Junes BOM - Ohio Star

[Acorn]

A touch of gold on the back would be a lovely design feature.   

(And yes, I noticed - I kept shaking my laptop, but I couldn't get that pesky ribbon to move!)

[Elnnina]

Well done Wrenkins, you have persevered and just look at what you have achieved.  Now let's apply that to the other little matter of dress fitting  -----Ouch!!!

[wrenkins]

Yeah.... Turns out it was beginners' luck. 

I can't think ahead fast enough so for every 1 min of FMQ there are 40 mins of unpicking because a fair amount of my wee stitches are stop stitches. 

Not even exaggerating!

Disappointed but undeterred I shall bog on till my fabric shreds...not long then. 

To illustrate my difficulties here let me explain. I tried to copy a pattern using a pen and paper and couldn't. I really am that artless! #can'tdoaswirlwithapencil.

[Iminei]

Sorry you're finding it so difficult Wrenkies ... How was the point to point Quilting ???

[supergran]

I'm rubbish at drawing as well Wrenkins. How about tracing a swirl from Angela Walter's site and then pin it to the block and sew over the tracing?

[Acorn]

I have been trying to find continuous line quilting templates - where you trace the line onto your block and then just follow it - but not having much luck.  There are a lot that say they're continuous, but really aren't!

[wrenkins]

That's what I mean by thinking ahead @Acorn. That previous masterpiece was one continuous line! Maybe I should just do that and never mind the pattern on the front! 
The point to point works fine @Iminei but I set out to make these blocks and try as many different techniques as possible. My unpicking is second to none!  :thumbsup:

[Elnnina]

Wrenkins what you need is a light box, and no I am not suggesting you go out and buy one.  Think how you can make a temporary one at home.  Take a   sheet of glass, now think of a plate glass cupboard door that is not being used, so the edges are nice and smooth, and build up a little wall for the glass to sit on and put a small table lamp inside and then you can trace away to your heart's content.

When my daughter was a college (studying Art subjects) one of her friends made a light box out of a sturdy wooden drawer a short piece of cable with a light fitting on the end was placed inside the drawer and a piece of thick glass on the top.  I actually have some plate glass cabinet doors (a pair) so I can use these provided I can find something to stand them on and leave room for a light to be placed underneath, or on my sewing cabinet, take the platform down to the bottom of the cabinet and put a lamp on that and then a piece of the glass over the opening at the top.

Failing any of the above why not stick what you are wanting to trace/copy onto a window and put your piece of paper over the top and again stick this to the window and trace away.

[Kenora]

Just a teeny weeny warning for the light box. My DH made me a great one from wood, perspex and a lightbulb. It worked really well and I spent ages bent over it, tracing templates for an applique quilt. Only problem was ... I had it placed on top of my cutting mat ..... which melted from the heat of the lightbulb.

Fantastic idea but be careful where you use it.

[Bjay]

Failing any of the above why not stick what you are wanting to trace/copy onto a window and put your piece of paper over the top and again stick this to the window and trace away.

That's my go to light box - masking tape, sharp pencil and daylight! 

[LouiseS]

That's my go to light box - masking tape, sharp pencil and daylight! 

Another option is to use an Ipad or tablet if you have one as a light box.

[wrenkins]

Two sets of my french windows face South!  They already get covered in snooter prints from dogs and big dopey teenagers so they can't get much worse. 

[coffeeandcake]

Here are my June blocks.  I'm running short on some of my colours where I have to cut a decent size but I don't want to go out to buy more so I'm making do.
I do like stars

[bec]

@coffeeandcake Wow, these are beautiful. I really like the colours you're using, especially the teal.

[Iminei]

Are those Kaufmann Dotty batiks in your Ohio Star @coffeeandcake  ???

Lovely set ... run along into the BOMHOF now