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Block #1 is Done!

How long has it been since I made a quilt block? Weeks! I’m afraid to even think about how long it’s been since I made a whole quilt . . start to finish. The star blocks for this quilt are not going to be a problem but I was a bit concerned about the Meadow Flower block. I went ahead and made one block to be sure all my planning and re-drawing was going to work and it did!

Meadow Flower Block

Meadow Flower Block

Now I will begin building the block components so progress will appear to be going slowly but I’m hoping to spend more time in the sewing room.

I will write the pattern for this but it’s going to be in the “cheat sheet” format – one or two pages, not a whole lot of detail but something an experienced beginner should be able to do with no problems. Since this Meadow Flower block worked out, this will be an easy, but a bit time consuming quilt. It takes some pinning and fiddling to get all those little yellow points to match up.

I made a pdf for the flower to be paper pieced but on my printer, I struggled to get it to print at the exact right size. We all know that just a little bit off can add up to a whole lot off over several blocks.

Here’s what I need . . a couple of you who will test that Meadow Flower block for me! I want you to paper piece most of it. I don’t care what colors you use. Here’s what I will need for testers to do:

  • Be able to receive and print a pdf document. It takes 4 sheets to make one block.
  • I will send you (via snail mail) a sheet that I have printed directly from EQ and you can overlay one over the other and make sure what you’re printing is exactly the same size as what I send you.
  • Report back to me if you have any problems with getting the pieces to print the correct size.
  • Report back to me if you have any problems getting your block to finish at 12-1/2″.
  • Report back to me if you have any problems/suggestions with the instructions.
  • Have all this done within a couple of weeks of receiving the printed pattern page (which I will mail out tomorrow).

If you’re willing to do this, please send me an email and I’ll get back with you.

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  1. Judy, My system will accept PDF’s but I can’t access your email from the link! Go figure-probably because I have had my AOL account so long I don’t remember the password! I would be interested in doing a pattern check for you on the pattern for Addie. It looks so bright and cheery I think my scraps would like to play in one like it also!
    Bev Gunn

  2. It’s good to see you sewing again, Judy. I really have loved your quilt patterns and your books over the years. I still need to finish up my Sunny Side Up!

  3. Sent you an email but the link on your email is not working nor is the link on the contact page.

  4. I would love to help you with this but don’t think I should say with the schedule we have over the next few weeks. Wise to not take on any thing else.

  5. Would have loved to help you but I have never paper pieced anything so I think the learning curve might skew your results. Lovely block though.

  6. I love your block. Addy is going to have a beautiful quilt. I would love to help, but our schedule is becoming packed and I worry that I wouldn’t meet your deadline. I just did a quilt in EQ and didn’t have a problem with the finished block size. My blocks were only 8 and half inches. Thanks for sharing so much with us.