Folding Fat Eighths.

 

Quilting Adventures, my local quilt shop, recently had a “Stuff Your Sewing Basket” sale which they have once a year. If you are on their email list, they send you an email with that day’s goodies for sale. They ship the items or you pick them up at the store.

Anyway, I purchased two sets of 6 Fat Eighths in orange and gray:

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They were too cute to use, but I was curious how they were folded:

Fold the fabric into thirds:

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This is the tricky part, from the left pull the fabric up to the right until there is about a half inch above the top of the fabric on the right corner of the triangle.

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Fold the flap over the back and finger press it against the back. You should have a sharp edge on the left and the top of the fabric.

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Now lift the creased top part and lay it inside and on top of the long strip. You can now start to make the triangles, back and forth until you get to the end.

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At the end, tuck the end triangle tail into the back of the triangle stack.

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That’s how it was folded.

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The selection of fabrics made me very happy.

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Okay, so I’ll have to use them now.

The Chicken Run: get in the race.

The next leg of the Oh Sew Tempting Chicken Run Giveaway Sort Of has begun.

If you want to be in the Winner’s Circle, avoid disqualification by following these RULES:

1. Agree to make another chicken and give it away on your blog within 4 weeks of receiving your prize. Include a link back to Oh Sew Tempting.wordpress.com so that all the chickens can appear in the Chicken Run Gallery which will include a link to your blog if you have one.

2. Leave a reply below to say (a) what you would like to call the chicken pincushion pictured above; (b) which country she/he would be going to and (c) why she/he would feel at home there.

3. It is important to let Oh Sew Tempting know about every chicken that is hatched.

4. This giveaway is open to everyone in the whole wide world until the end of May 20, 2014 (local time) and will be drawn using a random generator.

THIS CHICKEN:

I made two wonky log cabins. I used the same pattern directions (the sizes at least) from Granny Maud’s Girl site.

I left an opening in the bottom/belly to insert the stuffing. (Please do not stuff your giveaway chicken with foodstuff or plant material as it may not be allowed into the country you are sending to.)
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INSPIRATION:

I was inspired by the LOVEworks promoted by the Virginia is for Lovers tourist site. I blogged about it my previous post.

I took photos of this chicken at the Richmond International Raceway where they have a LOVEworks piece at the Front Stretch entrance:

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LEAVE A REPLY, and this chicken could be yours.

Lucky Stripper is now checking out the sites in Virginia.

Lucky Stripper arrived yesterday via Air Mail from Germany:

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It was a nine-day trip with some air sickness, but she’s now ready to explore the many tourist sites in Virginia. She first looked on the Virginia is for Lovers website. And this post caught her eye: LOVE WORKS. There’s one in Abingdon, Virginia, and my daughter is in the “V” in this photo, taken last year.

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It’s inspiring, and I might want to make a LOVEwork of my own. Go check it out and be inspired too.

After we do some sightseeing around Virginia, I’ll get to making a chicken pinchusion for the next leg of the Oh Sew Tempting Chicken Run Giveaway Sort Of.

I promise not to stay out too long with Lucky Stripper, and soon I’ll get the next chicken on the run.