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Mini Design Boards

Back in 2017, I made mini design boards in sizes 9″ to 15″ square.

Those boards are very handy. I use them a lot.

I wanted a larger size, about 17″ square.

The boards that I found to work with measure about 20″ x 30″. I didn’t want to waste any, so I used the entire board, rather than cutting squares from them.

Instead of using hot glue, which was a very messy experience for me, I went with a different tutorial and used the UltraHold fusible glue from HeatnBond.

Design Boards

It was faster and easier!

If you would like to make your own, try Robin Suzanne’s tutorial:

A completed design board:

Design Boards

I did make two, but they look the same, so you get the idea.

Quilt On!

Hen Party Update 3

All ten Hen Party blocks are fused.

That was the easy and fun part.

Block 10:

Hen Party

The next part of the process will be to stitch the applique to the background.

That may take a while.

Since it is summer, and the great outdoors beckons. Are you in your sewing studio or outdoors? I know some of you can take your sewing machines out to sew on your deck. I love that!

I don’t dare. Just the other day, I was minding my own business…enjoying a book on the chaise under the oak tree, when it happened. Plop! Yup. A little birdie pooped on me!

I expect that is more than you wanted to know.

Anyway…too many little birdies around for me to take my sewing project out there.

I do, however, still take my books out to enjoy an afternoon of reading.

All ten blocks:

Hen Party

Ignore those other blocks on the design wall. They have nothing to do with the hens.

Hen Party

Hen Party Update

Hen Party Update 2

Quilt On!

Hen Party Update 2

More fun progress:

Block 7:

Hen Party

Block 8:

Hen Party

Block 9:

Hen Party

Hen Party

Hen Party Update

Quilt On!