Amethyst

 

Hi!  If you enjoy this blog, please become

a follower, I need to know if anyone is out

there using these tutorials!  And pop on over

to the American Homestead blog and see what

is going on in my life.  All the best!  ~ Ellen

 

http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/

 

I must state, I am a quilter that says,

WHY? to Y seams...

I despise them, and generally avoid them like the

plague. As of last night I had decided to skip this

week's block but woke up at 4:30 this morning and

decided to give it a go.

 

I could not get the provided link to size up

correctly so I used EQ7. Search in the Block

Library for the Priscilla block (there are at

least 9 of them) and select one. From your

Quilt worktable, click on your select tool and

click on the block. Click File>Print>Templates

and choose your block size. Click Print Seam

Allowance and Print.

Cut your fabric using the templates.

If you should not have access to EQ, check the

Flickr site and there may be someone there who

can help with getting the right size from the link.

Layout pieces as shown.

Sew together in 3 units, press seams in

center unit to the outside and seams in

outer units to the inside.

So this is what we are going to do.

I'll show you how in the next steps.

Line up the center section as shown and

sew from seam line to seam line.

Pivot the fabric so the seams on the

left side match up and sew from edge

to seam line. Repeat on other side.

Now go reward yourself for making

it through the Y seams.

 

It is so much fun seeing people from all over

the world participating in this project, please

become a follower to my blog! We are all one

in this world of quilting.

 

Check out the Flickr site where everyone can

post their work:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/