July's Brucie Bonus Block - Tumbling Blocks

[Iminei]

Beautiful Supergran ... Run along and join the party in the BOMHOF now ...


Sandra, your quilting is perfect ... Bravo!

[Bjay]

Not quite 12.5 ins - whoops

[Iminei]

Wonderful Bjay ... run along and join the others in the BOMHOF now ... the party is in full swing from the sound of it!

[Sheilago]

Thought I’d have a change from pink this evening, so I had a go at this block. I had difficulty finding enough of suitable colours : I think more contrast between the light and medium would have been better, but I enjoyed trying a new type of block. Think it’s the first time I’ve ever used the angles on my ruler.  The borders are not exactly equal, but it measures 12.5” and it’ll do!

[Flobear]

I did my BBblock today and was really pleased with how it went together. It was only after I put the edge pieces on that I realised it's rectangular and not square

[Iminei]

Perfect @Sheilago  ... Hie thee hence to the BOMHOF now ...

 
@Flobear  ... Yes this block will never be a nice square, thats why we put on the borders!

[Flobear]

But... but... but.. I'm not Wrenkins, I bet hers was perfick 

If it's rectangular, putting 1.25 inch strips all round makes it still rectangular    I guess I'll have to take off the top and bottom ones and cut some wider.

Sorry Darling Flobear, I must be losing my marbles xxx

[wrenkins]

Bet it isn't.

[Iminei]

Dear @Flobear @everyoneelsemaking the block

So sorry the destructions were unclear ... Ive measured my borders and one is 1/4" and ones a smidge bigger
Anyhow Ive amended the destructions for the border of this block

My unfinished tumbling blocks measured about 10 1/2" x 11" so I added borders of about 1 1/2" each side and trimmed to 12 1/2"....

[Flobear]

Thanks @Iminei , I thought I'd done it wrong when it wasn't square. Anyway, it's now exackerly 12.5 of yer-actual Imperial inches. And it's square.
@wrenkins  bet it is

Anyway, yer 'tis. My equal favourite fabric appears - the dotty reeds - but they are little bu****s because they end up sideways if you're not paying attention! Even on the second cut they weren't correct for the intended position so I just swapped them over with the red.

[Bjay]

Now I understand why mine Brucie block is too small. I s'pose I'll have to investigate the borders again (sigh

[Iminei]

Beautiful @Flobear ...

Go and grab yourself a Garibaldi to go with your fizz ...  Lowena's not in the BOMHOF ...

 

[Acorn]

Nice to have a block that can be cut down to exackerly the right size without hurting any points.     And really nice to have everyone else sorting out the details while I'm on holiday and not doing any blocks.   :thumbsup:

[wrenkins]

Thou shalt not covet...however @Flobear I loved your dotty reeds so much that I bought myself an enormous quantity of the black version to use as a border for something. I've a nasty suspicion that it's going to end up in the 'too lovely to cut' pile! 

[Bjay]

@Iminei  Errr sorry to bovver you and all that but my Brucie Block doesn't seem to be in HOF. Just looked - twice!

Mind you I will get it out again now I know why measurementa are wrong!