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Xandra’s Pickle Dish

Published 29 December 2014

Xandra’s Pickle Dish is a 2-color, 3-fabric quilt set on point. It measures approximately 70 x 70 inches. I used an on-point setting for this quilt so I could finish it off with straight edges to make binding the quilt easier. The curves are very gentle and can be easily machine pieced. The Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Design Book includes assembly notes, information on pressing and a pressing guide for the arcs. The DWR Design Book is free when you purchase the DWR or Pickle Dish collections but through 31 December 2014, Linda is offering it for free without a purchase.

This design uses the Inklingo Pickle Dish Collection which can be purchased separately and has all the shapes to make this quilt or as an Add-On to the Double Wedding Ring Collection. I colored the blocks in EQ7 with fabrics from Toscana and Stonehenge by Northcott. Linda has a video with 50 Double Wedding Ring designs (see end of post) that will inspire some to try a more complicated design. There is also information on Linda’s blog about fussy cutting Double Wedding Ring shapes!

No, there is no Xandra in my family tree. There isn’t anyone male or female whose name begins with the letter X as a matter of fact.

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Xandra’s Pickle Dish 70 x 70 inches
9020-30 Toscana Shortbread		39120-73 Stonehenge Medium Green		3954-161 Stonehenge Light Green

Purchase and download:
Inklingo Pickle Dish Collection Note that you need either this collection OR the two on the right to make this quilt, not all three.		Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Collection		Inklingo DWR Pickle Dish Add On
Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Design Book		The Inklingo Handbook		Cheat Sheet (Download from website or print from collection)
For more information about Inklingo, click here.

Copy the information below to a printed Cheat Sheet. To figure fabric yardage, see the section *“Planning a Quilt”* in the Inklingo collection.
Fabric	Yardage	Shape	# of Shapes	Cut & Print	Page # in shape collection
Fabric 1 Beige		Center	61	61] 8 x 8.25″	DWR: 6 & 7 [prints combo of 1 center and 2 melons for total of 61 centers and 122 melons]
		Center Half Diagonal	24	24] 5.75 x 10.5″	DWR: 34 & 35 [prints combo of center half and 2 melons for total of 24 center halves and 48 melons]
		Melons	144	//	DO NOT need to print any more.
		Corners	144	6] 7.75 x 11.75″	DWR: 30 & 31
Fabric 2 Medium Green		Triangle A	1440	36] 7.5 x 11.25″ LANDSCAPE	Pickle Dish: 6 & 7
		Corners	144	6] 7.75 x 11.75″	DWR: 30 & 31
		Binding Strips	8 strips		//
Fabric 3 Light Green		Triangle B	1152	32 7.5 x 11.75″ LANDSCAPE	Pickle Dish: 8 & 9
		Triangle C [ends of arc]	576	16] 8 x 11.25″	Pickle Dish: 10 & 11
Want to check my math? The Xandra’s Pickle Dish Math PDF is here. Quilt blocks are pictured on the Math PDF. The Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Design Book includes assembly notes, information on pressing and a pressing guide for the arcs. See more Double Wedding Ring and Pickle Dish quilts on my DWR Pinterest board!

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50+ Double Wedding Ring Quilt Designs in EQ

How to Rotary Cut Curves

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Waynonda’s Winding Ways

Published 20 December 2014

Waynonda’s Winding Ways is a 4-color, 6-fabric quilt in a horizontal setting. The quilt measures 72 x 72 inches. My first design for a Winding Ways quilt was an on-point setting and colored with sea greenish fabrics. When I opened the Winding Ways Design Book, I saw the sample quilt Linda had included in the worksheets with curved edges. I just had to try it out in a new design! This might be one of my top ten favorites in the A-Z series of designs.

This design uses the Inklingo 9” Winding Ways Collection. I colored the blocks in EQ7 with fabrics from Toscana by Northcott.

Waynonda is a living person so I am not sharing any personal information about her. She has one of the more unusual names in my family tree. Don’t you think a Winding Ways quilt was the perfect match for her name?

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Waynonda’s Winding Ways 72 x 72 inches
9020-43 Toscana Blue Moon			9020-99 Toscana Ebony		9020-95 Toscana Evening Shadow
9020-93 Toscana Going Gray			9020-91 Toscana Silver Lining		9020-10 Toscana White Picket Fence

Purchase and download:
Inklingo 9” Winding Ways Collection		Inklingo Winding Ways Design Book		The Inklingo Handbook		Cheat Sheet (Download from website or print from collection)
For more information about Inklingo, click here.

