JEAN'S BLOCK PARTY ~ 2019 ~ Sashing and Cornerstones

[@rosemarycarpenter4453]

Beautiful, beautiful!!!! Love your colors. Can hardly wait to see mine come together. Fantastic teaching Jean.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Rosemary!

[@librarylady1961]

Thank you for explaining each step so well.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

You are most welcome ~ thank YOU!:)

[@tinageorge8759]

Jean, your quilt is going to be so beautiful! Thank you for explaining cornerstones and sashing, getting pretty exciting at this point! 💚

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

It IS getting exciting!! :) I love it!! Thanks Tina:)

[@merrilynblackmore6962]

Forgot to tell you. My daughter got me the ruler cutter for my birthday. Yeah I’m so happy.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Oh! How wonderful!:) It's awesome isn't it?!?!? FISKARS rule!! (I really should get a cut from their profits!!! :) LOL!

[@merrilynblackmore6962]

Yep!!!

[@laikagonzalez9879]

Finally looking at it, I’m so behind now. It’s 5:32 am and I still haven’t slept. I took a hydrocodone so I hope I’m understanding all this when I start to do this? I’m hopeful I will have enough fabric to start this later today! Thank you so much for everything you have taught me! Have a safe weekend.

[@ssumner9757]

I've never done corner stones before! Now I want to try them! You are such a great teacher!😊

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

So much easier to work with (even though lots of cutting and piecing) than LONG strips of sashing. You can hardly ever really match up the rows perfectly that way. I love my sashing and cornerstones:) Thank you for watching:)

[@girlsonly9579]

I love the colors

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

THank you So much:)

[@kimbennett2369]

Looking great !

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

THank you Kim:)

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

The quilt does look so lovely Jean, I am looking forward to seeing it completed.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you Marie! This has been fun:)

[@redhotsweetpotatoe]

I can't wait to see this quilt! I love red (most of my house is reds), and love the block patterns you've chosen.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

You and me both!! Red rocks! :) Color of LIFE!!! :) Thanks so much:)

[@elsafischer3247]

Thank you for this lesson

[@paulineslyman2618]

Love the colors you used. Great job Jean!❤🐢

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Pauline:) Gotta love my Re:)

[@joyfuljan77]

This is going to be soooo pretty! Red is my favorite color. I didn't find your channel in time to participate in the block party but may go back and do the blocks for fun. Thank you for the amazing teaching videos!

[@lucy7b]

Thank you Jean.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

You are most welcome:)

[@kathykaplan497]

Nearly 21,000!!!!!

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

One more day or so!!! YAY!!! :) Who will win?!?!?!

[@lizryan6289]

Talented. Beautiful work!! 💖 it.

[@rosemariegreenland106]

Jean, thanks for the block party! Love it! Wondering what your go to batting is?

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I love Warm and Natural from The Warm Company, but I also get Warm and Plush from The Warm Company (from Amazon). Warm and Plush is a bit thicker (like the natural USED to be....) but either is good

[@Amal2365]

Thank you , it's going to be very pretty 😊😍

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Amal! I am very pleased with how it is turning out:) I just might add a border to it ~ we'll see:)

[@colleenmurphy6529]

I think it is elegant.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you Colleen;)

[@suzie5340]

Beautiful quilt,I love the reds, very Christmas too 😘🇬🇧

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

THank you Suzie! I adore red!!! :) Can you tell:?!!?!? LOL!

[@AutumnSummer123]

I have truly enjoyed this block party. I am a beginner and my smallest quilt block is 9 1/4 inch, my question is do I still cut my corner stones 2 1/2 inch

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I'm so pleased you have done this block party! You really need to have ALL of your blocks the same size ~ say the 9 1/4" ,but the I don't quite know~~~ You know me and MATH!!!!! Ummmmmmm.....I think you could still cut them at 2 1/2" ~~~ someone help here!! LOL! I KNOW you need to cut your sashing to the 9 1/4" to fit your block....and I THINK the 2 1/2" square would be okay.....perhaps you could TRY a small section before you cut them all?!?! HELP!! And here I am ....the TEACHER!! LOL! But trial and error....let me know what you come up with!! LOL! So sorry, I'm pretty useless....but I think the 2 1/2' should work still.....

