The BIG REVEAL!

[Helen W.]

Barbara, Did you find an alternate block for 2 or are you still looking? I saw a bow tie block that might look good with block 1.
If you have found something let me know, and I won't post any other ideas. HelenW

[Barbara B.]

I did watch it and it was helpful. I am working on glue basting gentle curves and also trying to find an alternative block as an option. Time will tell.

[Helen W.]

Barbara,
The quilt in the blog today called Flying In Circles made me think, "Boy, that quilt has a lot of curves" and so beautifully
done. I googled the maker and then came across the website Zen Chic. There I found a video on machine piecing curves
and in the middle of the video she does one that is somewhat similar to pick a petal in the way she approaches the way she
stitches the curves into a block. Anyway, if you are still looking for a way to machine piece that block 2 you might watch the
10 minute video to see if it gives you some new ideas. HelenW

[Helen W.]

Thank you Monique G, I usually don't follow directions very well and just make it up as I go. I enjoy
helping other quilters. Once you get 25 or 30 years experience, it seems a whole lot easier
to see possibilities when a problem comes up. And now that I have learned how to use
EQ8 I can figure out most problems without having to use my pencil and graph paper.
I just have fun doing it all.
Helen W

[Monique G.]

Response to Kyla's request for options to make the quilt larger than 72 by 72. I have 4 possibilities.
Hope this gives you some ideas you like. To get the whole circle on the outside border, make a mirror
image of the original half circle and sew together. HelenW
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Helen, you always amaze me in your innovative ways to solve a problem. Your knowledge and expertise is always appreciated.

[Kyla V.]

Thank you everyone for your input. I have been doing a lot thinking about (and cutting/pasting) and I am still undecided. It seems that this quilt is going to be - as my grandma would have said - "fiddly", so it would be a lot of extra work to enlarge it. My original idea was to put it on my queen sized bed, but I am not so sure that this is the right quilt for my bed. My husband (6'3" and 240 lbs) isn't always delicate with things and I won't want to put it on my bed if I put that much work into it.

Also, I am currently working on a Jen Kingwell quilt that will be done in the next couple of months (it will be my first quilt for a show). I have decided not to make a decision right now and see how it goes for the first few months of this BOM.

[Kyla V.]

Thank you Helen! I had planned on doing the same thing - old school copy and paste - but this last week really got away from me. I am thinking about the 88 x 88 square because my first instinct is to keep it close to the original pattern/design. However, it does bother me that there are an even number of squares in each border and the corners are NOT all the same block. I am still not sure exactly what I am going to do yet.

[Barbara B.]

When will we find out fabric suggestions for this? Not until the first block is released or before? Today I ordered two fat quarter bundles and some 1/2 yard cuts on a Black Friday sale. No where near what I need I’m sure, but it’s a start. Anxious to start this!

The Fabric Requirements document is already in the Pick A Petal section of LEARN:

https://thequiltshow.com/learn/class...k=viewdocument

[Carole B.]

When will we find out fabric suggestions for this? Not until the first block is released or before? Today I ordered two fat quarter bundles and some 1/2 yard cuts on a Black Friday sale. No where near what I need I’m sure, but it’s a start. Anxious to start this!

[Beverly C.]

What a great video! Certainly a self confidence builder.

[Connie H.]

I am also very excited about the 2024 block of the month! Looking forward to lots of fun this year, and love all of the early enthusiasm!

[Beverly C.]

I just received my kit and it is full of beautiful, beautiful fabrics!!

[Beverly C.]

Oh my goodness, your wall hanging is beautiful!

[Helen W.]

As the excitement builds about Jen Kingwell's Pick a Petal, I found a you tube video where Jen tells
how she picks fabrics for a quilt. I thought it was very insightful. It is on the modafabricss you tube channel.
I took a screen shot so you could google it if you are interested. HelenW

[Barbara B.]

Barbara, you have a lot more quilt experience than I do, but I've done a fair few of Jen's quilts by hand and I think I can help you with the block that's giving you problems.

I got my templates today and am doing a test block of the one that has the orange peel-shaped pieces.

DM me if you'd like some thoughts!

I've hand-pieced Wandering Wife, Golden Days, Bowie Stars, about 1/3 of Caution Curves Ahead (working through that one), and a bunch of Glitter blocks. Also I lead the Jen Kingwell club at my LQS.

Great, Sonia. I am open to all suggestions for hand piecing that block. Tell us all about it, I will start a new TOPIC for that block.