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BOM #17 Chain Block

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Craftsy Block of the Month 2012 »

Instructions

I NEED special instructions! I had very scant 1/4 inch seams just to make sure I hit 12.5 inches. Not easy, this block.

Picture is not really true in color (much better in person) I'll add a couple more if I can snap some in better lighting.

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

Style: Mod

Materials

Kaffe Fassett fat quarters

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Pieceful1

Nov 20, 2012

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OH! LOVE THIS BLOCK TOO!

mo.sews

Nov 21, 2012

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Thanks Pieceful1 I completed the others, just haven't photographed them yet. Seems it's always DARK! lol

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Pieceful1

Nov 20, 2012

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Hey Mo! Just wanted to stop by and wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have fun at your reunion too!

mo.sews

Nov 21, 2012

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Oh thanks! and the very same best wishes back at you! ~reunion was fun... amazing how many I didn't recognize, and our HS principal was there too!

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Ann C

Nov 06, 2012

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Please be sure to post your completed quilt! What are you going to do with yours?

mo.sews

Nov 08, 2012

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I will post, I promise! My laptop died, so i won't be posting until I replace it (sneaking a comment in at work). I am almost finished with Cleopatra's puzzle, and I have the last two blocks to complete yet. I'm undecided about quilting as yet. With the black background I'm not sure if I want to use black quilting thread, or something else. And I *may* decide to QAYG instead of assemblying the whole quilt and then quilting. Eventually I think it'll be a wall hanging (as I have a grey cat!)

Ann C

Nov 04, 2012

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Love the contrast

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mo.sews

Nov 06, 2012

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Thank you Ann! (me too!) I've still to do the October blocks... I feel another color-wheel coming on :D

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Surfside6

Oct 30, 2012

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Thanks everybody - we are all well and safe in Southern Maine (USA). We always lose power if a cloud passes over, but this time we had "flickers" only and rain/strong winds did very little damage. We are blesssed indeed. We might get thunderstorms tonight, but no serious expectations. My heart goes out to New York, New Jersey, etc....it will take weeks and months for normal to return to some areas. Stay safe

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mo.sews

Nov 01, 2012

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So glad you are safe! This gives new meaning to your handle! "Surfside"... are we all invited for lobster? :D Very happy you are safe.

Surfside6

Oct 28, 2012

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I cannot buy more background unfortunately. I must have had this large piece for 15 years waiting for the perfect project. It was too pretty to cut! What a dope I am...I have a few fabrics I don't want to cut. As I await the arrival of "Sandy" here on the East Coast, I have been working with my "Little Apple" jelly roll and charm pack. It's so much fun. I needed a break with something easy and I'm loving it

mo.sews

Oct 29, 2012

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Stay safe!! xoxo

patz in suffolk

Oct 30, 2012

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I hope everything's okay and the worst of the storm is now over. Best wishes. Patricia

WasaNewbieJean

Oct 30, 2012

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Take care friend! Hope all is well with you and yours now.

Wazoo Sue

Oct 26, 2012

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love, love,love it!!

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Surfside6

Oct 25, 2012

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Actually, I fibbed. I have this one done, but not the 2nd one. I'm losing it!!!

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Surfside6

Oct 25, 2012

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Yummy, yummy, Mo! I still have to do mine. Cutting it close (no pun intended) on enough background fabric.

mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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I relate... I bought more background fabric. Mine is black (as you know) so I can use it for other things if I have too much.

WasaNewbieJean

Oct 25, 2012

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mo- I can hardly wait to see your entire quilt! You do such lovely work.

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Oh there are two more months to freak out about the quilting part! :D Thanks for the compliment!

WasaNewbieJean

Oct 28, 2012

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I've been freaking out for some time now!

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mo.sews

Oct 30, 2012

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Me too! I've Pinterested quilting ideas to death, signed up for a quilting class here on craftsy, and I google quilting on the regular. "What ME Worry???" he he

double d

Oct 25, 2012

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Very nice - pretty colors!

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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thanks double D!

