DONNA'S - In The Attic

~ 10" TWISTER ~

I Love This Tool ~

and . . . it's so easy to use!

I have it available to Purchase here ~

https://donnasintheattic.com/collections/notions

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Along with the tool you will get the Pattern for this Quilt.

 

You will need a Layer Cake, Fabric for two Borders,

Binding and the Back.

I used the JOL Fabric Collection

 

Available to Purchase it here:

Fabric Yardage

https://donnasintheattic.com/collections/fabric

Layer Cake

https://donnasintheattic.com/collections/pre-cuts

 

 Here is the General Idea how the "Twister" works.

First you will sew all of your blocks together along with the first Border ~

(the pattern says to use 36 of the 42 - 10" squares

but I don't like to waste any of them so

I used all 42 that I show on this Post)

Then you will Cut Up the Quilt Top you just Pieced

using the "Twister" ! ! !

The Corners ~

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Outside Edge Blocks With Border ~

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and The Inside Blocks ~

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Cut your Blocks ~ Left to Right/Top to Bottom.

Lay the Blocks back out in the Order you Cut them.

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The Pinwheels Start To Form!

 

Laid Out and Ready to Sew your the Blocks back together!

(No bulky seams!)

 

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 Ready for the Outside Border!

(the pattern does not call for 2 Borders, but I like to add a

1" Inside Border before adding the larger Outside Border)

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I LOVE IT!

Ready to be Quilted!

I think I am going to use Red Minkie Fabric

on the back and

the white Stripe Fabric that I used on the Inside Border

cut on the Bias for the Binding.

If I do, I'll show you how to do a Bias Binding on my next Post.

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~  DONNA ~ 

"SAWMILL" BY LELLA BOUTIQUE

It is so easy for me to get in a Rut

and only piece Quilts from Patterns that I am familiar with.

So I have decided I am going to

Piece Quilts from Patterns that I had Available to Purchase in my Shoppe

but just never had time to try them.

"Sawmill"

by Lella Boutique

is a Fun Pattern and Easy enough for Beginners!

I decided to use a "Moxi" Layer Cake by Studio M from my Fabric Collection

and White Bella Solid.

I LOVE IT!!!

The Pattern and the Quilt are both available to Purchase!

Pattern - $9 (FREE SHIPPING)

Quilt - $350 (Measure 65.5" x 75")

SOLD

Simply send me a Private Message at

[email protected]

or Comment below.

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If you are interested in Purchasing Patterns and Fabric for Quilts

that I will be Showing Monthly,

Message Me and I will Add Your Name to My List.

I will only order enough Fabric for Quilters that are on The List.

I will be more than Happy to answer any questions Members have

about Piecing the Monthly Quilt.

Have a GREAT DAY!

~ DONNA ~

BEAUTIFUL QUILTS ! ! !

It doesn't get any better than this . . .

getting to work on Beautiful Customer Quilts

and

Listening to Beautiful Piano Music!!!

(my favorite Pianist - John Troutman - link in the right sidebar)

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"Disappearing 9-Patch" Quilt pieced by Teresa Johnston ~

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"Piece of Cake" also pieced by Teresa ~

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T-shirt Quilt pieced by Tamie Fiel ~

It's so much FUN to get to work on Quilts Pieced So Perfectly!

You are all So Talented!!

"Thank you!" to all of my Wonderful Friends and Customers!

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I'm working on three more Quilts I can't wait to show you!

~  DONNA ~

I couldn't stand it . . .

I just had to Piece another

"Disappearing 9-Patch" Quilt!

 

I have had this Layer Cake for a long time.

It was one of the Collections I carried in My Shoppe

but I never had time to Piece a Quilt out of it.

I love the Prints so I wanted to use a Pattern that

would show off the Fabric.

The blocks are Pieced and ready to layout tomorrow!

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I finished the Quilt this Morning ~

I got to spend the entire morning listening to David Nevue on the piano - Beautiful,

and Piecing a Quilt!

Two of my most favorite things to do!!!

This Fabric reminds me of my Dad.

I was raised on our Farm 5 miles North of Olton Tx.

I couldn't help but think about so many

Precious Memories I have with my Dad.

I Loved working with him!

Miss You and Love You!

~  DONNA  ~

"Sweet Tea Quilt" - Pattern by Basic Grey ~

I just finished my "Sweet Tea Quilt" ~

This is the first time I have used this Pattern.

The instructions were easy to follow

and it went together fairly quickly.

The Pattern didn't call for Inside and Outside BorderS

but I added both.

 

I do have the Pattern available to Purchase if anyone is interested.

$10

You can email me at

[email protected]

for more information.

~  DONNA  ~

 

"Holly's Tree Farm" by Sweetwater ~

Have you started Piecing your Christmas Quilt for 2016?

I Can't Believe it, I'm Ahead this year!

I Love this Fabric Collection by Sweetwater.