Copy the information below to a printed Cheat Sheet. I don’t have a copy of this collection so I couldn’t finish filling in the chart below but you can use the information from the collection to figure the sizes to cut and print. To figure fabric yardage, see the section *“Planning a Quilt”* in the Inklingo collection.
Fabric	Yardage		Shape	# of Shapes	Cut & Print		Page # in shape collection
Fabric 1 Blue			Shape A	256			9” Winding Ways:
Fabric 2 Black			Shape B	63			9” Winding Ways:
Fabric 3 Dark Gray			Shape B	63			9” Winding Ways:
Fabric 4 Medium Gray			Shape B	63			9” Winding Ways:
Fabric 5 Light Gray			Shape B	63			9” Winding Ways:
Fabric 6 White			Shape C	224			9” Winding Ways:
Bias Binding	3/8 yard		2.5″ wide bias binding				//
	1/2 yard		2.25″ wide bias binding				//
Want to check my math? The Waynonda’s Winding Ways Math PDF is here. Quilt blocks are pictured on the Math PDF. The Winding Ways Design Book has a one page sewing guide that you can print and place next to your machine when piecing.

Additional Colorways
Waynonda’s Winding Ways Recolor 1 Changing the position of the blue and white fabrics.

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How to Rotary Cut Curves

The first 3 1/2 minutes of the following video explains how to fold and cut your fabric to make bias binding. This is basically how I do it.

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Viola’s Beauty

Published 19 December 2014

Viola’s Beauty is a 4-color, 5-fabric quilt set on point. The quilt measures approximately 70 x 70 inches. This quilt, with the pieced sashing, would have a lot of seams. The sashing is made with shapes from a Storm at Sea collection. I have also colored a version with plain sashing and cornerstones.

This design uses the Inklingo Orange Peel Deluxe Collection and the 6” Storm at Sea Collection. I colored the blocks in EQ7 with fabrics from Toscana by Northcott.

Viola (DeLong) Jones Dorgan is my 2nd great aunt—Adeline’s youngest daughter and Georgianna’s sister. She was born in 1855 in Ogdensburg, NY. Viola was married twice and had five children. Her first husband was a doctor who died at a young age. Viola died at a young age as well, possibly during the birth of her youngest child or shortly thereafter. Her children were taken in by other relatives but remained close throughout their lives.

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Viola’s Beauty 70 x 70 inches
9020-10 Toscana White Picket Fence		9020-840 Toscana Thistle		9020-45 Toscana Capri
9020-711 Toscana Sweet Pea			9020-731 Toscana Aloe Vera

Purchase and download:
Inklingo Orange Peel Deluxe		Inklingo 6” Storm at Sea		Inklingo Storm at Sea Design Book
The Inklingo Handbook			Cheat Sheet (Download from website or print from collection)
For more information about Inklingo, click here.

Copy the information below to a printed Cheat Sheet. I don’t have a copy of the 6” Storm at Sea collection so I couldn’t finish filling in the chart below but you can use the information from the collection to figure the sizes to cut and print. To figure fabric yardage, see the section *“Planning a Quilt”* in the Inklingo collection.
Fabric	Yardage	Shape	# of Shapes	Cut & Print	Page # in shape collection
Fabric 1 White		Alabama AB	200	66] 8 x 9.75″ & 1] 5.5 x 9.75″	Orange Peel Deluxe: 50 & 51
		B / BR Tri	800		6” Storm at Sea:
Fabric 2 Purple		Peel	100	25] 6.25 x 13″	Orange Peel Deluxe: 36 & 37
Fabric 3 Blue		Peel	80	20] 6.25 x 13″	Orange Peel Deluxe: 36 & 37
		Half Peel	40	5] 7.25 x 13″	Orange Peel Deluxe” 38 & 39
		Binding Strips	8 strips		//
Fabric 4 Light Green		Alabama Beauty C	200	25] 7.25 x 9.75″	Orange Peel Deluxe: 52 & 53
		F Square	40		6” Storm at Sea
Fabric 5 Medium Green		G HST	160		6” Storm at Sea
		E HST – Replaces Square in Square Cornerstone at outside edge of quilt	20		6” Storm at Sea
		A Diamond	200		6” Storm at Sea
Want to check my math? The Viola’s Beauty Math PDF is here. Quilt blocks are pictured on the Math PDF.

Additional Colorways
Viola’s Beauty Recolor 1 Changing the position of the light and medium green.
Viola’s Beauty Recolor 2 Plain sashing and cornerstones. Not quite as dramatic but acceptable.

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How to Rotary Cut Curves Inklingo Video

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Sewing Curves Without Pins

This is how I sew curves. (I dislike pinning!) I use a 3M Command Strip pasted along the side of my presser foot to help as a guide also. You need to be sure to use your 1/4″ presser foot if you are going to use a Command Strip as a guide. When I am done sewing curves, the Command Strip removes easily from my machine bed.