Minutes for Me Linky Party #23

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and runs for a whole week!
I am switching to a Summer Schedule.
This party will be til June 30th
An Extended Party!

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I added the first one.  I shared my Minutes for Me - Playing with charms!

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Hodgepodge Patchwork Continues Playing with Charms - Part Two

The Twisted Charm Quilt Block is now available as a Downloadable PDF for only $1.00 at Craftsy.com.
Click Here for the direct Link to the pattern.


Click here for Part One. and then come back.

I pressed/iron all the four patches. The photo shows you how I cut it.  I placed the pens in the corners to show you where I lined up the four patch to cut an 8 inch block.  

Just make sure all four corners are on the block and a somewhat even amount from each corner of the original square - about an inch and half in from the corner.  But this does not need to be exact, because we are not going to match up any seams. Rotary cut these two sides.

 Flip around. Line up to cut the 8 inch block.

Rotary cut the other two sides.

I placed the cut offs along each side so you can see how it was cut.  This creates a Twisted Charm Block.

Then I started to lay them out to form all sorts of patterns. First I tried a pattern with all the prints in the bottom right corners.  I mixed the blocks around to scatter the colors too.

With the 56 charms, you will end up with two extra squares.  I can make one more block by adding 4 more charms or just not use them.

I tried a scrambled pattern. I liked this one!

And then a pattern where I grouped the prints together.

Then I switched the prints to the top left corners and mixed up some of the colors.

And another grouping of prints together. I like this one too! This would look cool if it was a larger quilt, then the patterns would repeat.

I tried grouping some of the colors, but I didn't like this pattern.

Then I decided to sew them together all in a row with the print on the bottom right corner and just scattered the colors.

It made a nice long table runner or a cedar chest/trunk topper.  I have a cedar chest in my living room in front of my sofa.  This would make a nice bright topper for it.

The Twisted Charm Blocks are 8 inches wide. If I used it as a table runner is would be about 15 1/2 inches wide by about 53 inches long.

I had fun playing with the charms and making the Twisted Charm Blocks. Try it, you'll like it!

Enjoy!

Marcia

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday - Playing with Charms

The Twisted Charm Quilt Block is now available as a Downloadable PDF for only $1.00 at Craftsy.com. Click Here for the direct Link to the pattern.

Tonight after work I played with charms.  In May,  I had several May for Me Giveaways of the Quilter's Blenders Charm Packs.  I had so much fun laying out all sorts of arrangements.
This was one of my favorite.

Do you remember I started to pick them up in order and then I just mixed them up.  Then I had planned to sew them together in a scrambled order, but when I sat down to sew them I got another idea.
First I am going to sew them together in pairs.  There are 14 multi colored prints and there are 14 yellows.  I paired those up first.

Then I just paired up the rest of them, but I ended up with 2 Ocean Blues.  I grabbed another Purple and took out one of Ocean Blues.
Next, I paired the yellow/multi charms with the others to make 4 patches.

All of the four patches will have a yellow and multicolored print.

Since I don't want them all the same, I will flip some of them around.  That way they won't come out the same.

It will give it more of a scrambled look.

They need to be pressed/ironed.  This is a work in progress. Tomorrow or Thursday, I am going to cut them all at an angle and put a twist on the blocks.

I can't wait!  I love when I take time to play!  Some days it's only for a few minutes, but I am taking time to enjoy something I love to do!

This evening, as I re sized photos and wrote this post and my container garden post, I listened to an old concert of Peter, Paul, and Mary.  It was their 25th Anniversary Concert from 22 years ago in 1990.  I wasn't playing, but I was listening to songs that brought back so many memories of the good old days. One of my favorite songs is Leaving on a Jet Plane. When my children were babies, (in the 80's), I would sing these songs to them at bedtime. Remember Puff the Magic Dragon?  How about Weave Me the Sunshine? I am sharing the links just in case you want to take a moment to listen to them.  You can sing along with them!

Take time to play - even if it is only for a few minutes!
Marcia
Click here for Part Two.

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