Gentleman's Fancy

A bit of "Taking Care of Business"

On July 1 Google Reader will cease to

exist, so if you follow this blog on Google

Reader we will no longer be connected.

I took the advice of other bloggers and

went to  www.bloglovin.com and just clicked

a button to switch to that site and I get to

keep all the blogs I follow very easily.

Then I added Bloglovin to my favorites

list so I can easily access them.  I hope you

will do the same or something similar so

we can easily stay connected. Thanks ~ Ellen
 

 

Gentleman's Fancy

 

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We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

 

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

 

 

This week I made the block according to the

given directions even though I am triangularly

challenged.  I could have made this with half

square triangles but you would not have been

able to fussy cut.  My block is wibbly-wobbly

but it is finished!!!  Did you hear my screams

all the way in Australia?

 

 

Sew a Fabric A small square to opposite sides

of the Fabric D fussy cut square.  Press seams

 to the outside.

 

 

Sew Fabric A small triangles to the remaining

sides of the Fabric D fussy cut  square,  press

seams to the outside.  Square to 4 1/8''.

 

 

Sew a Fabric B small triangle to each side

of a Fabric C large triangle as shown, press

 seams to the outside.  Trim dog ears.

Make 4.

 

 

Sew a Fabric A large triangle to the top of the

unit we just made as shown. Press seam to the

Fabric A triangle.  Do this to all 4 units.

 

 

Sew 2 small Fabric A triangles to the above

unit as shown, press seams to the outside.

Trim dog ears.  Make 2 of this unit.

 

 

Sew 2 of the above units to the center diamond

in a square unit.  Press seams to the outside.

This is the center diagonal unit.

 

 

Sew the 2 remaining triangle units to each side

of the center diagonal unit, matching seams.

Press to within an inch of its life ~ with starch!

Square to 8 1/2''.

 

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We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

 

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

 

 

This is how I made my block.  It may

differ from the original instructions.

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A; Yellow

1 - 3 1/2'' square

4 - 2  3/8'' squares

 

Fabric B: Blue

2 - 3 1/2'' squares - Mark a

diagonal line on the back.

 

Fabric C: Green

1 - 3 1/2'' square

 

Fabric D: White

1 - 6  9/16'' square - cut on

the diagonal twice.

 

Fabric E: Red

1 - 2 3/8'' square

2 - 2  3/16'' squares - cut

one on the diagonal

 

 

Make Half Square Triangles:

 

Pair 3 1/2'' squares with right sides

together in the following combinations:

 

1 - A/B     1 - B/C

 

Sew 1/4'' away from each side of drawn

line, cut on drawn line.  Press seam to

the Fabric B.  Use for Quarter Square

Triangles.

 

 

Make Quarter Square Triangles:

 

Mark a diagonal line on the back of the

A/B Half Square Triangle unit going from

the opposite corners from the seam.

 

Place an A/B and B/C Half Square Triangle

together with right sides together.  When you

pull back the corner along the seam it should

look like the photo above.  Sew 1/4'' away from

each side of the new drawn line, cut on drawn

line and press seam to the Fabric B.

 

Now we must square this unit to 2 3/8''.

This is a bit tricky since we now will have to

deal with small measurements.  I have marked

my ruler with tape to show the intersection of

the 1  3/16'' lines which is half of 2 3/8''.  Place

the point where these 2 lines intersect on the

middle of the Quarter Square Triangle (where

all the fabrics meet in the middle). Make sure 

the diagonal line of the ruler is on the diagonal

seam line.  Trim the top and right side. 

 

 

Now rotate the block so the untrimmed

edges are on the top and right sides.

Square up the block to 2 3/8''.

Make 4 of these units.

 

 

Layout units as shown and sew together.

Press seams toward the pointed end.

Make 4 of these units.

 

 

Layout above unit and 2 large

triangles as shown and sew together.

Press seams toward the triangles.

Make 2 of these units.

 

 

Layout 2 remaining pointy units and

Fabric E 2 3/8'' square as shown and

sew together.  Make 1 of this unit.

 

 

Sew triangle units to the center diagonal

unit and press seams to the triangle units.

Square to 8 1/2''.

 

Check out everyone's work on Dustin's Flickr site:

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

 

 

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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

 

 

This is how I made my block.  The directions

may differ from the original.

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Red

3 - 3  3/16'' squares

 

Fabric B: Green

2 - 4'' squares

 

Fabric C: White

2 - 4'' squares - Mark a

diagonal line on back.

 

Fabric D: Blue

2 - 3  3/16'' squares

 

 

Make Half Square Triangles:

Pair Fabric B and Fabric C 3  3/16''

squares, with right sides together.

Sew 1/4'' away from each side of the

drawn line.  Press seam to the Fabric B.

Square to 3  3/16''.

 

 

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 3 rows.  Press seams in rows 1 & 3 to

the outside and seams in row 2 to the inside.

 

 

Sew rows together and press final seams

open to reduce bulk.  Square to 8 1/2''.

 

Check out everyone's work on Dustin's Flickr site:

 

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

 

American Homestead can now

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Here are a few ways to use this block in

a quilt, it's all about how you position the

same block!

 

 

 



Aunt Eliza's Star

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We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Month, Dixie Diary.

 

 

In early May when this block came out,

I was hiking up to mountaintop castles

in Germany,  Now I'm back home and

thought, better late than never...

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Blue

1 - 6 1/8'' square

 

Fabric B: White print

4 - 4 1/2'' squares

1 - 5 1/4'' square, cut on the diagonal twice

 

Fabric C: Red

2 - 5 1/4'' squares, cut on the diagonal twice

 

 

Step 1:

Sew the long side of a Fabric C Triangle to one

side of a Fabric B square.  Press seam to the

Fabric C and trim the dog ears.

 

Then repeat this step to a side right next to this

on the Fabric B square as shown.  Press seam to

the Fabric C and trim.

 

Make 4 of these units.

 

 

Step 2:

Sew a Fabric B triangle to each side of

the above unit.  Press seams to the Fabric B.

Make 2 of these triangle units.

 

 

Step 3:

Sew a unit from step 1 to opposite sides

of  the Fabric A square. Press seams to

the center.

 

 

Assemble Block:

 

Sew a triangle unit from Step 2 to each side

of the unit from Step 3, matching seams.

Press seams to the outside.

Square to 12 1/2''.

 

 

I added the border and applique star to mine.

  

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