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Sunday, July 5, 2020

Crossing the Pond

Ahoy Mateys,

The wind has been filling my sails while working on my new "Crossing the Pond" quilt pattern.  I've enjoyed every minute of working with the gorgeous fabric called "Journey to America" by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Fabrics. 


I've been making components and placing them on my block layout sheets.  The block layout sheet keeps me organized, and I know right off the bat if I've made a cutting error.  If the piece doesn't fit, I recut the piece.  If the component doesn't fit, I make adjustments.  The adjustments usually entail pressing the daylights out of it to make it work!  (Insert smiley face here).


When I do all of the "tweeking" at this stage of the game, it makes it a breeze to put the block together.


I may work on the sashing today, or I may make more blocks.  I'll do whatever the wind blows and enjoy the ride.


The blocks aren't hard to make, but I do have to pay attention to accurate fussy cutting, and accurate pressing.  I include the pressing directions directly on the block layout sheet which makes my life so much easier.  I believe if you take your time, you can do anything, and do it well.


Yesterday I had to stop long enough to swab the decks, and get ready for company coming for dinner.  We practiced social distancing out on the deck, and enjoyed a beautiful summer evening here in the mountains.  We listened to more crickets than fireworks.

I want this journey, and my posts to be educational along our way.  I found an excellent glossary of nautical terms which I plan to incorporate in each "Crossing the Pond" post.  I thought this term was quite amusing and I honestly tried to work it into a sentence:

BAGGYWRINKLE - A soft covering for standard rigging that prevents sail chafing.  Or it could be what I see every morning in the mirror!  Now about that chafing part.....I won't mention one word about thighs here!

Soon,
Lynn


16 comments:

  1. Morning Lynn, Very nice! If I count right, there are 81 pieces in this block? I thought Country Charmer had a bunch, this one beats it. Have a nice day and don't work too hard this weekend. Happy Day after the 4th!

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    1. I never counted Jeanne. I kept losing track after 49!

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  2. Hello and you have been busy. This is a beautiful pattern and the colors are wonderful. As far as "BaggyWrinkle" boy, it covers many many many of my morning mirror experiences. Cant wait to hear what other terms are out there. Happy 4th and day after....

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    1. I've seen you in the morning at the retreats Karen, and I don't recall seeing a baggywrinkle....ever!

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  3. OK - I'm going to embrace my baggywrinkles - there's just nothing I can do about them! (Maybe a Plaidette ditty comes to mind?). The more I see of this, the more I'm in love! The fabrics are so antique looking! It's just a wonderful design, Lynn!

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    1. I've embraced my baggywrinkles. At this point in time, there's nothing I can do about them.....short of a full body lift!

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  4. Lovely blocks with that lovely fabric! And “baggywrinkles” - a truly perfect word and will become part of my own morning view vocabulary! :-) Have really taken to this fabric collection & am all ready dreaming of how to put it to use. Be well and enjoy your stitching.

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  5. This fabric collection is just gorgeous. It's always a pleasure to work with fabric you love.

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  6. This is so pretty and lovely fabrics.

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  7. I haven't seen block layout sheets before. What a great idea. I definitely need to make some for myself. Thanks!

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    1. I include a block layout sheet in all of my patterns that have intricate blocks. They really save on errors.

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  8. You have another beauty coming! Great color placement Lynn, as usual! Great eye for color placement.

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  9. Ich genieße eben deinen Blog und die Sterne haben es mir angetan.
    Solch tolle Sterne mit meinen vielen blumigen Reststoffen, das müsste ich auch einmal nacharbeiten können.
    Die Idee mit dem Sechseck und es umrunden, da hatte ich gleich die passende Idee, eine Kinderdecke mit passenden Motiven.
    Bitte mache mit deinen Ideen weiter, sie inspirieren!

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    1. Vielen Dank für den Kommentar zu meinem Blog Margit. Es hat so viel Spaß gemacht, den Stoff für jeden der Sternblöcke auszuwählen. Ich bin so froh, dass Sie sie mögen. Ich mag Ihre Idee, einen Kinderquilt mit dem Sechseck zu machen. Vielen Dank für das Lesen meines Blogs.

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