Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 14

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This week's block is a quick one.  If you've been keeping up, you're almost done!  Here's a tip: after you sew the half-square triangle units that make the sail, square them up to 6-1/4" from raw edge to raw edge.  They'll fit perfectly into your block.

Here's my fabric selection using the Moda Grunge bundle:

• Flag - Geranium 
• Sails - Kraft
• Mast - Fur; 
• Boat - Eggplant
• Waves and Water - Sky

Keep quilting,
Nancy

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 13

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Today's tip: Be sure to follow the instructions for making the leaves (step 2) so you have mirror image leaves.  Some of us might have been hurrying along too much and made all of the leaves facing
the same direction.
Oh well, it didn't take to long to fix it.

Here's my fabric selection for those of you following along with the Moda Grunge fabric selection:

• Leaves - Decadent
• Flowers - Sunflower for the larger circle and Raspberry for the center 
• Roof - Papaya 
• Half-square triangles - Papaya 
• House - Vert
• Windows - Creme
• Bird applique: Beak - Sunshine; Body & Tail - Cobalt; Wing - Sky; Eye - Eggplant

Have fun!

Nancy

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 12

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You'll have this block together in no time!  It's just a couple of quick nine-patches featured in a large four-patch block.

Here's my fabric selection if you're following along with our Moda Grunge bundle:

• House Roof - Eggplant 
• Houses - Jade 
• Chimneys - Kraft
• Nine-patches - Aqua - I used background for the light squares in the nine-patches as listed in the cutting instructions.

Keep working on your blocks! Only 4 more to go when you've finished your nine-patch house.

Nancy

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 11

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These are fun, quick houses to stitch up.  I think they look a bit like colorful beach cabanas.

Here's my fabric selection:

• Houses are Papaya, Rose, Prussian Blue, Raspberry, Spearmint and Hyacynth.
• Roofs are Gris, Eggplant, another Gris, Cobalt, Cherry and Papaya.
• Windows (or doors) are Creme.

There are only 5 blocks left to go.  I hope you're all having fun and are getting lots of blocks made. Here's a link to the setting instructions if you'd like to start sewing rows together as you get your blocks done.

Nancy

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 10

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Love the star on this house, and notice how cleverly it's made. The star floats just a bit so you won't loose your star-points when you piece the house together. 

My fabric selection: 

• Tree - Jade (or do multiple green and turq. if you wish)
• Tree Trunk - Fur
• Star - Eggplant
• House Roof - Lustra 
• House - Elafin

Bird applique: Beak - Sunshine; Body & Tail - Cobalt; Wing - Sky; Eye - Eggplant

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 9

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This was a fun house to make and once the bow tie blocks were done, it went together really fast. It reminds me of a castle.  I hope you're all having as much fun as I am stitching this neighborhood.

My fabric selection:

• House Roof - Prussian Blue 
• Bowties - Hyacynth 
• Wondows - Creme 
• House - Lustra.

Moda's Be My Neighbor - Block 8

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When you finish this house you'll be halfway through the blocks for this quilt.  Isn't that just the point where you get overly confident and think you don't really have to look at the pattern?  Look at it. I sewed the flag parts together the wrong way and had to think a bit, then rip a bit.  If you're following the pattern, I'm sure you won't do that!  

There's a bit of applique for the flower on this block.  I'm doing satin stitch machine applique. You can also do raw edge applique by just sewing a straight stitch around the edge of the pieces after fusing them in place. If you enjoy hand applique, that's a great technique. Choose the technique you like best. 

My fabric selection: 

• Leaves - Spearmint 
• Flower - Sunflower & Eggplant
• Roof - Hyacynth 
• Flag - Geranium 
• Flag Pole -Gris 
• Window - Creme 
• House - Cobalt

Enjoy your stitching!