Fresh Sewing Day - June

Blogging late in the day again!

I had another all day workshop today - Getting to know your sewing machine!

10 lovely ladies with 10 completely different sewing machines. There were 3 Frister-Rossman, but all from different decades so all different. The oldest machine was 18 years old and the newest was 2 months!

Everyone left having made a small zippered purse and a button hole clutch, plus gained an insight into how their machine works and how to deal with problems that might arise!

Great fun and incredibly satisfying to help people overcome their fears and understand how to use their sewing machines!

May dashed by in a whirlwind of teaching - workshops, evening classes and open days - and sewing quilts!

There has been Triangle Madness!

Some present making and free motion fun!

A bit of baby sitting that resulted in a new FMQ pattern!

Oh and dress making for Outstanding Tutor Awards!

So May was pretty busy... wonder what June will hold!

Linking up with Lily's Quilts and Fresh Sewing Day:

Together do. Good Stitches - May

I am so excited to be the second quilter on the list for the new charity bee Together do. Good Stitches.

Last month was so much fun.

We are going to be making a block for Siblings Together again, but this time it is going to be a quilt for a teenage boy. As a mum to 3 boys, I am conscious of the lack of quilts out there for the boys, especially older boys, so I am keen to make something for this age group. For colours think blues, greys and whites, maybe a bit of colour with yellows.

Now for the block, or rather triangle!

The block starts with a right angle triangle - of any size - that is then added to like a Court House Steps Block. The widths of the strips can be varied until the sides that are perpendicular measure at least 12.5".

So start with a perpendicular triangle:

Sew a strip onto one of the straight sides and press the seam outwards. Make sure you use a strip that is longer than the side.

Trim the excess off the triangle:

Keep adding another 2 sides until the triangle is complete:

Keep adding strips:

Once the triangle measures over 12.5" on the perpendicular sides you are done!

Don't worry about getting the block side perfectly 12.5", just as long as they are over - I will sort them out when I have them all in. 2 blocks from everyone would be great to get a good sized quilt!

Here is my other one:

Hope you enjoy it!