MONTH 2 -- Show Your Progress Here

[Elizabeth A.]

I was worried that my curves were not matching perfectly. I reworked the ends… who will know unless I say something,,!

[Connie H.]

Monique, I love everything about your piece. Your fabrics are beautiful, and very dramatic. You have done a great job with fabric and design placement.

[Barbara B.]

Not sure I understand the question. If this is a double fan, it should measure 4.5" x 8,5" with seam allowances. If it does, you're fine. Once the rectangles are sewn to each other they will be "mostly" on grain and that's good enough for most of us.

[Elizabeth A.]

I’m adding another question and want to know if others ran into this… I cut out my outside pieces and was afraid I was a little off grain. As you can see one side when I pressed..I had some extra ,but this made the outside piece lie flat. I have sewed another one..but now I’m wondering if I should cut a rectangle and attach to that for better accuracy?

[Helen W.]

Monique, Love, love, love your Africa log cabins. It looks fabulous with the center block. I have lots of BOMs that barely
resemble the patterns. All you need to do is find something that you for the next set of borders. HelenW

[Vesta C.]

Monique G,
I like the African/primitive/ethnic direction - so dramatic.

[Barbara B.]

Wait until the background is sewn on. The unit will be 4.5” x 8.5” unfinished. It will be 4” x 8” when sewn into the quilt.

[jptousley]

Love the way your quilt is evolving! Yes, it certainly does have a mind of it own…but it’s a great one!

[Monique G.]

I tried encircling the centre with the proposed block but it didn't look right. . . .I think I'll save it for the outer border. This block seem to give the quilt a more African look. I believe this block is the one used for the embroidery block, so I'm going to have to give this a lot of thought on what to do next. This baby certainly has a mind of its own.

[Elizabeth A.]

Barbara… getting ready to trim the bottom of this block. Am I correct it is 4.25” tall. I don’t want to make a mistake and have to ‘ fix it’. Or.. should I wait and trim after the outside piece is attached. Thanks
in reviewing my picture I should have written 41/4 not 41/2

[Laurie F.]

I love how you added a lot of Tula Pink to your crescents!

[Laurie F.]

You could have fooled me - this looks awesome!

[Laurie F.]

Wow! That’s both lovely and impressive! All 20 done! Beautifully sewn, too!

[jptousley]

Love your block! I also played with this one…and concluded that I may not be as successful totally machine piecing this one as I was with block 1. I guess I’ll wait for Barbara’s comments next month and continue with the arch border. Thanks for sharing.

[jptousley]

Month 2 finished!