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Junes Flash Make! Official Thread! EXTENDED to 14th July!

Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #90 on: June 25, 2022, 08:25:08 AM »
Right! Enough faffing around ...  Im going with the BB's ...

Ill carefully unpick the border off the one completed block and get this together ... hopefully tomorrow!

C'mon Girls, lets see what you've got ?
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StitchinTime

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #91 on: June 25, 2022, 09:14:52 AM »
Here’s the inspiration for mine and the finished item.

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It was pieced using FPP, quilted with stitching nearly in the ditch, and is ~9”.

Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #92 on: June 25, 2022, 09:23:42 AM »
Wonderful! Absolutely lovely!! Brava @StitchinTime Brava!!
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SewRuthieSews

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #93 on: June 25, 2022, 09:24:54 AM »
wow @StitchinTime that looks GREAT!

Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #94 on: June 25, 2022, 12:07:16 PM »
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Done ... Pleased with that!

Still got the most enormous block about cutting the borders to size but I can categorically state for one and for all


THEY NEED TO BE CUT AT 6 1/2" IMINEI !!!! :rant:
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Flobear

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #95 on: June 25, 2022, 12:25:55 PM »
Gorgeous @StitchinTime. I love that dark rich brown round the edge, I used something very similar for the sashing and edging on my first - and so far only - proper-size quilt.

@Imi that looks fab  :thumb:
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SewRuthieSews

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #96 on: June 25, 2022, 14:39:46 PM »
@Iminei that looks wonderful!


Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #97 on: June 26, 2022, 09:58:01 AM »
I agree, I dont know why it was such a hard decision. Now to google how to sew these strips together.

I know you have to turn it on an angle of some sort so youre sewing straight strip sets ... and Ive done it before with The Sparkling Stars (still sitting miserably on the footstool in the lounge ... Oh The Shame!) but my brain feels like mush at the moment!

and I cant quite seem to work it out (answers in a pm please) :rolleyes:
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Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #98 on: June 27, 2022, 08:35:13 AM »
Ok thats done and Im fairly pleased with it.

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I know I probably made it more difficult than it should have been but I got there in the end and without any 'adult' language!  :angel:

I had/have a vague idea of incorporating the cornerstones in the new border but think Ive probably done something wrong to be able to do that at this point so will probably go with running the border straight up through the middle of them ... pity, that would've looked cool!

I had to make one more checkerboard square which I had just enough of the plain calico for (Phew!) and now just need to decide on the colour of the border/s ... Im looking forward to layering this as it fits on the table Woo Hoo!! and am going to use the cream chenille as the backing fabric.

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Im not going to cut the sides until the very moment Im ready to attach the borders.

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Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #99 on: June 28, 2022, 10:08:43 AM »


Layered (well laid out) Chenille backing, cotton wadding ....

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Just waiting for the border fabric ....

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this will be the border and Im using a bit of the patchwork jackets lining for the binding

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Bumblebuncher

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #100 on: June 28, 2022, 10:30:28 AM »
Oooh I do love that  :loveit:
As it neared the top of the grade, it went more slowly. However, it still kept saying, "I—think—I—can, I—think—I—can." It reached the top by drawing on bravery and then went on down the grade, congratulating itself by saying, "I thought I could,  I thought I could."

Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #101 on: June 28, 2022, 15:35:58 PM »
Postie Hasnt been !!! :rant:
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Bjay

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #102 on: June 28, 2022, 17:20:21 PM »
Love that @Iminei .
I just didn't have time to join in - still haven't but did have a good tile pattern
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Flobear

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #103 on: June 28, 2022, 17:29:36 PM »
I've got three tiles with binding on ready to hand sew, the fourth has gone pear-shaped - well not literally - and I abandoned it until the drilling stopped. Took the dog to the vet then a quiet walk in a park by the river and b***er me, there were roadworks by the park involving noisy drilling  :S
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Iminei

Re: Junes Flash Make! Official Thread!
« Reply #104 on: June 28, 2022, 17:32:26 PM »
Official Notice

Because so many of our participants are ill with covid (or awaiting fabric)
I have unilaterally extended the JUNE FLASH MAKE

for an extra two weeks!
« Last Edit: June 29, 2022, 09:02:57 AM by Iminei »
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