Monday, July 30, 2012

abcdefghijklmno.......


letter O  diagram in post below......
will be going on a family beach camping trip till next week, will catch up on letters then......enjoy  cheri

abcdefghijklmno.....


letter O
left row......half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin and a half square triangle.....
center section.....1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, 3&1/2" square red, repeat muslin.....
right row.....repeat left row.....
frame as before

Thursday, July 26, 2012

abcdefghijklmn......



letter N diagram in post below......

abcdefghijklmn.....



letter N
center section.....rows from top to bottom
row one.... 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin, 2&1/2" x 4&1/2" red, repeat muslin.....
row two.....1&1/2" square red, 1&1/2" square muslin and 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red......
row three.....1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red, 1&1/2" square muslin, repeat red.....
row four......1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red, 1&1/2" square muslin and a 1&1/2" square red.....
row five.......2&1/2" x 4&1/2" red and a 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin.....
add a 1&1/2" x 7&1/2" muslin to left and right side......

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

abcdefghijklm......



letter M  block diagram in post below.....

abcdefghijklm......



letter M
center section.....top row 1&1/2" square muslin, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and a 1&1/2" square muslin......
                              next row all 1&1/2" squares....red, muslin, red, muslin and red.....
                              next row 2&1/2" square red, 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin, repeat red square......
                              bottom a 3&1/2" x 5&1/2" red......
add a 1&1/2" x 7&1/2" muslin to left and right side......
           

Friday, July 20, 2012

abcdefghijkl......



letter L  diagram in post below.....almost half way

abcdefghijkl......



letter L
section on right...... row one...half square triangle and 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red
                                  row two....2&1/2" x 3&1/2" red
                                  row three...1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red and a half square triangle
border this section on left and lower side with 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin.....
row on left side..... half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and a half square triangle......
frame block as before.....
                                 
                                 
                

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

abcdefghijk.......



letter K diagram in post below......
left out in diagram the 1&1/2" red square that is sewn on the right side of the 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin strip for middle row of right section......

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letter K ......
sections on the right...... top  sew together a 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red and one each 1&1/2" red square and half square triangle......add a 1&1/2" muslin square and half square triangle to right side and a 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin to left side......
middle row...... 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin......
bottom repeat top.....
on left add two half square triangles and a 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red......
frame as before....

Sunday, July 15, 2012

some summer fun......



Lucy with Mommy and cousins Analisa, Olivia and Sofia enjoying the pool.....
we arrived back home last week from Missouri with Olivia and Dominic for a month's stay at grandma's......after last years travel catastrophes figured flying would be faster and a piece of cake, WroNG!!!!!   got stuck in the Houston airport for hours upon hours of delays due to their much needed rain.......but we're home now enjoying each other to the fullest.....
Lucy is going to think grandma's house is very dull next month!!!

Friday, July 13, 2012

abcdefghij.......



letter J  diagram in post below......

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letter J
first section.....
row one.....1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red, a 1&1/2" muslin square and a half square triangle......
row two.....2&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin.... sew these two rows together and add row three across top.....
row three......1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red and a half square triangle .......
row four...... 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin and a half square triangle......
row five......half square triangle and a 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" red......
frame block as before

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

abcdefg......



letter I  block diagram in post below......

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letter I
starting on left row one.....1&1/2" x 5&1/2" red .......
row two......half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and a half square triangle.....
row three....1&1/2" x 5&1/2" muslin.......
repeat row two then row one......
frame as before

Thursday, July 5, 2012

abcdefg.....



letter H block diagram in post below ........
off to Missouri tomorrow to get Dominic & Olivia for a month vacation in California with grandma, papa, aunts, uncles and cousins......be back on monday

abcdefg.....



letter H .........
starting on left side row one......half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 5&1/2" red and half square triangle......
row two...... 1&1/2" x 7&1/2" muslin......
row three.....3&1/2" square red, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, repeat red square.......
row four.......repeat row two ......
row five........repeat row one ....
no framing on this one......

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

happy july fourth......



From every mountainside
Let Freedom Ring......
Samuel F Smith
   "America"

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

abcdefg......



letter G block diagram in post below......

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letter G .........
top row........half square triangle, 1&1/3" x 3&1/2" muslin, half square triangle......
center .........1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, 2&1/2" x 3&1/2" red, 1&1/2" square red, then muslin and red again ........
bottom row....half square triangle and 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin.......
right row .........1&1/2" square red, half square triangle and 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin......
frame block as before......