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Wooohooo!! I am SO excited about this new free Wednesday Sew along!! What is better than Grandma's Kitchen, a sew along with blocks named for the best memories we have of that kitchen! I bet you have great stories to tell, cherished times sitting in that kitchen. I am really looking forward to thinking about each of my grandma's and great-grandma's during this project. They were ladies who I cherished and loved deeply.
There is no better place to start this sew along then the heart of the kitchen, the Kitchen table.
Do you remember your grandma's table? Was it Formica, wood, maybe metal? There I am, having breakfast with my Pappy & Granny. They are my dad's parents. I spent a lot of time at Granny's table chatting! Here I'm just 2 years old... look at those bangs! ACK! What was mom thinking? I know what she was thinking.. she didn't want to fight with me to comb them.. ha!
In each pattern I am writing about the theme for the block, sharing some personal memories. I think i have photos of me at my other grandma's table & my one of my great grandma's kitchen tables... but I'll have to deep dive to find them. If I can, I"m going to find old photos to post each week.. we'll see what I come up with, I'm really looking forward to sharing memories with you for this sew along.
Some of you might not have known your grandparents, or maybe you remember more about Grandpa, or a Aunt, or a very wonderful neighbor or family friend. Those are the people to dig deep and honor while you make these blocks. I'd love to hear your stories, your memories about each block So IN THE COMMENTS tell me about that special kitchen table you remember.
I'm changing up the format a bit this time.. so keep reading!
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I am designing this project 'as I go' and that means making the block as I design it. Sometimes I'll have the block done when I release like today, other times I'll have to make it afterwards. I'm going to get those 2nd posts up each week, either on Friday or Saturday. Sometimes they might be a tip, or a tool demo, or maybe a review of book or a online workshop.
Today I want to give you TWO tips about the sew and flip units. You've done this in the Solstice, so it's not new.. here is my tip
And a Video to help you trouble shoot!
- TIP 1 - Sew the square from the straight side TOWARDS the point. Don't start at the point. Why? Because when you start AT the point you have a greater chance of sucking the tip into your feed dogs. This way it works perfectly... And do you see my guide beam? This is a feature on my Baby lock Destiny II! Several Baby lock versions have it, get a demo at your local dealer!
- TIP 2 - When you trim away the triangles for the sew & flip, keep them! use them to start & stop.. Soon I'll show you a project to use them!
My Triangle book will help you with my projects. There are step by step photos, several ways to do each type of triangle, plus directions for making more than 1 or 2 at a time. And My book has a guide sheet for all the formulas you need!
Strawberry Fizz is a fun option for Grandma's Kitchen, very fresh and adorable and there are is yardage & kits!
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- My Books at Amazon with digital option
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- Check what is in the Discounted Precuts
- Enter your email to get a notice of when each block is posted
- Share your block at the Quilt Show below by clicking the blue box (tutorial here on loading a photos) FYI if your photo is too large Resize it and try again
- Join me Online to share and ask questions!
