Creepin It Real Again!

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I am teaching at The Quilt Crossing in Boise Idaho in June. The owner of the shop is a fan of my work. She commissioned a One Block Wonder from me last year. Laura really loves Halloween and made an offer on QT Fabric‘s “Creepin it Real”.

I accepted her offer. She had 7 more “Creepin It Real” panels. These panels would enable me to make it again.

It is fun to see the differences. With the first “Creepin It Real” I cut my strips 3.75″ for 6″ finished hexies. With “Creepin It Real 2″, I cut my strips 3.25″ for 5” finished hexies. That gave me 31 more hexies than I had with the first one. The first “Creepin It Real” measures 90″ x 70″. The second “Creepin it Real” measures 74″ x 74″. Even though I had extra hexies, I did not use them all.

My new favorite ruler for cutting out my hexies is Deb Tucker’s First Choice Rulers.

TIP: I tried something different this time. Once I attached the top section, I attached one row from the left section. It was much less bulky determining where the bottom section should be attached. Then I added one row from the right side. Once the remaining left & right sections were stitched together, it would be easy to attach them to the center section.

I’m just so happy that I still have a “Creepin it Real” in my collection. I’m Looking forward to meeting Laura in June.

@QTFabrics @TheQuiltCrossing @Studio180Design #FirstChoiceRulers #Star60Tool

5 thoughts on “Creepin It Real Again!”

  1. qltrdenike@aol.com's avatarqltrdenike@aol.com

    Hi Jackie, Each new project is amazing and I so enjoy receiving your emails.  I’m working on your Cardinals In Spring quilt.  I have a question on how you quilt your quilts and finish the edges. If you have made a comment on your blog on this subject, I will do a search. Thanks for your inspiration,Barbara DeNike

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    1. ifthesethreadscouldtalk's avatarifthesethreadscouldtalk Post author

      Hi Barbara. I meander my quilts because that is what I know how to do! Meandering OBW’s helps to keep them flat. There can be a lot of stretching because of the bias edges. Meandering sucks up and shrinks when there are puffy hexies. I just bind the edges of my quilts. Thanks for following me.

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      1. qltrdenike@aol.com's avatarqltrdenike@aol.com

        Thanks so much for the info. Sorry if you got double messages. I didn’t know if my comment went thru so sent an email.  

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