2018-2019 Row by Row Exchange – Round 0

I am participating in my quilt guild, Mukwonago Crazy Quilters, Row by Row project beginning fall of 2018 and will finish in summer 2019.  The guiding rules of this exchange are:

Small Groups

Two months to work on each row

Easy, simple pieced blocks

 

So I need to determine a theme, make a row, write up instructions and kit fabrics.  Everything is due at the October guild meeting.

Chosen Theme:  Blocks with Strings

I am on such a kick of using up scraps, that I went that direction.  I don’t care what kind of block is made, just as long as it includes some strings.

What’s a string?  Somehow sewing small bits of fabric together got labeled as strings.  The classic string block is simply a square made with strips on the diangle.  To assist the construction, a foundation is used.  The foundation can be fabric or paper.  I bought a ream of newsprint cut 8.5 x 11 inches that run through my printer.  It is wonderful paper for paper piecing.

My Row:  Churn Dash String Blocks

I made the first of these blocks at the September sewing retreat hosted by my guild.

My Directions:  A booklet printed at work.

Oh what an adventure that was.  I had grand fun trying to get Microsoft and the printer to talk nice.  At one point I had all the pages in the correct order, but absolutely backwards.  The first page was the last page, the second page was the next to last page and so on.  I eventually gave up and asked one of the admins at work for some help.  She found that if you went under printer properties, you could choose something called “Magazine Format”.  That worked.

Pull Fabrics:  Several fabrics

Actually I missed the fact that you needed to supply fabric.  So at the nth hour I grab some half yard cuts and grab a bag I had set aside for Goodwill. 

So I go to the October meeting and find that so many people have not met the deadline, it gets moved to November.  I leave my bag with the lady running the adventure as I think I will be in Houston in November. 


I'm sure the ladies in my group will hate me, but I thought I needed to participate.


Nancy