Friday, February 28, 2025

Gentry's Mill Month #1 Tutorial

 Hello Everyone,

For those of you making Gentry's Mill or thinking about signing up for the BOM program, I posted my first tutorial which you can read and download from Google Docs HERE.  


The tutorial covers the first month of the program where you make four blocks.


The blocks are very doable which I think you will see that in the tutorial.  I believe quilters can do anything if you take your time.  Here is a list of my keys to quilting success:

1. Starch your fabrics first
2. Use Aurifil 50wt thread
3. Cut accurately
4. Check to make sure you have an accurate 1/4" seam
5. Follow the pressing directions
6. This is not a race

The tutorial also includes links to my FREE videos on The Quilt Show to show you how to make Flying Geese and Half-Square Triangles.  You can watch them again and again to reinforce the technique.

I posted the tutorial to Google Maps because it is much easier for you to print the tutorial out for your reference.

Soon,
Lynn


2 comments:

  1. Hi! I am starting my Gentry’s Mill quilt (and am totally in love with the fabrics…my chin dropped to the floor..anyways I digress). I am also a fabric starcher…but typically cut a ‘WOF chunk’ consisting of the measurements of several WOF strips plus maybe 1/2” to account for any shrinkage (so for the ten 1 5/8” strips for the border, I might cut a WOF 5 3/8” chunk, then starch, dry and then cut three 1 5/8” strips from that……when you starch do you starch the entire yardage first? Or do you cut the 1 5/8” strips trusting that there will be no shrinkage?

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    1. Thank you for your question, and it's a good one. I'm finding that digitally printed fabric shrinks a bit more than non-digital fabric. I starch a 'chunk' of fabric first, let it dry and then cut. I never cut the exact size needed as it will shrink. If you ever have any other questions, I'm just an email away. sewnwildoaks@gmail.com --Lynn

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