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Karen clarification please on block 21 for side units that get trimmed too 3 by 3 1/2. The blue sticky note says cut two background and two color but it doesn't give a size. The size and the book is 2 1/8 by 2 1/8 but I believe you cut oversized. Can you please give me that size

Karen...i believe there might be a cutting error for block 44. I used your geese & HST method and the B units have to be cut @ 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" to get the finished 2" segment. Also the same with 4 HST, make 2 1/2" to finish at 2". A cute easy block using your suggestion.

How do I get the quilt patterns

Thank you.

I appreciate your methods an explanations so much!

Thanks for this. Very nice to see these worked out.

Great suggestions & alternatives to these blocks … Thank you 😊

Thank you! Thank you!

Actually like bolder better

great i cant wait to get the permission to join the group on FB. to get the pattern. bless!

I am so happy to have found this! The steps work perfectly and make sense. I will reference each and every time I bind since there are steps that I can’t seem to keep in my brain after all these years of doing it differently. Thank you, Karen.

Where are these diagrams located please?

Is this a repeat video

Well, #40 may or may not make it into my quilt. It is pretty and I like the Sam Houston story but squaring up for the 8 1/2” block did not give me a seam allowance. Whoops. Not quite sure where I strayed but all the points are the same (I was consistent ☺️). Perhaps those T’s will just have a little flair when I add sashing and I’ll call it good.

August 9 note: just finished July blocks after life provided some delays, as it can do. THANK YOU so much for the construction steps of #36!! That was very helpful… and fun. Looking forward to piecing the rest with you.

Thank you. You are the first person who has described exactly how I think about fabric and how I use fabric. And until i found you, everyone I heard said store your scraps by colour. I store my fabric by style, modern, brights, antique etc.

Thank you. I appreciate the larger measurements. I don't mind trimming to make the block for the correct size.

Thank you

Thank you. I really appreciate all your tips and the larger piece dimensions.

Thank you Karen.

Oh I enjoyed this video! It’s very helpful! I’m excited to look up some Bonnie Hunter patterns. I inherited my grandmothers entire fabric stash and Bonnie’s advice sounds like just the thing!

Thanks, Karen, for your help in assembling block 36. With your excellent instruction it went together perfectly. I am so enjoying this project. Nancy Schulz

Thanks Karen for all your great tips & techniques in putting these blocks together.

U r such a GREAT teacher!!!

Thank you!

Thanks for your teachings. I love it:)

Hi, where can I buy this beautiful fabric?

Great information! Thank you.

Really liked your aunt's quilt. I prefer a totally scrappy look. Perhaps i should want my projects of that type to be more structured , but to me, it would then be just another planned pattern quilt. I like the random improv look. But i do agree on not getting too excited and sewing them together too soon, so you dont get color or prints off balance, lol, been there and done that 😅.

On my #15 block, I decided to make life easier, so I drafted it as a 9" on EQ and then printed it as an 8" paper piecing pattern. I love the way it came out.

Thank you very much for sharing your quilting expertise with me. I really appreciate how you have modified the piecing. ❤️

My mom-in -law bought this book for me as a thank you for pet sitting. I have a gorgeous fat quarter bundle by Laundry Basket Quits that I have been saving for a special quilt. I must admit that I looked through the book and was intimidated by it. I’m a new quilter, so I am so happy and excited about your sew along. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and techniques with me. 😃

Oh good, I'm late getting started because I just received my book, and I have that same fabric bundle, so I'm going to copy you😊

I've never been drawn to Civil War quilts. Garnet & Gingham collection is very appealing. Looking forward to another project.

Your new Kim Diehl garnet colors are beautiful! I’m using mostly her fabrics for my blocks plus bits of Jo Morton, Pam Buda and Paula Barnes. Love this project and thanks for the help with construction. Nice.

Thank you for your excellent tutorial. You gave some excellent tips about using and removing stabilizer. Thank you! They would have eliminated frustration on previous machine appliqué projects! I’m looking forward to making the tree skirt!

These blocks are challenging my brain power.

Beautiful blocks. Fabric choices are great! The reds are rich 😊

Thank you Karen. I have to agree Kim Diehls fabric is beautiful. Can't wait for it to come to my quilt shop.

Karen Could You Please tell me the name of the Color Referencing Tool You use. The one that is a set of 3 x 5 cstds

Thanks Karen ! I have 5 substitute blicks made fir just this situation..so i will substitute it for 27.. this has been a great sew along and I am learning so much. Have a great week !

Thank you!

I have picked various colors and put them in a box. All my blocks will be made from this box. They are all different colors, and I think by the last block I will have enough representation of each color to make it cohesive.

Thank you so much. What muslin are you using? The one I bought in the quilt shop, is very hard to sew in. Are all like that, or there are some more manageable? Anyone can answer my question. I’m new (2 years) in the quilting world…😊

Thank you!! I have to redo block 11 as it finished way too small. This helps a lot!

I love "the dog's breakfast" quilt. I have made many of Bonnie's quilts. I could see "the dog's breakfast" quilt with a stopping border and another round of a different type of block, another stopping border, and finally a piano key border.

Finally! Someone who recognizes the true meaning of a scrap quilt! Quilts made from coordinated precuts are beautiful; however, they are not, I repeat not, scrap quilts. True scrap quilts are made from, guess what? SCRAPS from your stash! I make scrap quilts that are color coordinated, and usually with small pieces. Loved this presentation!

Enjoy your video very much.

Absolutely inspired, thank you.

Thank you for these videos. I am yet to get the book but hope to watch all the videos again when I do. One question...I watched you select fabrics for the overall project but how did you select colours for each block? Did you have in mind which block would go next to which, etc in selecting the fabrics and colours?