Pam NZ

Oct 25, 2012

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GORGEOUS!!! Love love LOVE this one! Scrummy curves! I'm with you... tried it, got the badge but a whole quilt??? Don't think so... except that after seeing yours, maybe ;-)

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Well if you find yourself saying "What was I thinking?" Don't blame me! :D My daughter (who doesn't quilt or sew) sent me an email of a curved piece quilt that she saw on a package of batting. LOL I got it this morning! I still have Cleo's block to do too.

Pam NZ

Oct 28, 2012

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Haha I love your daughter!!! Has she told you what colours she wants yet LOL??? She must have read your comment below about needing a LOT more practice with this one. :P

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mo.sews

Oct 30, 2012

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Haha... I love her too! She found it in an ad, fell in love with it, took a picture of it with her phone and emailed it to me. Oh and it's not just curved piecing... it looks like those American beauty blocks with the long spikey triangles in it too! Oh Lordy! And then she follows it up by reminding me how much I love HER! (translation: Sucker!) I am too! :D

Pam NZ

Oct 30, 2012

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Oh dear, done deal I would say LOL... I will be watching and waiting hehe ;-)

mo.sews

Oct 25, 2012

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Thanks everyone! I still need a lot of practice with this one. I'm in awe of the curved piecers out there that do a whole quilt this way!

mpac5000

Oct 25, 2012

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Mo, this block is wonderful. Love the way the black background makes the colors pop.

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Hi mpac5000! I am never disappointed by the black background... this I can say for sure!

Darns

Oct 25, 2012

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Oh, wow! Love the KF fabrics on the black! I think your quilt will glow in the dark! Yeah, these curved pieces were pretty tedious to do but worth it - don't think I'd make a whole drunkard's path quilt though -

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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I now know why they call it that! Totally sober, doing these blocks can drive you to drink! lol I thought the pieces were going together reasonably well, but they don't measure up right... and you know how frustrating it is to come up short on that 12.5" block!

4Bird

Oct 25, 2012

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I love your black background. It gives it an oxymoron look. (Old patterns created in a most modern look.) Actually, the Amish people quilt a lot with black. I have seen blocks of Amish quilts strung on lines at a quilt action in Wisconsin. It's amazing to see all the design and color.

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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The Amish quilts were the inspiration for my choosing the black background.. They are so colorful. I'd love to see them up close.

SandiePink

Oct 25, 2012

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LOVE your fabrics! This quilt is going to be VERY striking!

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Some of these fabrics are so yummy you really DO want to eat them. I would have gotten into quilting a long time ago if these were available say in the 70's! LOL These fabrics are 'far out'

patz in suffolk

Oct 25, 2012

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Smashing! If ever I do this BOM quilt again I shall surely use black as a background.

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Thanks Pat in Suffolk UK! It probably won't be my last black quilt either. A lot of bang for your "pound" :D Plus the seam allowances don't show through, as they do on the white backgrounds.

patz in suffolk

Oct 28, 2012

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The only thing is ... I've got a cream-coloured long-haired cat and as soon as I see anything black (clothes especitally), I get a vision of the item all covered in Rupert's hair!!!

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mo.sews

Oct 30, 2012

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I have a grey cat myself... I don't remember him being in my face so much as since I started quilting. I have my blocks in ziplock bags. If (I mean when) I finish this quilt, I may just hang it up on the wall. What is it will quilters and cats anyway? We all seem to have them.

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Cheryl Lemmons

Oct 25, 2012

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Love it! I've always liked quilts on a black background. The colors just pop. Looking forward to seeing the whole quilt when it's done.

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mo.sews

Oct 28, 2012

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Thank you Cheryl! This is my first quilt start to finish (along with a Dresden I'm working on for my mom). So I'm pleased. I started sewing in high school, making clothes. And I'm thinking I'd like to go back to it, after seeing your beautiful creations... couture touches and all!

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mo.sews

Oct 24, 2012

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hats off to my fellow BOM-ers who nailed this block... I thought this one was difficult to piece accurately.

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