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*** My Blocks ***
I'm making one of each block from the bonus sampler that goes along with the Perfect 5 book. The sampler sheet & photo are at the end.
So as I'm making this weeks blocks I realized that I was thinking about how they are constructed. I was analyzing if this block was 'fun' to make, because if it was fun then I'll go back and use it for a full quilt.
- Top block is Sugar Cookies.. and I REALLY love it! this layout is like the full quilt in the book. the sampler has them shifted
- Bottom block is Icebox cookies.. what does an Icebook cookie mean? I used to think they went in the freezer. This block I did the layout like the sampler. For the book there is no solid alternate block.
- Below are a few tips, and share your blocks at the end!
*** TIP ***
- The ruler marking are really wonderful! I can get backgrounds from the scraps
- For the Sugar cookie block I stacked, then sewed in units. This is VERY fun and fast!
- Bonus Tip, I've got a dark background, so sometimes I have to double check i have MY dark fabric where the LIGHT fabric is on the pattern.
- Perfect 5 Book
- Perfect 5 Ruler
- Pepper & Flax Jolly bar
- Bonnie Lane Fabric
- GREAT charm packs, many on sale!
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Download the Sampler BONUS sheet for Week2
Project Page with all the blocks AND the sampler supply list
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*** Oct 9 to Dec 4- Perfect 5 Sew Along ***
The 'Perfect 5' is a wonderful new book with 16 quilt patterns that use charm packs... thus the '5'! Charm packs are 5" squares.
The book has
- All the quilts named a cookie, you had me at this one!
- 4 quilt patterns using just 1 charm pack... perfect right? For that 'one pack' you bought.
- 4 that use 2 packs - this is the same as a jolly bar
- 4 using 3 charm packs
- and 4 quilt patterns using 4 charm packs, which is the same as a layer cake!
Details:
- From Oct 9 to Dec 4 I'm sewing along using the quilt blocks in the book to do a version of the Sampler above that the Fat Quarter Shop is doing
- Once a week you'll make the assigned number of blocks for the sampler.
- DOWNLOAD the Sampler supply list below and the TIP SHEET each week that goes with your book.
- My featured quilt is the Snickerdoodle quilt from the book, hit me up with your best Snickerdoodle cookie recipes in the comments!
- At the end is a list of all the other designers sewing along and the week of their featured quilt! The Fat Quarter shop does such a great job with these sew alongs.
- Share your blocks at the photo party at the end!
Sewing along are.....
Week 1 - October 9: Riceford Streams
Week 2 - October 16: A Bright Corner
Week 3 - October 23: Sherri Falls, This and That Patterns
Week 4 - October 30: A Little Patchwork
Week 5 - November 6: Samelia's Mum
Week 6 - November 13: Pat Sloan
Week 7 - November 20: Gnome Angel
Week 8 - November 27: Melissa Corry, Happy Quilting
Week 9 - December 4: back to the Jolly Jabber
