Good Afternoon, Quilters!
Welcome to all the quilters joining us from the I Love Home blog hop!
Today is the first day of the Jacquelynne Steves Block of the month project. There are eight quilters participating–a great chance to see one quilt completed eight different ways as well as an opportunity to meet 8 new bloggers! WIN-WIN!
Speaking of WIN–each month YOU will have an opportunity to win great prizes by visiting new websites.
All of the patterns are offered at Jacquelyn’s’ website FREE! Just sign up at The Art of Home HERE.
BLOCK ONE
When you sign up you will receive the pattern for Block One today. (The other blocks will be available FREE each month).
As you can see, I changed the color way. I used a medium blue fabric in the center because I plan to machine quilt (with a Aurifil 28wt cotton thread) the motifs in the center of each block– (most quilters are appliquéing the houses in the center).
AURIFIL THREAD GIVEAWAY
Aurifil Thread is sponsoring the Block One giveaway! Thank you, Aurifil! Aurifil 50wt cotton is the perfect thread to use in both the bobbin and on top when piecing this lovely quilt. When we begin quilting it, my choice is 28wt cotton by Aurifil–the heavier weight shows our quilted line better!
Win one of the thread collections by leaving a comment at an of the designers who are participating in the blog hop. YOU have eight chances to win! You must leave a comment by August 14!
- The Crafty Quilter
- The Inbox Jaunt (me)
- Designs by Sarah J
- Farmhouse Quilts
- Penguin and Fish
- Podunk Pretties
- The Quilting Nook
- The Sewing Loft
A FEW TIPS
Time Saving Techniques
The center of the four blocks are all the same, so it will save time if you stitch four at once.
The corner squares are all the same as well--so stitch all 16!
PIECING TIPS
Thread:
I always piece with Aurifil 50 wt in both the top and the bobbin. We will use the heavier weight-Aurifil (28wt) cotton when we begin machine quilting. (More on that to come)
Machine Set-up
For best piecing technique, be sure to use a single hole throat plate. The smaller hole helps support the fabric from below and the needle can pierce the fabric more readily–less jamming and better stitch formation.
A Favorite Tool
Have your stiletto handy–it really helps feed the pieces through the machine–especially as you feed each new piece under the presser foot.
When you’re done, give the block a quick pressing and admire your work!
Be sure to check back frequently-
We will be doodling some options for the center block quilting–to make our quilts look like HOME!
Happy Homemaking!
Lori
PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!
471 comments
Cheryl Lea
LOVE your bright colored blocks and can’t wait to see what you stitch inside them!
elizacross2003
I have a box Aurifil thread,That is labeled Aurifil MAKO’NE 12/2 but haven’t used it a lot as I need to figure out how to adjust the tension first,as the thread broke the last time I tried to use it on my Machine.
Cheryl Newbanks
To be honest I have never used Aurifil thread. All the new threads on the market today make it do hard to know which or what to use. So I thought it would be smart to try more than one, so that’s what I am doing.
Sharon
I took a family vacation August 1st-11th. Home now and ready to start my blocks. I’m looking forward to your quilting motifs in the center of the blocks and hope to follow along.
deb m
Love your hints on prepping all the blocks pre-embroidery!
Sondra Hill
Hello from Rockwall, Texas. I love Aurifill threads for applique and quilting. I am a beginner but I am loving taking some classes at a local sewing center.
Christy Buck
I love home BOM thanks
Cathy Cameron
I really like your colour choices and look forward to seeing all your blocks.
Zippy
I like the space in the middle block for fmq; will look forward to seeing what you put there. Thanks for your helpful tips.
Linda S. Janovitz
This is so much FUN !! I finally got my fabric together, sew it’s time to SEW !!
pam shallenberger
what an awesome prize gift
Jamie
Thanks for the tip on doing the center portions at the same time. Makes a lot of sense!
Kristi Pratt
I look forward to seeing how your blocks look when finished! Thanks and I love aurifil!
Jacque
Wow! What a difference the color way can make! Thanks for the tips on making the blocks!
PJ Brown
Not sure what I’m suppose to comment about, other than running to all these sites, finding where and what we are suppose to do, takes a lot of time.
Kathy Marie Boice
I love Aurifil threads! Beautiful colors and best quality threads!!
Tatania Brown
I like the idea of making the center of the four blocks first. Thanks for sharing!
Rita W
I love your color combination.
Betty Smith
I was recently introduced to Aurifil thread and love it!
Pattie Swan
Love to see how one block can be stitched up in different colors. It is hard to pick a favorite.
quilterka
Love to see your doodling.
Yvonne (Yvie) Swaim
My favorite appliqué technique.is by machine both raw edge and turned. Thank for the chance to win some GREAT tread.
Sandy R.
I will be watching your posts to see what you are going to do with your blocks,,interesting!!
Louise King
Great tips! Can’t wait to get started on my project.
Fireside Quilter
I am super curious to see your design for the house!!! Looking great so far, love those bright colours!!
Margie V.
Like your idea – am waiting to see what’s next !
Pamela Jean Richards
Interesting — I was going to try to machine embroidery the center — still working on the digitizing.
Tess thescrapper
great tip about timesaving, thanks
mazlarkin
Helle Lori,
great to see your contributions to Jaquelynne’s BOM, I love your work so can’t wait to see what you do. I think I will do a mixture of applique and embroidery, must confess haven’t even given quilting a thought yet. But I have lots of motifs I can call on when the time comes.
grouchywhitecat
I can’t wait to see your blocks.
Carol Gregg
Lori, I came, I saw, I got lost in the beauty of your other books and designs, spent quite a spell looking everything over! I’d love to win some Aurifil thread, too.
Daniele
Hi, I like your tips. I’m also a fan of chain stitching and doing all the same pieces in one go. I think it saves a lot of time.
Dianne
I like needle turned using freezer paper, but because of time issues I usually fuse and machine stitch.
Karen Gobin
I am just now learning free motion on my long arm. Been doodling for days!
Doris Worthen
Love your tips. Will look forward to seeing future tips.
Jena Moffitt
I like the idea of finishing similar components at the same time.
Barbara Kaup
Interesting tips–my 8 year old granddaughter is learning beginning sewing with some squares to practice learning seam allowances.
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Kathy Carr
I was glad to get your tips. I always have problems picking out the types of threads needed for my projects.
Linda Taylor
What pretty, bright colors you’ve chosen. You’ve given us some great tips. Thanks.
Sherry Jagels
Can’t wait to see your blocks! thanks for the tips
Cynthia
The tips are great. Thank you.
Linda Hulen
Great tips! Thank you. And thank you for the great giveaway. I could use the thread for hand or machine applique, though hand applique is my favorite method.
Katy Lutz
Thank you for the great tips!
Virginia
Hola! I luv to hand applique. Sew easy to put in a bag and take along when going to appointments, meetings, etc.
Debbie Bryant
First BOM! So excited!
Diane Oubre
great tips and nice site…thank you
Patricia Hotz
Love your tips thanks!!
Shirley Schulte
Your tips &a tutorials are great. Can’t wait to see your finishes product.
Denise Parish
Love appliqué but also machine embroidery so I sometimes digitise the designs and sew them out.
DeDe Baker
Great tips! Can’t wait to get started
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