[@annshear688]

The corner stones will still be 2 1/2” . They will be the same as the WIDTH of the sashing strips. Hope this helps.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Oh thank you Ann! See, AutumnSummer123, there is ALWAYS someone who knows math better than me!! Thanks again Ann:)

[@AutumnSummer123]

Thanks ladies for all your help

[@maryschutte8368]

So, will all the cream/red blocks line up in columns and the white/red as well? Or will you begin the next row with red/white block?

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I will alternate each row so there is more visual movement around the quilt top.

[@merrilynblackmore6962]

You make beautiful quilts so it’s so funny when you say oops I messed up!🤣. I made a quilt with some of the fabric I got from you. Once I finish binding I will send you a picture.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Merrilyn! Who is perfect?!?!? No One! So why do we have to act like we are?!? LOL! I'd love to see a photo!! Send it to : Truelovequiltsforyou@gmail

[@pamelahotchkiss9531]

Looks great. So I am a true beginner. If some of my blocks are not exactly 9.5" square, what is the best way to make certain your washing is out on so your quilt comes out square ?

[@spiveytina]

Pamela Hotchkiss I’m not an expert, still working on my beginners quilt. I would find my smallest block then square all my blocks to that size. Otherwise you would have to do math for just that small block and increase your sashing width for it to square up. It would stand out a little because the sashing would be larger. That’s what I think.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I agree with spiveytina.....just square your blocks down to one uniform size and work to that dimension. You might cut off some points, but who cares? It is best and better to have your blocks square and the same size ~ that way your quilt will come together easier! Thanks for following along, Pamela!:) Did you enjoy it?!?!

[@pamelahotchkiss9531]

@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory yes totally enjoyed it. I think my smallest is of tiny prints but I'm on the OCD side and like perfection. Hard to achieve it.y cutting needs work! Keep up the good work you slow things down for perfect understanding.

[@lindagunter8339]

Hey Jean, if I use my sashing at 2 inches and cornerstones at 2 inches it will match the seam am I wright?

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Yup! Just make sure you cut the sashing the exact width of your blocks

[@maryquinn9189]

I love your chatting but most of all I love the easy way you tell us how to do the quilts. One of these days I will get into quilting. Love love love watching you. Thank you so much. Why don't you go for the advert thing for the tools you recommend and earn a little when people buy? I know you have to tell people but why not because you are supporting another business by telling people about their products affiliate that's what I was trying to think of. lol

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you Mary! Perhaps I WILL! I use a ton of different tools and products, but I REALLY love my mat and my ruler/cutter!

[@BJ7481]

Your quilt is going to be beautiful!!! BJ

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you so much:)

[@tinageorge8759]

Hi Jean, I know you are so busy with you life changes going on, but I have a “newbie” question. Now that things are slowing down over here I want to start cutting my sashing and cornerstones, my question is how do I cut them if some of my blocks are sadly not 9 1/2”? It’s just seems like the task would be way to daunting. Most of then do measure 9 1/2” or very close, but there are those that measure between 9 1/2-9 1/4. Do I remake all of those blocks, or is there a way to get around it? So sorry to bother you with this question, now of all times for what you’ve going through, this is my very first quilt and I just don’t know what to do. Thank you very much, praying God’s blessings over you and your precious family!!!! 💚

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Hi Tina! Hope you've had a lovely holiday! Don't worry if your blocks aren't all 9 1/2"....it's just important that they are all the exact same size, so you can trim them ALL down to the 9 1/4" or whatever is the smallest. Then you just have to adjust the sashing size to that size also. Hope that makes sense. And if you 'lose' a point or two in the process (which you probably will), don't sweat that!! It'll take a blind man to see that!! :) And we quilters don't have 'mistakes'...we have design choices! LOL! All the best!

[@tinageorge8759]

Jean Truelove I’ve tried so hard to get my points, but I surely understand that a finished quilt is better the a perfect quilt top, so I will find the smallest and make them all the same. Thank you for responding, God bless you and your precious family! 💚

[@suzieyenglin1698]

I can't seem to find the 2nd part of sashing and cornerstone.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I haven't done it yet!! With all our sorting, and packing and moving and rebuilding of my sewing room, I haven't finished my quilt ~ it had to be put on hold! I'll get to it asap!!! Thanks for watching:) And for your patience:)

[@krisgraef3230]

Yea!!!

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

LOL! Finally!!:)

[@phillipstacey8502]

It looks beautiful 👍👍😍Teresa Stacey 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Teresa:) It's getting there:)