Weather vane quilt block

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Hello Ladies (and Gent) from NewBee Hive #7! February is my month and I've decided to make quilts for my niece and nephew to give at Christmas next year. I picked one of my favorite traditional blocks which I'm going to complete in two color sets, one for my niece and one for my nephew. The block I have chosen is "weathervane" and I hope you will like it as much as I do! *Photo 1 (in top left) is for Lauren's quilt, the second photo is another one of mine from another project, the last three…

Weathervane Quilt Block: 6", 9" and 12" finished

Weather vane Quilts and Blocks ideas. Sewing Tutorial

Weather vane Quilts and Blocks ideas. Sewing Tutorial

Weather Vane quilt block February 23, 1933- Nancy Cabot published the Weather Vane quilt block pattern in the Chicago Tribune saying it "is a quilt block in its original form which still boasts its original name" and "there are few designs that can claim the same distinction." She shows it in three colors in the arrangement that I am showing in my block. This block can be found in Electric Quilt's BlockBase program as #1780. This block is very easy to make as a six inch block. You need- 12…

The block is named Weather Vane and it was designed by Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs. I love their patterns. I made the Charlotte Quilt with one of their patterns in 3 Times the Charm. I actually made two of this block, because I thought the first one wasn't good enough. I don't know what I was thinking, because the next morning it looked perfectly fine to me! I am going to add the mini charm pack to it and make a nice pillow out of the extra block. Blogged…

Weathervane Quilt Block Pattern Information Smells Through all the frozen winter My nose has grown most lonely For lovely, lovely, colored smells That come in springtime only. The purple smell of lila

This block appeared on 101 Patchwork Patterns by Ruby Short McKim around 1931. Have a look at her Weathervane pattern and download the pdf for free. Fabric needs 4 squares, 3″ x 3″ in a…

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Hi! If you enjoy this blog, please become a follower, I need to know if anyone is out there using these tutorials! And pop on over to the American Homestead blog and see what is going on in my life. All the best! ~ Ellen http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com Fabric Requirements: Fabric A: Rust 1 - 4 1/2" square 8 - 2 1/2" squares - Mark a diagonal line on back. Fabric B: White print 2 - 5 1/4" square - Mark a diagonal line on back. 4 - 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles Fabric C: Light Brown 2 - 5…

Jess has written up a brilliant tutorial for the second block in our QAL, the Weathervane block. I love the combination of Ruby and FMF in this block! So if you're quilting along, head over to Jess's blog and check out the tutorial. As always, don't forget to add your block to the Flickr group - there are some absolutely awesome blocks in there. xx Jess

This week's block is the weathervane. It's a nine patch block. In Blockbase it is number 1780. The Malaga ladies had some issues with the block sizes. Whoever put the blocks together just trimmed them to fit. Gladys Hill was 45 years old, a farmer's wife with four children at school. Gladys had a four year university degree. She probably waited a while to get married, her first child was born when she was 31 years old. On the 1940s census form her husband Leo had worked 60 hours in the…

The August block for the 2012 Designer Mystery BOM is called "Weather Vane". In keeping with my promise to do my block within 5 days of receiving the kit so it doesn't sit and sit...I am 3 for 3 on getting them made up! Fat Quarter Shop is awesome with giving you plenty of fabric to work with.....no fear of cutting wrong and not being able to correct it. I almost have enough left over to make another block each month...and the fabrics are to die for!!! If you're not doing these, you're gonna…

2012 Designer Mystery BOM Fat Quarter Shop

Today I created a block that was given as the Block of the month (BOM). You can tell that I am still a novice quilter and have more learning to do. I have the hardest time getting my lines to align. Unfortunately my points are not perfect. It is also called „Indian Trail, Storm At Sea“. The pattern is found in several books such as „One Hundred and One Patchwork Patterns, (pg.7) by Ruby Short McKim. The book was published in 1931. It is also found in „The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in…

Barn Block Kit 1 - Weather Vane