Here is a photo of our sales shop and my husband Jerry sitting out front.

​Jerry made me a beautiful Quilt Ladder for the shop so that I could display the quilts for sale. He attached the ladder to the floor and to the wall so that it would not fall on small children who visit the shop. It is very sturdy. See the photo below.

The prices for the quilts were set by taking into consideration the cost of materials, the size of the quilt, and the complexity of the quilt. Here is a close-up of the quilts for sale. If you live in Northeast Oklahoma, stop by and say hi!

Well that is my piecing news for this week!

Now it is your turn! You can link up your in-progress or completed piecing projects using the blue button with the frog below. Please note that the thumbnail photos and links will not show up on this page. You will need to click the blue frog button below to see the photos and links. This may be a little different from what you are used to.  The link up will be available until Monday, November 27, 2017 at midnight. If you prefer, you can also link up on Instagram using #PiecefulSundayatJANDABendQuilts. ​ 

Please include a link to this page in the blog post that you are linking up. If you wish, you can include the Pieceful Sunday button as well. After linking up, I hope that you will stop by the posts of others to see their work. Encouraging comments are welcome. Quilters tend to be nurturing and supportive.  I am hoping that this Linky Party will help us establish an encouraging quilting group. 

​Thanks for stopping by. If you have questions or comments, please go to comments or contact me by email. 

Happy Quilting!

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Here is my version of North Star.

Kathleen provided instructions for paper piecing the block and for piecing the block using a Tri-Recs ruler. I really appreciate that because I prefer piecing over paper piecing. However, I do not have a Tri-Recs ruler. I  do have a Triangle in a Square Ruler from Quilt in a Day though. It turns out I was able to use it instead! 

However, the first thing I did was make the Square in a Square. center.  I decided to fussy cut the center.  I used my 4 1/2" Fussy Cut ruler from Quilt in a Day. When cutting the fussy cut, it is important to remember which corners will be covered by the corner pieces and to center your preferred image.  After cutting the center, I added the corner pieces as directed. See the photos below.

In order to make the Triangle in a Square blocks, I first cut a 3" by 21" strip of each triangle fabric and sewed the strips together with a 1/4" seam to make a strip set as shown below. Then I cut the strip set into 5" sub strips as shown. From each of these subsets, it was easy to cut triangles with the Quilt in a Day Triangle ruler and a rotating mat. I just centered the triangle by eye, See the photos below.

Once the Triangles were complete, pairs of 3" by 6" rectangles of background fabric were stacked right sides together and cut on the diagonal. Then, the triangles were stacked on each side of the center triangles. Notice that the stacks of the triangles are  the mirror images of each other. Sew the background side triangles to each side of the center triangle. See photos below.

After sewing on both background side triangles to each center Triangle, I trimmed the Triangle in a Square to a 4 1/2" square using the Quilt in a Day Triangle in a Square ruler and a rotating mat. See photos below.

​Then, the four corner blocks were completed as directed. See a finished corner block in the photo below.

​The pieces were then laid out as shown below.

​My completed version of the blcok is in the photo below.

Thanks for a great block, Kathleen!
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Where Can I Find the Pattern and the Designer's Tutorial?

Go to Kathleen McCormick for the pattern and designer tutorial.

What Are the Prizes for Block 11?

A big thank you to Shari Butler of Doohikey Designs and Jennifer Fulton at The Inquiring Quilter!

How Do I Enter to WIn the Giveaways for Block 11?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by December 4, 2017 at 11:55 pm  EST:

1. Upload a photo of your finished block to Kathleen McCormick's Linky Party.
2. Upload a photo of your finished block to the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group.
3. Upload a photo of your finished block to Instagram using #iwishyouamerryqal.

I Want to See More Versions of the Block. Who are the other hosts?

Abbie at Sparkle On
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (That's me!)
Becca at Pretty Piney
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
Diane at Cwilt Fabrics & Haberdashery
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts
Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts 
Sandy at Sandy Star Designs
Sherry at Powered by Quilting
Vanda at Quilt in Piece

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email, or you can ask the designer Kathleen McCormick.

When Will the Next Block and Setting Examples Be Released?

Block 12 and examples of setting  will be released Decemebr 5, 2017.

Where Will I Be Able to Find Block 12 and the setting examples on December 5th?

You can find the Block 12 pattern by Laura Piland at Slice of Pi Quilts. A link to her blog will be found here at JANDA Bend Quilts, on I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group, or on any other host's blog.

Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.

I cut five wedges from each of eight different fat quarters. It takes 40 wedges to complete a circle of wedges. However, I wanted to try something besides connecting the wedges in a circle. I started off with 40 wedges as a good starting point for a table topper or table runner. First I sewed unit of wedges. There are eight wedges in a unit, but the wedges are sewn narrow edge to wide edge. The unit is shown in the photo below. Each unit is about an 18" x 9 1/2" rectangle.

I decided to sew five identical wedges so that the wedges would not be totally random. I was able to cut five identical wedges from each fat quarter. Then I began playing with the placement of the wedges. See the four variations that I tried in the photos below. I only show four units in each variation because my table was not large enough to hold five units.

In Variations One and Two, the blocks are arranged long side together.  Each unit has three match points per side.  A  repeating pattern developed because I used identical units.

​In these variations, two parallel sets of units are sewn. Every other pair of wedges has ​a match point. If I want to add the fifth unit to this pattern, I will need to do a little unsewing. I have decided to go with Variation Three for this initial design. Now that I have selected the design, I will press the matching seams in opposite directions so that they lock. Come back to see where I am going with this!

I also like Variations Two and Four which are similar, but I think they would look better with planned units. They might make a larger quilt design. However, it will need to wait.

Which variation do you prefer? 

Now it is your turn! You can link up your in-progress or completed piecing projects using the blue button with the frog below. Please note that the thumbnail photos and links will not show up on this page. You will need to click the blue frog button below to see the photos and links. This may be a little different from what you are used to.  The link up will be available until Monday, November 20, 2017 at midnight. If you prefer, you can also link up on Instagram using #PiecefulSundayatJANDABendQuilts.

Please include a link to this page in the blog post that you are linking up. If you wish, you can include the Pieceful Sunday button as well. After linking up, I hope that you will stop by the posts of others to see their work. Encouraging comments are welcome. Quilters tend to be nurturing and supportive.  I am hoping that this Linky Party will help us establish an encouraging quilting group. 

​Thanks for stopping by. If you have questions or comments, please go to comments or contact me by email. 

Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published by JANDA Bend Quilts.

Well this has been a tough week. I had surgery and was in the hospital for three days. I got home Saturday, and I am so thankful! Before I went to the hospital, I wanted to do something to take my mind off my troubles, so naturally I chose to do some piecing, I had been wanting to play with my Accuquilt (affiliate link) Wedge Die (#55439) for some time. I hope to design some patterns that incorporate it. So I selected some Cozy Christmas fat quarters by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet for Riley Blake Designs. See the selected fabrics and die in the photo below.

​At this point I wasn't sure how I would use the wedges. I just wanted to cut some and play around with them. The photo below shows some cut wedges.

I now have an idea for a design, but I am still playing. Stay tuned for the finished design.
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Now it is your turn! You can link up your in-progress or completed piecing projects using the blue button with the frog below. Please note that the thumbnail photos and links will not show up on this page. You will need to click the blue frog button below to see the photos and links. This may be a little different from what you are used to.  The link up will be available until Monday, November 13, 2017 at midnight. If you prefer, you can also link up on Instagram using #PiecefulSundayatJANDABendQuilts. ​ 

Please include a link to this page in the blog post that you are linking up. If you wish, you can include the Pieceful Sunday button as well. After linking up, I hope that you will stop by the posts of others to see their work. Encouraging comments are welcome. Quilters tend to be nurturing and supportive.  I am hoping that this Linky Party will help us establish an encouraging quilting group. 

​Thanks for stopping by. If you have questions or comments, please go to comments or contact me by email. 

Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published by JANDA Bend Quilts.

Here is my version of the Christmas Lantern Block.

I think that the design is very elegant. It is turning cold here in Oklahoma. Snow will be here soon. This snow covered lantern is a great reminder. The design is a combination of piecing and applique.  Some of the pieces require a template. For the rectangular pieces, I measured the template and cut the rectangles with a ruler and a rotary cut. I do not recommend cutting pieces with a rotary cutter unless you use a plastic ruler designed for rotary cutting. it is just too easy to slip and cut your hand. Be sure to pay attention to where the 1/4" seam allowance has been added (dotted line) and where it has been included in the measurement of the piece itself (solid line).  I cut and assembled the lantern, lantern frame, and background pieces as shown in the photos below.

