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Thimbles and something extra...

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Bonnie Hunter over at Quiltville asked her readers about thimbles, which ones we use, how we like them, etc. So here's my take on it. I have several that I use, all the same kind actually. I have tried several that have ended up in the sewing basket graveyard. I have a modified stretchy-band kind that I use for my "thumble" when I quilt using my floor frame. When I quilt in a hoop I just turn the hoop to the direction I need so that I can use my middle finger thimble. I recently finished a quilt for a friend of mine that her grandmother had pieced and assembled. It was already basted, and the edges were folded over from the back. About 3 inches from the edge I hit a thick spot that really slowed me down, it turns out the lady had added a layer of flannel to the poly batting before it was basted. I bet it helps keep them warm during those Color ado winters, but boy, was it hard to quilt through. My favorite thimble, and the ones that I keep in every

Quilt Block Tutorial

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Many of my family members have asked for a tutorial for the quilt block for my brother's quilt.  He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.  I decided to make a quilt for signatures.  This is what I came up with. For this block you will need the following pieces: beige center: cut one 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle Orange outer "bricks" cut two 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles and two 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangles. Lay them out as pictured below:  Using a scant 1/4" sew one rectangle to the beige center and press toward the colored piece, away from the center beige rectangle.  Then sew the next rectangle to the opposite side and press away from the center piece.  Take one of the longer rectangles and place it face up on your table and allign the center section face down on top of the strip so you can make sure the seams stay where you have pressed them and sew one side of the rectangle on.  Flip this piece out and press again toward the orange strip.