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Title: And FINALLY .... The Challenge
Post by: Iminei on August 30, 2020, 09:01:03 AM
A CHALLENGE FOR YOU ...

As I prepared Septembers Blocks I realised I had a huge amount of scraps,
half-made units, Orphan strips and Frankenblocks from previous months lying around,

so I decided to use them up in an additional

 CHALLENGE block  (https://photos.app.goo.gl/JRmjEji2wxnyiwpk8)

for this years BOM !!!

My Challenge to you is to take your scrap fabrics, orphan units and Frankenblocks
and using ONE shape only fill a 12 1/2" block.

You could choose  ...

Rectangles, Squares, Triangles,
HSTs, QSTs, HRTs,
Pentagons, Hexagons, Octagons
Tumblers, Clamshells, Diamonds
Stars, Strips, Geese

Would anyone be brave enough to choose and applique circles??

Obviously the larger your shapes the less work, but less impact too ... 

A 12" block filled with four 6" squares would be a little dull ...
unless you mixed it up a bit with the squares being pieced from your chosen shape?

Looking at my pile of scraps I thought I would fill my block with HST's (You know me and HSTs)

Six across by Six down ... 2 1/2" Hsts finishing at 2" across the block ...
and then I thought, thats a bit large, lets make them 1 1/2" finished,
Eight across by Eight down ... Gor Blimey I realised ... That'll  mean 64 of the lil devils !!

I took all the odd cuts and scraps and made as many HST's as I could.
I cut some of my practice geese up and cut down some larger HSTs
and eventually came up with this ..... 

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I looked at the pile of scraps and there were plenty more
so decided to give the Tumbler block a go and soon enough I had this

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So I'm challenging you to PLAY with your scraps,
choose a shape and fill a 12 1/2" block with it.

ENJOY !!!  :devil:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Acorn on September 01, 2020, 14:12:27 PM
That should be interesting...  :thinking:
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Post by: wrenkins on September 01, 2020, 15:48:32 PM
Mine's nearly finitched.  :angel:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Sandra on September 01, 2020, 17:31:01 PM
Quote from: wrenkins on September 01, 2020, 15:48:32 PM
Mine's nearly finitched.  :angel:

What!? How?

Hmmm.....now who's teachers pet?  :P

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: wrenkins on September 01, 2020, 17:59:38 PM
It is finitched and it looks as if I made it up completely from scraps from my scrap bag. Can't think why.  ><
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 02, 2020, 08:23:57 AM
Well then ... Where is it ?????
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Post by: Acorn on September 02, 2020, 18:33:56 PM
I think she left it behind in the September thread when she was dropping off her first September BOM.
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Post by: wrenkins on September 02, 2020, 18:39:12 PM
Here 'tis.

(https://i.imgur.com/A8rfzel.jpg)

I had to piece some of my scraps.  :|
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 03, 2020, 09:08:41 AM
First past the post for the Challenge block, well Done Wrenkies x
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Acorn on September 03, 2020, 17:55:30 PM
Dunnit.  Not thrilled with it, but here it is.

I had a lot of strips that were 1.5" or 2.5" wide, so I chose to use 1" x 2" rectangles.  I wanted something with a diagonal feel to it to balance the others (I have the layout planned, assuming I use all the blocks).

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Post by: Iminei on September 04, 2020, 10:09:25 AM
Wonderful!!! Its that you done now @Acorn  ????

:angel:
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Post by: Acorn on September 04, 2020, 10:34:58 AM
 :faints:  Yes!

I've quilted 6 of them - it's great fun quilting something so manageable!
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Post by: wrenkins on September 04, 2020, 15:39:22 PM
Your's is going to be all tasteful!  0_0
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 10, 2020, 10:37:27 AM
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Or maybe something like this ??????   :devil:
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Post by: Lowena on September 10, 2020, 12:28:02 PM
Saw that on FB and the finished squares are 1/2 inch!!!
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 10, 2020, 12:33:04 PM
Yup 1" strip sets .... and counting along probably a 15" sq frontage
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Post by: wrenkins on September 10, 2020, 16:10:05 PM
Some people need to take more medicine!  :faints:
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Post by: Pearl on September 10, 2020, 16:31:38 PM
I love that but I’m not sure mine would be squares.  I’m wondering if you could do it like a trip around the world, with strips sewn together then made into a tube.
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Post by: Bjay on September 13, 2020, 18:18:45 PM
I'm doing strips - I seem to have more of them than squares or triangles. Very simples though
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Post by: supergran on September 16, 2020, 15:10:46 PM
And finally, the last one.

