Cut Ups

I figured out that 1 5/8 yards of solid fabric can be cut up for 18 blocks with very little waste. Thought I'd share it with anyone who is working on blocks.

Make 3 - 6" cuts; subcut into 3 cuts @ 6", and 1 cut @3.5"


Make 11 - 3.5" cuts. 5 of them are subcut into 2 cuts @ 6" and 1 cut @ 7.5"


The next 5 are subcut into 2 cuts @ 7.5" and 1 cut @ 6"


The last strip gets subcut into 3 - 7.5 "cuts. Depending on the width of the fabric, I sometimes have to piece the last 2 from this section with scraps from above.



Now you're set to follow the original tutorial and put them together.

Again, THANKS to everyone who is working on this with me!!

WBUUC

Friends from MQC and I hung our art work at White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church yesterday. The church has a beautiful new sanctuary and common areas that are so welcoming for fiber art.

Thanks to everyone who has sent in blocks recently!!** I hung 11 panels of the project. It hangs on the wall opposite the entrance to the sanctuary, and is beautiful. The people from the church were very excited to have it there, and my friends from MCQ have been so helpful and encouraging. It was nice to be able show off how far we've come.

There is a table with the blog address, and blocks so folks can help.

What a good time we had hanging this and all the other beautiful work. Here are some photos of us hard at work.

This show will hang at the WBUUC until February 10th. If you're nearby it would be a nice stop. There's a great little drive in diner down the road for lunch.





**UPDATE!!! I have received a couple of blocks that have the knots in a peace symbol pattern. While I am ever so thankful for help, but, I do have a caveat. I want this piece to be more abstract, and allow each person viewing it to be free to feel and think whatever they need to feel and think without ideas being put in their heads. Any abstract design is fine for the knots or beads. Just nothing dogmatic. It's the dogma that I believe gets us into these nasty situations to begin with. I live in a big "red" bubble in a "blue" state. I have learned that whispering is sometimes louder than shouting.

I am going to keep the peace symbol blocks on my design board as my inspiration, because that is what this project means for me.

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A Happy & Peaceful New Year

Much THANKS to everyone who has been sending in blocks!! Look at the piles I have to pin together for the upcoming exhibit at White Bear Unitarian Universalist next weekend. I am continuously humbled by your help with my idea. I don't update as often as I should because I find myself without words about the state of the war and the world and how i and my project fit into it all. I'm overwhelmed. Thank you for your continued help and encouragement.

May we all find a little bit of peace and comfort in the new year.
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Exhibit A

My friends at Minnesota Contemporary Quilters have been hugely supportive of this project. Every January we display the works of some of our members at the White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church. This year the piece I will be displaying will be the project so far. There's still time to send any blocks you have completed. I just received some from Nellie! Thanks!

Fame

Well, I have officially used up 3 minutes of my 15 minute allotment of fame.

Last week Bob Collins from Minnesota Public Radio came to my home. He took some photos, and we spoke about the project. Here is a link to the resulting slide show with audio. MPR

MPR has been an integral part of my life ever since I can remember, so, it was a great honor to welcome Bob into my home. Thanks Bob!

So Far

It was a brisk, but sunny ( finally sunny when I'm free for a moment,) afternoon. I went to a nearby park late this afternoon and took a few shots of what is put together so far. There are 8 sections of 30 blocks shown. My mom keeps another section with her, and there is another section without hanging sleeves yet. That makes 300 blocks in all, right now. 300 American and 63,600 Iraqi deaths.

I Got Mail!

Big Thanks to Georgia from Texas, who returned 4 blocks to me yesterday!! Yeah! If there is any sunshine tomorrow morning I will post pictures.

I'll take pictures of blocks too, so hurry and send them in!