New block and interesting set

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I was looking in the book All-time Favorite Scrap Quilts from That Patchwork Place, and saw an interesting project called Good Fences make Good Neighbors.

I didn't want to make pinwheel blocks so I played around on graph paper and came up with an 8 inch block with flying geese, not a 10 inch block as in this pattern.

But I still used the suggested setting.  Here are some blocks, laid out on a table.

I am making the flying geese units using the no waste 4 at a time method.  You can see a PDF of how to do this HERE.  I am using reproduction fabrics, 1850 - 1890 style.  

I have 46 of 50 blocks done.  The center portion should be 56 by 79 inches in size, and then add borders.  I still have to squares all the blocks and cut the outside setting triangles.

The Book in case you are interested:

So is this an original block?  Maybe.  Let me know in the comments if you have seen it before.  Is it an original quilt pattern?  Definitely not, as I am using the setting I saw.

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Hamilton Gardens Quilt Finish

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In 2025 at the start of my retirement I started on the pattern Hamilton Gardens by Bonnie Hunter.  Blocks are sewn together and set on point for a dynamic look.  She gave instructions for filling in the triangles around the edges that come with such a setting.  But I used plain setting triangles, as you will see below.

Start of the project is described in this blog post.

Progress on blocks is described in this blog post.

The start on assembly is described in this blog post.

Today I report that the top has been quilted by my local long armer quilter, and it is bound.

And a closer look:

Every so often, the reproduction fabric squares will contain the image of a flower, a girl, or a train.

On to the next project!

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Autumn Braids now a top

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  It's a hot few days here in the American Midwest.

I have been busy in my sewing room, sewing on the Autumn Braids pattern. One makes the braids, cut them to length, add accent borders, and assemble into long columns that will run the length of the quilt.  The first two braids were exactly the same length and I sewed them together easily.

The next two braids were a bit short: 0.5 inches and 0.3 inches and had to have coping strips added to the bottom.

But finally, I added outer border strips and it is done.

The border fabric is the featured fabric of this Middleboro Road collection.

I managed to also cut strips for binding from the leftover yardage, sewed them together, and set the binding aside on my bookshelf.  No, it won't get lost.

Now to bind a UFO (Un-Finished Object).  Enough of these new starts for now, even though they are fun.

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New Start: Autumn Braids

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A new start is always refreshing, isn't it?  And this one is a form of "Homework".

In my local quilt guild, there is a spin off group that concentrates on projects using pre-cuts: jelly rolls, charm packs and so on.  The project chosen for this summer is the pattern Autumn Braids.  Google "Autumn Braids quilt pattern" and you'll see it for sale in various shops or on etsy.

Start with a jelly roll of 40 strips, in this case the fabric line Middleboro Road:

I admit I purchased this jelly roll to add to an online order so that I would get free shipping.  

Cut strips into sections and make 4 braids.  When the braids get long and unwieldy, roll up and pin them.

Cut into sections and border with an accent fabric.

Make a long column, following directions.

The blue fabric in between sections will also be used to separate the columns and for the borders.  So buy enough for this, and don't use a directional fabric (no stripes).

This is as far as I have gotten in the last week.  I will continue on this, and possibly trim and bind a UFO.  I have a quilt back from the long arm quilter I use, and it is ready for finishing.

Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Design Wall Monday, Wednesday Wait Loss, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery (she featured my finish reported in my last post, thank you), Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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