dear prudence

Dear Prudence Sew~Along Part Four from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Hi~ I trust your blocks are all made and looking pretty. I do so love this part of quilt making, when you get to lay out the blocks, and setting, and get the first look at what the quilt will really look like!

I lay the blocks out on the design wall and place the setting triangles....then the moving of blocks begins. This part I don't enjoy because you move, and move, trying not to place two of the same fabrics together....and then you move again. Ugh! Even with a totally scrappy quilt, you'll end up ...

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Dear Prudence Sew~Along Part Three from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I hope your Birds in the Air blocks are coming right along. Did you use the Seam Align glue? How do you like it?? I hope you found it super helpful with the points of the triangles. No doubt by now, you've got this block mastered!

This week's assignment is to complete the remaining blocks with the two gray fabrics....

and the two black fabrics. Next week, we will sew the quilt together. Prudence is coming along nicely!

In The Studio this week......

I'm delighted to announce that my Tokens of the Past~Halloween Spirit pattern is ...

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Dear Prudence Sew~Along Part Two from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I hope you had some "me" time to sew all of your Half Square Triangles and trim them all to 1 1/2" square. You're ready to begin making your Birds in the Air blocks.

They can be a little tricky but have confidence! Sew slowly if you'd feel better. Sewing accurately is all about having control over your patchwork.

Arrange (3) Half Square Triangles, all of one matching dark print, and (3) pink triangles (previously cut once diagonally) as shown.

Sew the pieces for the block into rows. Use your Patchwork Pins (very thin and made for ...

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Dear Prudence Sew~Along Part One from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Welcome, dear quilting friends, to part one of the Dear Prudence sew-along. I'm jazzed to get started!

The sew-along will be done in four parts. Today's task is to make and trim all of the small Half Square Triangles (HST.)

Using your pink print #1 fabrics, gather the (30) pink squares and the (30) assorted dark print squares for HST. Follow the directions in your Dear Prudence pattern and make (60) assorted HST's. Be sure to trim them to size!

That is a big task and plenty to do for the week. Once the HST are made ...

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Dear Prudence ~ Quilt Archaeology Revealed! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Today is the Big Reveal of the quilt I chose for my next Quilt Archaeology event!! I named this quilt..... Dear Prudence.

I really loved this quilt the moment I found it. I love the Birds in the Air blocks with the pink background running through them all, and the variety of dark prints that really pop against the pink ground. The dark inner border gives a frame to the blocks, and a different pink print completes the quilt. Oh, so vintage!

My Farmer's Daughter fabric collection was the perfect match for Dear Prudence! I was so jazzed to ...

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