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Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 16, 2020, 15:51:14 PM
Very nice @supergran  .... Run along then, Ive replenished the fizz ...

:angel:
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Post by: Acorn on September 16, 2020, 15:57:05 PM
Ooh that is nice!  That would have been a much better way of using my rectangles!
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Post by: wrenkins on September 16, 2020, 15:58:40 PM
That's exactly what I was thinking. I should have waited and copied everybody else due to lack of imagination.  :ninja:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 17, 2020, 18:12:10 PM
Well I've started it. Using strips because that's what I have a lot of in scraps- no idea where I am going after that, A few ideas but will just fiddle then sew
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 21, 2020, 17:21:10 PM
Not happy with this but I had strips of different widths so I thought a scrappy Bargello

(https://i.postimg.cc/1Xx6D1LW/DSCN2953.jpg)

Just have to decide which way up to put it

PS @wrenkins it was you that gave me the idea  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: wrenkins on September 21, 2020, 17:55:52 PM
Glad I'm useful for something.  :laughing:
That's a good use of scraps. I really struggled with it because my scraps were weeny.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Sandra on September 21, 2020, 18:28:53 PM
I had some iddy-biddy, tiny scraps and decided to try this with them.

It's not terribly exciting and it's not going to be used in the finished quilt, but I quite like it all the same.  :)

(https://i.imgur.com/d95a3q1m.jpg)

Sandra.
xxx
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Post by: Lilian on September 21, 2020, 18:37:53 PM
That looks fabulous! It's unique  :) cant you use it on the back.  :)
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Post by: Acorn on September 21, 2020, 18:44:28 PM
Absolutely!  That's wonderful!
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Post by: wrenkins on September 21, 2020, 18:45:10 PM
 :o @Sandra! That's amazing! If I'd made that I'd put that on the front and the others on the back!  :laughing:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Sandra on September 21, 2020, 19:06:55 PM
Ha, ha  0_0...sitting amongst the other blocks, it just looks really plain and boring. You've seen how loud and bright the rest of it is.
Thought about using it on the back....

It's a bit untidy. It's not my neatest work.  :S
Pleased to have tried it though.

Sandra.
xxx

Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 22, 2020, 08:38:58 AM
Sandra, Thats Blooming Gorgeous !!! Im gobsmacked ...Wonderful ...

Why not try it slap bang in the middle at the front ?????


Run along to the BOMHOF and take this with you ...

:angel:   :gin:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 26, 2020, 13:13:37 PM
I really don'tlike the Bargello Challenge,  (https://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/no/t2626.gif)
just didn't work out. If time I may do something else - plenty of yellows in scraps etc but hardely any green swirly
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Post by: CraftyIrish on September 26, 2020, 13:54:54 PM
I have a block in mind to use :dance:
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Post by: CraftyIrish on September 26, 2020, 16:00:25 PM
I was trying foundation paper piecing a few weeks ago and was doing one that looked a bit like a tree. I tried out a few different colours but then I used strip sets I had left over from a quilt and it turned out so cool looking. That is the middle part, the sides are made up with hst from the same quilt.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 26, 2020, 16:54:12 PM
Well I've spent an enjoyable afternoon re-doing the Challenge Block

It's a bit wobbly in places cos fabric really was scraps

(https://i.postimg.cc/FFjyHf8X/DSCN2958.jpg)

@Iminei could you move the other one please form the HOFBOM - thanks
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Flobear on September 26, 2020, 17:15:24 PM
Me too, Beej!

I thought, Crumbs, how sad would it be if I did every block in 2020 except one  :o
Bit of a cheat, I suppose, but yer tis.  I used every fabric from the blocks I've made at least once in each sector so it's a sort of reminder thingy.

Eta, Oh no I didn't, just noticed one missing from bottom left  :facepalm: Oh well.

(https://i.imgur.com/KHgn1HN.jpg)
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Lisalou1965 on September 27, 2020, 06:13:42 AM
Quote from: Flobear on September 26, 2020, 17:15:24 PM
Me too, Beej!

I thought, Crumbs, how sad would it be if I did every block in 2020 except one  :o
Bit of a cheat, I suppose, but yer tis.  I used every fabric from the blocks I've made at least once in each sector so it's a sort of reminder thingy.

Eta, Oh no I didn't just noticed one missing from bottom left  :facepalm: Oh well.

