Strong Stitches

Alex stitched this for Grandpa's birthday.

Lazlo the Strongman by Gina Matarrazo

Did I ever tell you, our Grandpa is a real weightlifter? Yes, since he was 14 years old.
Here are some of his early trophies from the 1950s:

This week is Dad's 74th birthday = 60 years of weightlifting!

Dad hurt his back earlier this year, and now he has a walker.
So I made Ale's stitchery into a patch pocket for a walker tote.
Just what every weightlifter needs:)

 

More Trick Triangles

Inspired by Sew Excited Quilts
Headed East & West

Thanks to @SewExcitedQuilts, this is the perfect block I've been hunting for my new

Half-Triangle-Rectangles.

 

To make Headed East & West with Triangles-On-A-Roll paper, you will need:

• 9 spaces of 60 degree triangle roll paper
• 4 color 6.5" triangles
• 5 background 6.5" triangles
• 4 background blocks, 6.5" square (for corners)
• 1 color 7.25" square
• 1 background 7.25" square

The 7.25" squares are for the center patch Quarter-Square-Triangles, and yes this will make two center patches.  Do you know a more economical method for QST that is just as fast and accurate?

 

After cutting the triangles in half, you will also have two half-triangle background pieces left over. Again, all in the name of speed.

 

Pearl says, assemble as a 9 patch.

This block trims to a giant 18.5".

 

Thanks for introducing me to this fun block, Jackie!

Can't wait to make some more:)

Trick Triangles

I've been playing with 60degree Triangles-On-a-Roll foundation piecing paper.....

....and then,  I cut each triangle in half......

and made "half-square" Rectangles :) :) :)

Here are some fun block ideas with my new HSRs. HTR?

What should we call these?

I'm liking this strange shape in batik and black.

Not sure which way to go with them yet.

I'll keep playing :) You too!

Quilt On!

City Scape

What can you do with a strange panel like this?

Likely only 1/2 panel at that....

See; it's a very cute city, in back to back arcs. Hmmm....

No selvedge, so I'm not sure what it's supposed to be.

Have you seen this one before?

I'm making Divided By 3 by Kari Nichols for a Springtime Runner Swap at club.

I'm worried this city nightscape is more of a summertime runner.

But I can't resist playing with this big print on these giant open blocks:)

I used my phone camera to audition border placements. Do you do that too?

Binding is too wide, so the border ended up thinner than the little setting squares.

[But ThankGoodness for 24 hr. WalMart when you just

have to have black binding in a hurry, know what I mean?]

Next time I work in big print, I'll remember to cut borders extra wide to finish at ideal size.

I added the pink and blue corner sets, just to break up the continuous curves of black and white.

This was fun! I'm going to look for more big prints and go again.