[DEAR] JANE STICKLE CYBER BLOCK PARTY - Jan 2010 thru May/Jun 2011
#641
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Originally Posted by Janstar
Your kites look great buddysmom! I got 3 of the triangles done and thought I'd do some more blocks today. I'm not doing the ones that are assigned first, just randomly selecting some. I can't stop working on them, especially the PP ones. Then I feel so proud that I did them, call me crazy!!!!!!!!!
It does feel good to get one done.
a definite YIPPEE SKIPPEE!!
#642
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Even though I don't think I will be getting the software, and I have never even attempted a block this small or complicated, guess I want to make this as hard as possible. :oops: I have wanted to make this quilt. This is one of the first quilts I researched last year when I decided I wanted to take up quilting. I wanna commit to this to, but I can't decide between CW scrappy or the Imperial Fusions prints in blue/green (I have lots of both). Then I saw the link here to the batik one and now I want to do all three of them. Commit . . . I may have to be committed. :lol:
I don't know why but thinking about this decision reminds me of a quote from the movie Contact, "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"
I don't know why but thinking about this decision reminds me of a quote from the movie Contact, "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"
#643
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i'm with you maribeth.
i see about 3 janes in my future.
this one i'll be doing in red/white/blue.
the second will be done in all hand dyed fabrics and finally my last one will be a silk painted quilt.
i'm holding off on the painted one because i really want to do it as a whole cloth but i don't have a frame big enough to make that work.
i have to design some type of frame that will work before i can even begin thinking about painting it.
i see about 3 janes in my future.
this one i'll be doing in red/white/blue.
the second will be done in all hand dyed fabrics and finally my last one will be a silk painted quilt.
i'm holding off on the painted one because i really want to do it as a whole cloth but i don't have a frame big enough to make that work.
i have to design some type of frame that will work before i can even begin thinking about painting it.
#644
Originally Posted by Janstar
Your kites look great buddysmom! I got 3 of the triangles done and thought I'd do some more blocks today. I'm not doing the ones that are assigned first, just randomly selecting some. I can't stop working on them, especially the PP ones. Then I feel so proud that I did them, call me crazy!!!!!!!!!
#645
klue wrote:
"the triangle ruler can actually be made from quilters template materials.
i can put up the measurements on the triangle for people who would like to do that. "
i would like to have the measurements also so i can have a triangle
"the triangle ruler can actually be made from quilters template materials.
i can put up the measurements on the triangle for people who would like to do that. "
i would like to have the measurements also so i can have a triangle
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ok, a pic is worth a thousand words in this case.
the triangle measures 5.5 inches along the base and 8.5 inches tall.
with this template its best to use the gridded template material. here's a link to what i'm talking about.
http://www.ezquilt.com/products/plastics/gridpak.htm
you want to mark the base of the triangle a 1/4 inch below the 1st inch grid mark (see pic) extend this line 5.5 inches to form the base.
now to mark the top of the triangle. make a line 1/4 above the 2nd to last inch mark of the gridded template material. the line intersects at the 3 inch vertical line (see pic) and extends horizontally to the first dashed line on each side or 1/8 inch to each side. see pic of the top section of the triangle.
now draw a diagonal line from the top to the one inch mark on the template plastic on each side.
now draw a line from the one inch mark lines to the bottom base line of the triangle - this is snipping off the corners (aka the dog ears). you're making a blunt edge instead of having a fine point template (see pic)
then draw a line on the inside 1/4 inch in to divide the seam allowance from the triangle edge. see photo.
now you can mark the inside of the template 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 down the center line - these measurements indicate inches from edge to edge.
when you're done marking everything up on the template - just cut it out and your good to go.
you could then attach this to hard plastic to make a more stable template or just use it with your standard rulers.
the triangle measures 5.5 inches along the base and 8.5 inches tall.
with this template its best to use the gridded template material. here's a link to what i'm talking about.
http://www.ezquilt.com/products/plastics/gridpak.htm
you want to mark the base of the triangle a 1/4 inch below the 1st inch grid mark (see pic) extend this line 5.5 inches to form the base.
now to mark the top of the triangle. make a line 1/4 above the 2nd to last inch mark of the gridded template material. the line intersects at the 3 inch vertical line (see pic) and extends horizontally to the first dashed line on each side or 1/8 inch to each side. see pic of the top section of the triangle.
now draw a diagonal line from the top to the one inch mark on the template plastic on each side.
now draw a line from the one inch mark lines to the bottom base line of the triangle - this is snipping off the corners (aka the dog ears). you're making a blunt edge instead of having a fine point template (see pic)
then draw a line on the inside 1/4 inch in to divide the seam allowance from the triangle edge. see photo.
now you can mark the inside of the template 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 down the center line - these measurements indicate inches from edge to edge.
when you're done marking everything up on the template - just cut it out and your good to go.
you could then attach this to hard plastic to make a more stable template or just use it with your standard rulers.
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