keep it clean. All you need is a piece of scrap fabric. I'll send the size in a separate email.
Hope to see you next week.
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