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Are you itching to wrap up this sew along? Here we go with Block 24/25 …
Grandma’s Kitchen held her purse! Did ALL grandma’s have a big purse or was that just mine?
I actually have a quilt in progress that I got stalled on manyyyyyyyyyy years ago with my Na-Na’s purse on it. I tell you about her purse in the pattern. I got that quilt out when I started this project and thought about how I want to finish it. Since I started it so long ago.. I thought maybe I wouldn’t like it anymore, but I was wrong. Being that it’s such a wonderful memory, the quilt in progress still holds my heart enough that I will finish it..
But not today
All my blocks!
The design wall is not very wide, it’s tall, but not wide. The bottom row needs pieced and that will be the project I do over the next few days.
Quilt Your Own Grandma’s Kitchen Details
- I’m sewing 2 rows together, like above, so I can quilt them easily with my walking foot.
- I be referencing my Teach me to Machine Quilt book (Spotted on SALE)
- BONUS – The rows will be attached to each other using a ‘Quilt as You Go, QAYG’ method that I’ll show you
- DATE TO START – Not decided that yet. If you are ready to baste your rows, Use my book and go ahead and do it. You can quilt the rows too if you want to work on it now, you don’t need to wait for me.
Someone asked me about borders. Borders are just long thin rows. If you decided to add borders, you’ll quilt them, then add to the quilt the same way you’ll attach rows together.
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Assembly Tips
- Note the sewing order of the Basket, I have a page where I show you how I put it together.
- Keep your basket feet going the right way
- Keep your basket handle units going the right direction so you can avoid a date night with ‘Jack’ (Jack the ripper.. wink!)
** NOTE THE SCHEDULE CHANGE ** at our table of blocks. I added the release dates as they are adjusted to fit my travel schedule.
I also give you the date I’ll announce what the next sewalong Dec 16!
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I know this is probably a crazy question. I have never quilted my quilts. Do I cut the backing and batting foe each section?
Hello everyone. My name is Kellie and I was wondering if I could get some advice and/or suggestions on a quilt that I am planning on starting after Christmas? I’m a confident beginner quilter and I’m a horse crazy gal. Lol. I have loads of horse fabric but I have not been able to think of a pattern for my quilt. I have 2 or 3 panels but I was not planning on putting all of them on one quilt. I have fleece horse fabric for the backing but I need some help on doing the top of the quilt. I would very much appreciate any advice or suggestions that I could get from any of y’all. Thank you so much in advance. Kellie.
I remember my grandmother’s purse smelling like mint and leather all the time, she always had mint gum. I’d politely ask her for a piece but I had to do a small chore first, like put the dishes away or something like that. Then she would allow me to enter the secret world of grandmother’s bottomless bag to an adventure awaiting me in search of that delish minty gum.
My Grandmothers were obviously from a far different era from most of yours. My maternal grandmother lived in the town and had boarders that was a full time job so she never went out much and when she did it was always make sure you had clean underwear and a clean hankie tucked into your belt, she never carried a purse and we had very few if any Sunday lunches at her house because of the boarders. My a Grandmother on Dads side lived in the bush most of her vey hard life, but when she finally moved into a small country town she just stayed at home and friends or family would shop for her. No purses or anything flash except for her ‘good’ dinner set which belonged to her granny and was brought to Australia on the ship and then carried on a bullock and drey to south Australia from Sydney. So it was a very prized possession. But we would turn up un announced on a Sunday to a full and delicious Sunday roast with all the trimmings. My Dad would ask is she was expecting guests and she would say. Just you guys. She was sycic but I used to wonder at times if she did it every Sunday just in case we arrived. It was not until dad moved my grandparents to out town when my pop retired [he had been a ‘Bushy’ all his life and worked 7 days a week and only got time home every four years] that they saw television and you stayed clear or my grandmother or you would have been in a head lock as she only watched the wrestling. She was only just 5foot tall but could drop my Dad who was 6 foot 2 easily. We all stood way back from her on wrestling days. Still makes me laugh about that today.
Mark I bet she was surprised! I’m so glad you have wonderful memories and joined me on this sew along!
I have no memories of hankies from my grandma’s Marsha. But last week was your chance to honor that thing you remember that I didn’t … so there is your chance!
Thank you Bonnie!
We all have such fun memories and no two people have the same ones!
Pat. My Grandmother used to put her purse in the oven figuring a thief would never look there until one day she turned on the oven and forgot about the purse inside.
This has been a fun series of blocks and memories of one of the most important persons in our lives. She taught me so many things about needle and fiber art as well as cooking.
She and I always said to each other I Love you lots and lots and loads and loads.
She would have been 116 this year and I miss her so much everyday.
I can’t believe you didn’t have a Grandma’s Hankie block!! 🙂
My grandma’s purse was always black and usually had nothing more than her wallet and a hankie that she embroidered in it.
I haven’t started my Grandma’s kitchen blocks yet. I have so many things started that I decided to get a handle on them before starting a new project. I am saving all the blocks so I can do them later. I can’t wait to start it. I love the colors you are using Pat. Thank you for doing these for us all.
I remember grandma’s purse and yes it was large. Don’t remember anything special in it though.