Quilting my way through life!

Welcome to Day 10!

Today we will make flying geese blocks.

You’ll need more than 4, but you get the gist.

I used all light fabrics for the rectangles & used all the color fabrics in the quilt for the squares.

I made a PDF of the quick & easy way that I make flying geese blocks.

You can download the instructions by clicking the link below.

When you get your blocks made (I know there are lots of you following along) please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 11 task.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Welcome to Day 9!

Today we will make another Tiny Dresden Plate block, yay!!!

I think that making practically perfect circles may just be my super power.

What’s yours? lol

I LOVE to make circles & other shapes,

but especially circles, with my Apliquick Bars!!!

They are not hard, you just need the right tools & practice!

If you need more help making circles & other appliqué shapes nicer, click on this link to see my very short videos using the Apliquick Bars.

Keep in mind, if the freezer paper shape isn’t smooth & perfect, the appliqué shape will not be smooth & perfect either.

This is the reason I use circle paper cutters to make perfectly round shapes.

I now use 5 different size cutters to make perfect circles for my quilts.

2″, 1 1/2″, 1″, 3/4″ & 1/2″.

They are all available on my website & can be found by clicking here.

They will not cut 1 layer of freezer paper, but they love to cut 6 layers!

I cut strips of freezer paper & punch out 6 perfect circles at once.

Of course I have tins that hold each size cut circle templates.

When I’m ready to make a circle(s) I just open that tin and fuse as many circles as I need to the circle fabric and I’m ready to go!

Pretty cute don’t you think?

No, not just another excuse to frequent antique malls & flea markets… lol

These are my 2 Tiny Dresden blocks w/ pretty circle centers.

Just 1 little perfect circle center each…

When you get your blocks made (I know there are lots of you following along) please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 10 block.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Welcome to Day 8!

Today we will make another Santa block.

It’s a good day when I can use both of my favorite templates; Tiny Dresden & Tiny Tree!

I just love the accuracy that plastic templates give!

If you don’t have them yet, but would like to purchase them you can find them by clicking here.

Here are my 2 Santa blocks.

If you need the instructions for the Santa block again,

you can click the download button below.

When you get your blocks made (I know there are lots of you following along) please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 9 block.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2022 & Day 7!

We’re half way through these 12 Days of Christmas.

6 down, 6 to go…

Today we will make another quick little tree block.

Using my Tiny Tree Template set makes this task quick, easy & fun!

The instructions for previous tree block, Day 1 are the same.

In case you need them again, you can click the download button below.

When you get your blocks made (I know there are lots of you following along) please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 8 block.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Welcome to Day 6!

Today we will make a sewing machine block!

You may ask why I made my sewing machine white…

My original quilt design had a black sewing machine, but for Christmas a few days ago I received the most beautiful Featherweight machine that I’ve seen to date from my DH. When choosing fabric I decided to make this quilt block to commemorate my newest Featherweight machine.

This machine, although it was born the same year I was, looks brand new & so does its box!

I’m so excited to sew on it!

Hopefully one of these days life will slow a bit & I’ll have a chance to do so.

I used my go-to freezer paper (no raw edges) appliqué

but you can feel free to use your favorite technique.

If you’d like to master a new technique in the new year, I have a lot of very short videos of the very easy task or turning the seam allowance under & machine stitching it so there are no raw edges on the appliqué.

This is a bigger version of my sewing machine that I originally designed last year during our Quarantiny quilt.

You can see how I made it here. It’s not hard but you will need to practice. Having the right tools is key, in particular Apliquick Bars & small glue sticks for this sewing machine but also paper circle cutters & other tools for the little Dresden plates.

I have everything you need for making little Dresden plates & turned edge appliqué on the notions page of my website. You can find them by clicking here.

The pattern you need to make your white (or black or whatever color you choose) sewing machine can be found my clicking the download button below.

The template is reversed for you.

When you get your blocks made (I know there are lots of you following along) please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 7 block.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Welcome to Day 5!

Today we will make an angel block.

I still love this little angel that I designed several years & have incorporated into several patterns.

A Joyful Christmas was the original design.

It seems perfect on a tree of Tiny Dresden Plates.

You can find them in both paper & PDF versions by clicking here.

My Happy Place has several of the tiny angels.

You can find it in both paper & PDF versions as well by clicking here.

Tiny Dresden Friends also has the precious angel.

I’ve made several of these as gifts.

They’re a perfect little something for a special friend.

It can be found in paper version complete with the button kit by clicking here.

She has Tiny Dresden wings!

I made a PDF for you to download to make your angel block.

Just click the download button below.

I stitched her face & halo on my machine, but you can stitch them by hand.

When you get your blocks made please share them with us on my Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

I’ll be back tomorrow with our Day 6 block.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan