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** Week of our Traffic Jam Sew Along! **
Yes I really DO Hope you are sitting in a PILE of Traffic Jam blocks, How fun! We had a bit of snow yesterday so I asked the Shipping Department take the quilt outside for a photo shoot. LOVE blue and white against the snow!
This Blue and white is almost done.
What i did to finish
- sew a white 2" strip on all 4 sides
- sew a navy 2" strip on all 4 sides
- sew a white 2" strip on all 4 sides again to finish
- the same navy will be the binding
This week I make the backing and ship to the 'Spa' to be quilted. It will go to my brother for his birthday in Feb, so don't tell him!
Below you'll find:
- Download the pattern at the end if you did not get it yet
- I have options for #2 Traffic jam and how i'm picking border fabric
- and a table runner made by Barbara below!
**NOTE - Next week will be on the 16th as the Aurifil Block is the 15th
** Selecting sashing and border for the Gray/Green **
For the Grammar fans, I can't remember if in the US we say Gray or Grey? Feel free to give your opinions in the comments! (ps.. at the end I'll tell you)
I have 4 blocks and will make is 9 blocks total, I am pretty sure I have enough gray dots.
I found enough of this very old white with gray polka dots for sashing, I LOVE IT!
- The border on the left is too light
- The border on the right is too dark
Can you guess which one I'll pick?
- The border on the left is very very nice! I love the richness of it. BUT I do not have enough
- I could order more HERE
- The border on the right is a solid and works perfectly and I have pleny
Next week I'll share which one ! selected!
** How to sew Efficiently .. continued **
- I talk some more about sewing the traffic jam as 2-patches and 4-patches in my Fireside chat
- And you might want to get a seam roller to help you!
Seam Roller http://shrsl.com/21p1b
** Options - show how to think it through **
Barbara S made a Table runner!! Isn't it great!
- 3 blocks
- She made the middle one with dark corners
- a 2.5" strips between
- 2.5" strips around
- Wave quilting and done!
See all the wonderful photos below
AND visit my Traffic Jam Topic HERE for more!
** Assignment **
- SEW blocks!
- Sew into 4 block units every time you have 4 done full blocks. Don't wait until the end, do it as you go.
- Decide on size of the final quilt
- Decide on border option, or least start thinking about it.
- make a table runner, I will be doing that this week!
- Start a 2nd one by sewing 2 patches when the stop and start a set of chain piecing. That is what I'm doing with a stack of cream squares for my 3rd one
And...that spelling of Gray/Grey? gray is the more popular spelling in the US, while grey reigns supreme in the UK as well as Ireland, Australia, and other places that use British English.
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