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Quilting Memories, Issue #053 -- October Quilting 2017

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Welcome to our October 2017 quilting newsletter issue.

We are here to inspire you towards your next quilting masterpiece and some creative fun!

In this installment you will find:

Our entries into the monthly contest for September.

See the new quilting designs that are up for grabs for the monthly contest of September.

This month’s free quilting pattern just for e-zine subscribers.

The other free patterns that were posted in September.

Additional new pages and patterns.

Side note.

Best Quilting Moments Contest for September 2017

Even quilting works that are UFOs (Unfinished Objects) can be entered.

Will YOU be the winner for the month of October?

Submit your experience and see if you'll be our next winner!

Here is what the just for entering free template pattern looks like:

E-zine Free Quilting Pattern Before Anyone Else

“Basic Wedding Ring”

Ready for some paper piecing fun?

We're giving you a special treat with this pattern, because it's a classic paper piecing foundation pattern.

Feel free to adjust the size and include this design to your next project.

Here are the steps to complete it:

Save the image and adjust the size if needed. This typically makes an 10x10 inch block when it is put together.

Cut your fabric in a way to ensure that all of the pieces are at least ½ inch bigger that what you need. They do not need to be the exact shape of your design pieces. For example, it could be rectangles that you cut out, but your final pieces are diamonds. You can even use scraps if you’d like.

Now, pin the first piece (#A1) of fabric with the wrong side touching back side of the paper, over where the first piece is marked. Make sure it has good placement by holding the two up to a light source, like a window. The fabric should cover the entire place of the design and overlap the surrounding places by at least ¼ inch.

Here is where most people get tricked up. Pin the next piece (#A2) of fabric with the right side touching the right side of the first piece of fabric. The edge of the second piece should overlap its seam line by at least a ¼ inch and when unfolded overlaps the surrounding sections by ¼ inch.

Remember that you want all of the right sides on the materials to be facing away from the paper when the block is finished.

Hold the fabric up to the light to make sure that the placement is ideal. Place the materials paper side facing up. Sew on the line using stitches that are 1 to 1.5 mm. This can be done with either a sewing machine or by hand.

Once the pieces are stitched together trim whatever excess material there is. Remember to keep ¼ for the seam allowance all around.

Unpin and unfold the fabric sections.

When piece #A2 is unfolded, pin it into the fabric’s proper place on the paper guide.

Lay the material for piece #A3 over #A2 with right sides touching. Make sure the seam edge overlaps the seam line and all around to the neighboring sections by at least a ¼ inch.

Pin fabric #A3 into place. Hold up to light to ensure proper placement.

Stitch on the line just like before.

Trim excess material ¼ inch away from the seam that was just sewn.

Unpin, unfold and pin section #3 into proper place on the paper guide.

Continue to work in this manner until all the pieces are stitched into place. Then stitch the finished triangles together to make a square.

Once at this point, baste with long stitches around the edge of your block.

Trim the excess cloth and leave a ¼ inch seam allowance around the outer edge of the block.

Now, carefully tear away the paper from the back of your quilting block.

Now your quilting block is complete and it can be used any way you see fit.

September's Free Pattern Pages

Additional New Pages

• HC Template Patterns 2

• HC Quarter Star Foundation Patterns 3

• Geometric Template Patterns 2

• HC Quarter Star Foundation Patterns 4

• Geometric Template Patterns 2

• Geometric Template Patterns 3

Additional posts have been made in our quilting forum, too!

If you would like to find these pages quickly, use the site search option.

Side Note

Quilting Videos

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Wrap Up

Comments? Ideas? Feedback?

We'd love to hear from you. Just reply to this e-zine and tell us what you think!

Until next month.

Happy quilting,

Rebecca

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