(https://i.imgur.com/KHgn1HN.jpg)

Which one is missing? I can't see it... 8)
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Flobear on September 27, 2020, 07:39:25 AM
It's  the plain looking pale sandy one.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Lisalou1965 on September 27, 2020, 17:22:37 PM
As soon as you said it, I could see it, but I had been peering at it for a while. How sad is my life, that it was bugging me at all?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Flobear on September 27, 2020, 18:48:56 PM
Just like me @Lisalou  ;)
I know perfectly well that if I hadn't mentioned it, no-one would have noticed.
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Post by: Sheilago on September 27, 2020, 20:23:27 PM
... and finally , my extra block made of lots of fiddly little squares and triangular left overs.   Had to fudge it slightly with a bit of sashing and triangle corners, but it’s ok, I think and a good use of all my little bits accidentally cut out for the last block.  :D  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: CraftyIrish on September 27, 2020, 21:08:13 PM
@Sheilago
I love that block would make a brilliant pillow case cover.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on September 28, 2020, 09:04:06 AM
THAt is glorious @Sheilago  Toddle off and join (the perfectly legal) party in the BOMHOF now ...
:angel:

I must say the progress everyone has made over the past 8 months is outstanding and I love your unique takes on the two Challenge blocks ... These Quilts are going to be stunning!

Please check that you are up to date with your blocks, that theyre all in the BOMHOF and drop me an email If Ive missed any.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 28, 2020, 11:41:08 AM
@Iminei
Hi Imimei, my repeated cahllenge block isn't in the HOF and please could you remove the other challenge block(bargello) Which I really don't like - cushion cover i think for that one.
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 28, 2020, 16:46:35 PM
I now have all blocks sandwiched and 5 to quilt which I will do in one massive quilting attempt :S

This tumbling block came out small so allow me to introduce you to the sashing fabric. A bit bright I know but then again this yellow is not subtle!

(https://i.postimg.cc/MGLxQgHV/DSCN2959.jpg)
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Post by: Iminei on September 28, 2020, 20:30:43 PM
That fabric is wonderful ..
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Post by: Flobear on September 29, 2020, 08:36:45 AM
Love that fabric, Beej.

I might need to get some for the backing of my other quilt-to-be because the plain one I ordered is more like hi-viz jacket colour  :faints:
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on September 29, 2020, 14:54:28 PM
Oh thank you both @Iminei and @Flobear
It was reduced (of course) and buying on line i thought it may be bright (which it is) but i like it against all the yellowy blocks
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Bjay on October 01, 2020, 17:52:11 PM
Something strangely relaxing unpicking a load of quilting that had gone wrong and looked awful  :D

BUT

Does anyone more experienced than me know how to get rid of all the little quilting holes?
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on October 01, 2020, 18:43:09 PM
Rub the fabric with the red bally thing on the Qunpick, or just rub the fabric together a bit.
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Post by: Surest1tch on October 01, 2020, 19:47:40 PM
@ the tailors we used to steam the fabric and rub very gently with the side of a (clean) coin.
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Post by: Lilian on October 01, 2020, 20:53:36 PM
I've found that a little steam from the iron usually gets rid of the holes.
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Post by: fajita on October 01, 2020, 21:14:52 PM
They disappear in the wash, I’ve found.
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Post by: Bjay on October 01, 2020, 21:56:36 PM
Oh my,  basically rubbing it lightly with steam. I'll have a go

Thank you all - I'll start with rubbing and then steaming  :D :D
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Iminei on October 02, 2020, 09:37:19 AM
 A gentle wash will definitely remove any holes ... ask me how I know?
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Post by: Kenora on October 07, 2020, 13:35:10 PM
A bit late replying - but I find if the holes are really stubborn, running my fingernail along them gently helps realign the fibres back into their original weave. :)
Title: Re: And FINALLY ....
Post by: Flobear on October 07, 2020, 16:12:45 PM
Quote from: Flobear on September 26, 2020, 17:15:24 PM
Me too, Beej!
I used every fabric from the blocks I've made at least once in each sector so it's a sort of reminder thingy.

Eta, Oh no I didn't, just noticed one missing from bottom left  :facepalm: Oh well.

(https://i.imgur.com/KHgn1HN.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/XHscDkz.png)

I've just spotted that a different one of my BOM fabrics is missing from the bottom right section  :faints:
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Post by: TartanPaint on October 07, 2020, 16:14:34 PM
Love the greyscale gradient in the first photo.

:)
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Post by: Acorn on October 07, 2020, 16:20:23 PM
Ooh - took me a while, but I found it.  We won't tell.   ;)