Then I added the lantern roof, base, and additional background pieces. I was able to help the block lie flat by swirling the seams in the lantern windows. See photos below.

​I then traced the snow applique pieces on the paper side of the Heat n' Bond Lite, cut them out and ironed them to the wrong side of the snow fabric. For the bow, holly, and holly leaves, I used my Accuquilt dies. The Accuquilt holly leaves were slightly larger than the pattern, so I used two leaves instead of three leaves. Before using the cutter, I ironed Heat N' Bond Lite to the back side of the fabric. See photos below.

I decided to sew the applique down with shiny silver thread. I thought that it might made the appliques look icy. I think that it did somewhat, See the completed block below.

A big thank you to Vanda Chittenden at Quilt in Peace and The Warm Co.! Visit their web sites for more information.

How Do I Enter to WIn the Giveaways for Block 10?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by November 20, 2017 at 11:55 pm  EST:

1. Upload a photo of your finished block to Diane Lomax's Linky Party at Diane at Cwilt Fabrics & Haberdashery.
2. Upload a photo of your finished block to the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group.
3. Upload a photo of your finished block to Instagram using #iwishyouamerryqal.

I Want to See More Versions of the Block. Who are the other hosts?

Abbie at Sparkle On
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (That's Me!)
Becca at Pretty Piney
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
Diane at Cwilt Fabrics & Haberdashery
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts
Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts 
Sandy at Sandy Star Designs
Sherry at Powered by Quilting
Vanda at Quilt in Piece

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email, or you can ask the designer Diane at Diane at Cwilt Fabrics & Haberdashery

When Will the Next Block be Released?

Block 11 will be released November 21, 2017.

Where Will I Be Able to Find Block 11 on November 21st?

You can find the Block 11 pattern by Kathleen McMusing at Kathleen Quilts. A link to her blog will be found here at JANDA Bend Quilts, on I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group, or on any other host's blog.

Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.

This week I am sharing a Snowflake Table Runner that I am making with my newest   Accuquilt dies (affiliate link). ​

The Snowflake-7" die (#55450) cuts three different snowflakes. Each one fits onto the large Hexagon-4 1/2" die (#55438). I thought it would be fun to make a table runner with three three snowflake hexagons. The fabric that I am using is from my stash. The white fabric has flecks of turquoise, lavender, and blue. I used it for the three snowflakes. See photo below.

I used my GO! Big electric cutter to cut the hexagons and snowflakes. It is really fast and easy to use. See photo below.

Before cutting the snowflakes, I ironed Heat 'n Bond to the wrong side of the fabric so that I could fuse the snowflakes in place on the hexagons for raw edge applique. I also cut 4 equilateral triangles using the coordinating equilateral triangle-4 1/2" die (#55429). The equilateral triangles allowed me to sew the hexagons together without y-seams. The preliminary layout is shown on the photo below.

However before sewing the table runner together, I decided to sew down the snowflake's raw edges. I thought that it would be easier to do this before I sewed the hexagon's together. I used Sulky Holoshimmer thread as the upper thread and invisible thread in the bobbin. It is difficult to see this in the photo, but this thread gave a shiny finish to the snowflakes.

Then, I used the equilateral triangles to sew the hexagons together as shown in the photo below. It went together easily with no y-seams!

Finally I added two borders (2" and 3" finished size) so that the table runner will finish at about 18" by 36".

​Next, I will quilt the table Runner and bind it. Any suggestions on the quilting?  I think I will quilt around the appliques and quilt in the ditch, but what about those borders? I haven't decided yet,

Now it is your turn! You can link up your in-progress or completed piecing projects using the blue button with the frog below. Please note that the thumbnail photos and links will not show up on this page. You will need to click the blue frog button below to see the photos and links. This may be a little different from what you are used to.  The link up will be available until Monday, November 6, 2017 at midnight. If you prefer, you can also link up on Instagram using #PiecefulSundayatJANDABendQuilts. ​ 

Please include a link to this page in the blog post that you are linking up. If you wish, you can include the Pieceful Sunday button as well. After linking up, I hope that you will stop by the posts of others to see their work. Encouraging comments are welcome. Quilters tend to be nurturing and supportive.  I am hoping that this Linky Party will help us establish an encouraging quilting group. 

​Thanks for stopping by. If you have questions or comments, please go to comments or contact me by email. 

Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published by JANDA Bend Quilts.