So glad you are back. Missed you.

Beautiful Red Singer and so loving that pattern. Love from NKY ❤

Becca, I agree with all of the great comments and i would like to add that your choice of binding fabric helped make things clear.

Welcome back Becca. You were missed.

Do you use the same zipper pull from the zipper you cut off, or do you have to buy a separate one? I'm having the hardest time getting the zipper pull back on to the zipper. Do you have any tricks? Thank you.

How do you keep your Day Job??LOL

One way to efficiently use fabric is to cut oversized pieces that fit comfortably within the allotted space + seam allowance. I use ~1/4-1/2" upsize. A corner clipper ruler is your friend as it cuts with seam allowances, and will help you size the triangle if you are uncomfortable with quilter's math. I find that a hot hemmer makes the perfect creasing tool. If you have one, give it a try.

Becca, you may know this but Gudrun of GEDesigns has some free info on her web site for using the stripology ruler.

Becca do you mind sharing g where you sent your machine for painting. I would love a recommendation. Ty

You have haters I'm sorry😢

Blue

What a pretty machine color!

Did you drive home by yourself?

Very relaxing 😌

I love that quilt.

Glad to see you back on Fridays and glad you had great time at retreat. Summer is going fast-I just moved from Tennessee to Florida and can’t believe July is going so fast.

I made my alphabets with card stock and scrap book alphabet stickers

Me, too! The air smells so fresh. I used to love to read while listening to the rain hit the windows.

I love my 301, joanns has the rolling carts that fit

Using a triangle ruler or folded corner clipper would allow you to expertly cut the miter (with the seam allowance, the corner needs to have the 1/4" line running through it) that you need a save a few steps. A perfect framing for the lovely materials. A little less waste if employed a no waste flying geese method and then attach white strips of needed length. Negative is that it has more seams which may detract from the clean framing.

A resounding yes. (Great demo). I don't prewash anything. I do starch and press everything before cutting, but not precuts 10,5 precuts for the reasons you note. Those are precariously sized anyway (not square, not full size). I do not have a shrinkage problem with strips though. Now i have a steam generating iron which has a dry steam v. a wet steam. I think that I might go to my quilt lab and test shrinkage. I did use a liquid starch on my 6" Kaleido blocks seams only--I got shrinkage. They did not measure 6.5" (and they did prior to my great little experiment).

Mary I would be very interested in your juki , I’ve been looking on line and I can’t afford a new one at the moment. You probably have several people interested but if not I am very interested. Love Rosemary xxx

I love the sound of my Sewmor machine.

Becca your Ruby machine sounds wonderful! It runs smooth engine should congratulations

Shouldn't there be a piece of black between each tulip?

Missed you but did enjoy watching Ian's marathon.. Glad you had fun. Ruby is stunning!

Love Ruby

Glad you are back. Safe and sound. Hope you had a great time.

Blue

Enjoyed Ian! Hope you had a great break. But I missed you. Glad you are back!

Becca. Isn’t there supposed to be a background strip between the two flowers?

Sisters! Yay! Awesome Ruby!

Joining from Arlington, TX

Absolutely gorgeous quilt all the blocks have a nice little something different to offer.

👋👋 ❤ Love me some soothing rain music. Enjoy it for me. But don’t nap 😴 to long 😂

Pretty cool but good Lord Becca!! mother nature made you a pool where there wasn’t one lol

Oh yeah! 🌧️

I’ve been using the Acorn Precision piecing pen for a number of years. I think you used a bit too much liquid which made the process take longer than necessary. I use it most while I’m piecing the block, it makes my points much more accurate.😊

Becca! This is a beautifully presented tutorial and I love the freezer paper FPP... hence FP FPP. Your sample even showed how you oculd fussy cut in placement of that first one. The colors and placement were perfect.

Great tutorial…

Love Mom's colors but I love the way the black gives depth! I put my borders on both ways it depends on how I'm feeling that day/s.

Wonderful

The mountains are beautiful in this area

I do too! But I’m sure glad I wasn’t in Toronto yesterday during the severe flooding! 😱 Looking forward to seeing you back on Friday! 😁

Rain yes Tornados No

Wow!

Send some here plz becca I would love it to rIn like this in uk for 1day so I can sit and listen to it

I love watching rain like that. The roof doesn’t seem to be working though!

Beautiful rain. We sooo need that here. I'm jealous 😫 😂

We all need this rain SO terribly! Enjoy your break Becca! WELL deserved🎉💕