I also love Polk-a-Dots so I went with the red dot on the back.

You can never go wrong with a bias Candy Cane Stripe binding!

If you have not made a Quilt using the

"Twister" Tool,

you have to try it.

I think you will LOVE IT!

It's a Quick and Easy Way to make a Pinwheel Quilt.

The directions come with the Tool.

I do have them available to purchase ($19.15).
 

 

I also have 2 - "Holly Tree Farm" Layer Cakes" ($39.98  ea - $34.98) available

and the Coordinating Yardage shown above ($10.99 yd - $9.99 yd)

available to purchase.

Not a Quilter? - Custom Orders Accepted

Private Message me at

[email protected]

for any of the Products shown above.

~ DONNA ~ 

Modern Barn Raising Quilt Completed ~

Well, I finally got it finished!

 Here is what the Pattern looked like ~

 Well, mine turned out a little different.

Everything worked out fine as long as you don't have to match seams.

 

But, on the blocks where the strips had to match, there was no way they were going to.

You can see, they are all off by about 1/2 inch.

 

I went back over the Pattern to see if I missed something along the way

but couldn't find anything.

 I decided to contact Fons and Porter to see if they had had anyone contact them

with the same problem.

Here is their Reply back ~

Donna,

Thanks for contacting Fons & Porter with your question. After reviewing the pattern and the demonstration parts from our video I can offer two solutions. Sorry to say, since I only made a portion of the blocks I didn’t catch this earlier.

1.      Leave the blocks “as is” and call it a design choice – I realize this may not be your first choice. It probably wouldn’t be mine either.

2.      You can trim two sides of each block – the side that has the long 2-1/2” strip and its adjacent triangle.

I apologize for this – during the writing of this pattern it concerned me that in the designers quilt, there were some strips that appeared narrow (see page 82 in our magazine) I believe that they trimmed blocks so that they too could align the seams perfectly. It’s somewhere in the math that the issue occurs. Again, I’m sorry for the distress this may have caused. We try our best to produce error-free designs, but sometimes this happens.

 

 

 

 

Peace,

Colleen Tauke

Sewing Specialist

Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

I had the Quilt completely finished before I got their Reply back,

so needless to say,

I'll have to say mine is a Design Choice !?!

Might be good to know if you want to make this Quilt.

~ DONNA~

Red, White and Blue Fourth of July 2016 Quilt ~

Well . . . ,

I didn't think it was Going To Happen,

BUT IT DID ~

I was a little Unsure How it was Going to Turn Out

(check out my June 28, 2016 Post)

BUT . . . , I LOVE IT!

 

When I first decided to Piece this Quilt, my thoughts were -

"You don't need anymore Quilts -   Where are you Going to Put It!"

Then I thought, "I will just Piece the Top and Give It Away."

BUT . . . ,

It happens Every Time - I FALL IN LOVE with the Quilt and Can't Stand to Part With It.

It is Now,

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

SO . . . ,

as of right now,

I'm Going To Keep It!

I didn't use Just One Certain Collection of Fabric in this Quilt

but instead,

Throw Some Prints together that I Loved and Blended Well Together.

I have just enough of these same Fabrics to make another Quilt.

I used my All Time Favorite Pattern

"Turning Twenty Just Got Better" by Tricia Cribbs.

I have this Pattern available to purchase here ~

https://www.etsy.com/listing/268326428/turning-twenty-just-got-better-ff-116?ref=shop_home_active_2

I will either Custom make another Quilt just like this one for Someone,

or

if you are a Quilter and would like to Piece One Yourself,

I will Sell You the Kit. - SOLD

Email - [email protected]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

~ DONNA ~

What I'm Working On ~ "Modern Barn Raising Quilt"

Fons & Porter's "Quilting Quickly" - March/April 2016 Magazine

I bought this Magazine a couple of weeks ago.

There are several Quilt Patterns in here that I can't wait to try.

Here is the one I will be working on first ~

I think it is so Cute!

Here is what the Pattern says ~

"using pre-cut strips is a real time saver. 

Strip piecing these big blocks saves even more time, so you can have this throw done in two shakes!"

I decided to use the "Evening Mist" Fabric Collection by Sentimental Studios.

I got a good start on it today - I'll hopefully get it finished tomorrow!

Make sure and check back to see the completed Quilt!

~  DONNA  ~

My New "Gypsy Rose" Quilt ~

 I got it Quilted, Trimmed, and Ready for the Binding . . .

 

I wasn't for sure if I was going to like this Quilt, but I love it now that it is Quilted.

I used a Feather Pattern ~

 and here you can see the Fabric I chose for the back.

It is from another "Fig Tree Quilts" Fabric Collection.

If you are interested in this Quilt Pattern, it can be purchased here -

https://www.etsy.com/listing/286387349/crossover-by-pieces-from-my-heart-layer?ref=shop_home_active_1

~  DONNA  ~