Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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Youw i l l nee d
QBackgroundfabric – One (1)
FatQuarter
QDarkfabric– 12inx 10in
QMediumfabric– 12inx 8in
QTe m p l a t e s(s e eTe m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)

Blocksize
Q12infinished (16in with frames)

Notes
QFabricquantitiesarebasedonthe
antiqueblockonpage80.Forfabric
fortheframes,seeissue42 or visit
http://www.todaysquilter.com
QThisblockof themonthis hand-
pieced.Fordetailedinstructionsof
thistechnique,seeissue42 or see the
tutorial on our website.

BEHIND THE QUILT

BLOOM AND GROW
“TheMagnoliaplantis boththestatetreeandstateflowerofMississippi,
USA.Therehappentobemany,manyvariationsandinterpretationsofthis
block,however,thisparticularonewasfirstseenina publicationnamedThe
OklahomaFarmerandStockmanin1930.It is perhapsthemostchallengingof
theblocksthatrepresentthatState– although,I thinkasthisis thelastblock
inourBlockof the Month sampler quilt, our hand-piecing skills should be up
tothetest!
Yes,youheardright,thisis thelastblock!If you’vebeenstitchingandquilting
yourconnectorlatticeblockstoo,thiswillbethefinalblockonthefinalrow.If
youhavebeenquiltingas yougo,thenallyouneedto dois stitchyourlastrow
andfinishthequiltingbetweenthosetworows,andyouwillbefinished!You
haveworkedhardonmakingthisquiltoverthe past year and, for lots of you,
mostlybyhand.Whowouldhavethought?
Withthismonthcomesthebigrevealof thethreequiltsmadein thethree
colourwaysthatyouhaveseentheblockin eachmonth.Thevintagequiltwas
handquiltedwithcottonPerleno. 12 andconstructedin the‘quiltas yougo’
methodthatyouhavehadtheinstructionsforin previousissues.Theothertwo
wereputtogetherin a traditionalfashionandthenmachinequiltedin a grid.
Youcanseethateachquilthasuseda dierentcentrein theconnectorblocks,
makingeachof themslightlyunique.Forme,thisis oneof theloveliestthings
aboutpatchworkandquilting.There’salwaysmorethanonewayto complete
a quiltandhopefully,bytryingnewskillsandconstructiontechniques,everyone
willfinda wayto stitchtheirveryown.A hugewelldoneto each and every one
of you for finishing your sampler quilt!”–Carolyn Forster

BLOCKOFTHEMONTH

magnolia


blossom


Smallscale1930sfeedsackprints are a
pretty and playful choice

Cuttingout


1


Fromthebackground fabric, cut
asfollows:
QOne(1)pieceusingtemplateA.
QFour(4)piecesusingtemplateE.
QFour (4) pieces using template ER.

2


Then,fromthe darker fabric, cut
asfollows:
QEight(8)piecesusingtemplateD.
QFour (4) pieces using template B.

3


Fromthemediumfabric,cut
eight (8) pieces using template C.

Makingtheblock


4


Startbystitchingallof theC and
D shapestogetherintopairs(Fig
1 ). Makesureyoualwaysstitchthem
thesamewaysothattheywillmake
a circlewhenalljoined together.
Make eight (8).

Fig 1
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