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Button Club #3 has a Twist! The amazing team at Just Another Button company has 3 ideas for you to work with all in the 6" Finished block size.. and guess what? ONE option is a block from our Splendid Sampler 1 book!
TRUE CONFESSIONS these are my blocks from sewing book, I think I'm going to put them to a GREAT use over the next 12 months! Read on.... you are going to LOVE this!
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Carolina Asmussen, Andrea Tsang Jackson, and Donna Lynn Thomas Chat with Pat!
CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 382 -- My WEEKLY FIND is at the end!
LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above.
Carolina Asmussem is a talented designer and quilters. She creates very unique one of a kind quilts. She also teaches machine quilting on your home machine, so you can learn how to do amazing things! Carolina quilted the Aurifil 2017 Designer of the Month quilt for the company and I can't wait to chat with her about that
Visit Carolina at https://www.carolinasmussen.com/
Aurifil DOM 2017 Quilt, Blocks by the team, I designed the setting, Carolina quilted it
Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop joins me to share about an amazing international project she is doing with songwriter Meaghan Smith called Our Song. This is such a cool project! I honored that Andrea asked me to share what community means to me.
See the AMAZING Video about the project an song HERE
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I’m thrilled to have author, designer, instructor, and quilt expert Donna Lynn Thomas back. We are going to chat about tiny piecing techniques and sampler quilts. If there is time, we'll chat about what a quilting cruise is like. We have both taught on them, and many people want to know what they are all about!
Visit Donna at http://www.donnalynnthomasquilter.com
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In 2010 I created the first original Block of the month for Aurifil and it was so much fun we've done it ever year since! 2018 is the start of my 8th year running this super fun program. Learn more about how it works at our intro of the 2018 team
When our June Aurifil designer, Kerry Goulder. I love the inspiration behind her block!
I have a few tips that helped me keep this straight.
My Babylock Destiny II laser light is a HUGE help in Paper piecing.
I use my open toe applique foot for visibility, and line the light up.
Some are easy like this one. But the Tonga block has a few trickier ones
This is an interesting angle
It's fairly hard to line that up by eyesight, not impossible, but with the laser guide beam I can have it lined up perfectly from outside the outer line before I even start to sew.
This is another thing I do, fold back to the finished size and line it up before starting
It lets me be SURE i am on the correct side of the block before I sew it.
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I am very diligent about checking line placement front to back piece before starting.
I put a pin through and check.
Then I use wonder clips to hold it together for sewing. The pins distort the paper to much for my liking
Keep the pattern right next to you that Kerry has. It's an excellent reference.
I also keep the pieces with paper on and paper side up as I work so they don't get mixed around
My little quilt is growing with unique and awesome blocks!
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Each month the Interview, download & Challenge Block entry are done at the Aurifil Website.
Read My interview with Kerry, pattern at end of the interview
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