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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Current Projects => Topic started by: Missie on April 08, 2019, 14:27:14 PM
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DD has loosely dabbled in sewing but has not shown huge interest in it. She is now doing her Duke of Edinburgh and has to do a skill. She needs to spend 1 hour a week for 12 weeks on it. Since we have a veritable FQ stash (her pleadings to purchase), I suggested she do the Amy Gibson Block of the Month course. I've had it since 2012 I think when it was published but have never done it and she has agreed. She won't need to do the whole set and so will probably end up with a lap quilt. We spent yesterday doing the first block and she was quite pleased with it.
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A skill like that will stay with her. Whilst she might not go anywhere near the darkside after the award is completed, she will eventually return albeit many years hence. :loveit:
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Craftsy 2012 BOM is a brilliant way to begin learning The DarkArts ... Well done you for guiding her to that excellent tutorial and well done her (in advance) any questions she can ask here !
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Please enlighten an ignorant American- what do you mean by "doing her Duke of Edinburgh"?
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The Duke of Edinburgh Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Edinburgh%27s_Award)
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That sounds like a very worthy program! I searched out the US site for it and it's only been in the US since 2006, and there's currently not any structure for it in my state, so no wonder that I've never heard of it!
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It's a great thing because teens are hard to keep engaged and it's challenging for them.
My brother did it right up to Gold. He's no sissy and I remember him crying when he came back from a five day hike over moorland in the wind and rain. His feet were in ribbons and the skin was coming off with his socks! :(
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I remember DD doing it. She's not at all outdoorsy, but she loved it.
Jessie
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I remember DD doing it. She's not at all outdoorsy, but she loved it.
Jessie
DD came home and was desperate to do it. She, out of all of mine, would really benefit from it as she needs to try new things and be taken out of her comfort zone. So fingers crossed it will help her!
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Second Block done and this "simple" block gave quite a few lessons, not least making sure your fabric is the right way up/round when you attach it to the block. A bit of unpicking had to be done. Also, the thread broke and ended up nesting after re-threading the needle. A few attempts revealed it needed to be rethreaded completely as the thread managed to escape all the fixings!
I'm making sure she keeps notes of any problems or things learned, just in case her teacher requires further evidence of her having done this. She keeps insisting she won't be asked, but you just never know, although try telling a teen that they don't always know best is not the easiest.
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Im loving this ... takes me right back to when I started in 2013.
Actually Im going to get in on the act ....
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Terrible pic, but I cant be bothered going upstairs and rootling around for the actual item. Lets make it a twofer ...
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Has your DD joined TSP ?
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@Iminei Love those fabric choices!
No she hasn't joined. I really don't imagine that she will continue sewing She's only doing it as it was the easiest and cheapest skill to do! (*whispering* and besides which this MY space/place :P).
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We’ve had a bit of a break but 3rd block is done. It has come up short so think our scant 1/4 inch seams are not scant enough. Neither of us could be bothered to unpick and resew it so we have fudged it by adding a white border to get it up to the correct size. Other Lesson learned is that when cutting down a square made up of 2 half triangles, ensure that the diagonal seam is going the correct way else you don't end up with equal triangles, sigh!
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Or simply cut pieces 1/4" larger and trim down ...
Lovely patterns, colours and block !
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You're doing really well. I downloaded this course and haven't done any of the blocks so you've done 3 more blocks than me.
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4th Block done. We had the same problem with Block 3 where it has come up smaller than it should and needed a border (there was not going to be any unpicking on this!). After checking everything it turns out that our seams are too large (thought we were using a 1/4” foot) which was fine in the first 2 blocks where there weren’t many seams but crucial in the last 2 which had a whole heap more seams! Anyway, have now trialled and worked out which foot is best and where seam should be so shouldn’t happen again. Block attached.
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Dutchmans puzzle or some such?
I had exactly the same problem as your daughter with mine and had to add a border to bring the block up to size. I dont think, at this point in my travel into the depth of The Darkside, I had any P&Q feet yet, so my seams were all over the place!
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linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/SxzJN6XLSft7sw5X7)
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@Iminei, if you had trouble, then all I can say is "Phew"! 0_0 Fab choice of colours and prints again!
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Other Lesson learned is that when cutting down a square made up of 2 half triangles, ensure that the diagonal seam is going the correct way else you don't end up with equal triangles, sigh!
If you are trimming a square with a diagonal seam make sure that seam is aligned with the 45 degree line on your acrylic ruler. If there's quite a bit to trim off you can trim all sides about the same or you can trim mostly from two sides and very little from the other two, but if that 45 degree line goes from corner to corner the square will be right.
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@Missie my machine feet are awkward to fit so I just use the foot which is on the machine. 1/4" foot often seems to measure more anyway. As long as all seams are the same it shouldn't matter
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Dutchmans puzzle or some such?
I know this as " windblown square " although it probably has others too. <3 the fabric choices that you made.