The 3rd lesson in Karen Walkers "Farmers Wife Quilt Revival" is now available. Chucked full of wonderful information. You can get it from her via e-mail, snail mail, Etsy and Craftsy. Click on the link above or the icon on the side bar.
You know how hard it is to open a Jelly Roll? Well try a whole box of fat quarters (see prev post to why I have a whole box) I finally went searched the web and found the complete collection so I could add the .jpgs to EQ7.
I also printed the images so I could match them up with the stock number. Ok, your saying.."why?" Ok, here is why. Because all I have is one yard of each of the prints, I want to make sure that I like the placement of the fabrics in the block before I cut. EQ will allow me to design in the actual/virtual fabrics that I will be using, pretty kool!
I pressed all 70 fabrics, and hung them on skirt hangers. I am using the small pieces of paper with the names on them to keep them organized so I can find the fabric for the blocks without much hassle, we will see if this works.
You know how hard it is to open a Jelly Roll? Well try a whole box of fat quarters (see prev post to why I have a whole box) I finally went searched the web and found the complete collection so I could add the .jpgs to EQ7. I also printed the images so I could match them up with the stock number. Ok, your saying.."why?" Ok, here is why. Because all I have is one yard of each of the prints, I want to make sure that I like the placement of the fabrics in the block before I cut. EQ will allow me to design in the actual/virtual fabrics that I will be using, pretty kool!
So all that done, and all the blocks drawn in EQ, I am now adding the fabric numbers, following Karen's instructions, and then will be making the blocks.
First step, write the fabric numbers on the instruction sheets from FWRQ, so I know what fabric I chose to go where. Second step, pull all of the fabrics from the box. I pulled one of each print from the box, pined a small picture with the number on it to each.
Third step, Press! OMG!! You would think that FQ's from the manufacturer would be on grain.. HA! far from it. I would say that over half of them are off grain by at least 1/2 to 1 inch or more. Such a disappointment. I am hoping that the loss of fabric from these cuts will not effect the amount of yardage I need to complete these blocks.
Happy Farming!
