Elisabrat's Medallion Style Quilt Along!
03-10-2014, 05:53 PM
#1091
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Managed to get mine stitched & pressed... the iron gave out, thank goodness for my little travel iron! I used G22 from Carol Doak's foundation factory for my pp block... I wanted to get back to the "wilder" look after the sedate friendship stars. 
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I did put in a spacer of an inch before & after the 4" squares so it's now at 48 ½" and ready for the next 6" border. I was going to try to make it into a rectangle, but nothing so far has seemed just the right time.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]466568[/ATTACH]I did put in a spacer of an inch before & after the 4" squares so it's now at 48 ½" and ready for the next 6" border. I was going to try to make it into a rectangle, but nothing so far has seemed just the right time.
03-11-2014, 04:41 AM
#1092
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Quilter65 - I love your border fabric! Definitely think the part you used as the center of the alternating blocks would be fabulous. I think maybe your idea of pp blocks for the additional length, a narrow strip of black and then use that swirly border as the final one instead of using the floral
03-11-2014, 05:23 AM
#1093
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Pbadder, just love those mice. That's a great addition to the cats. I think embroidery for the eyes would be nice. You are already putting so much work into it, you might as well embroider them. The tails are embroidered, aren't they?
03-11-2014, 06:38 AM
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Quilter65 - I love your border fabric! Definitely think the part you used as the center of the alternating blocks would be fabulous. I think maybe your idea of pp blocks for the additional length, a narrow strip of black and then use that swirly border as the final one instead of using the floral
Ummmm... that's a thought. I think the symmetry of the quilt blocks calls for symmetry. I had intended to use the floral all along, but after doing these rounds, I am seeing things with new ideas. Keep those thoughts coming and thank you. I couldn't find more green when I looked and that would throw the thing off. The four corners need to be those compasses with all those points and I would have to add TWO more borders to get that and then the quilt would be huge. I thought about this about 3 am this morning. Thanks for the ideas ladies.
Love all the sashings and I haven't given much thought to my round for the medallon this month. Thinking stars on the top and bottom to make longer. We'll see. There is a lot of month left, isn't there?
03-11-2014, 07:42 AM
#1096
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Yes tails are embroidered, I was thinking embroidery for the eyes too. Pattern I used used yoyo's for the eyes, but I didn't like them so embroidery it will be thank you for your input.
03-11-2014, 08:09 AM
#1097
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If you don't care for hand work (or is that just me?), maybe your machine has something that would work for an eye.
03-11-2014, 06:38 PM
#1098
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This is the material to which I referred. The band would be put on top and bottom. Then I would surround all with an aqua strip and possibly a black sashing. Then add the flower part of the fabric and miter the corners. Thoughts? Or just confused like me? Thanks for ANY input.
This is the material to which I referred. The band would be put on top and bottom. Then I would surround all with an aqua strip and possibly a black sashing. Then add the flower part of the fabric and miter the corners. Thoughts? Or just confused like me? Thanks for ANY input.
Rodney
03-11-2014, 06:42 PM
#1099
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Here's where I'm at so far.
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The colors look washed out in the picture. I have another block almost ready to go and two more Sunbonnet Sue blocks for the other corners that I haven't started yet. I'll be using this month's border and probably 1 more to get to my finished size. The blocks are slow going but fun and I haven't even started thinking about the back yet.
Rodney
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The colors look washed out in the picture. I have another block almost ready to go and two more Sunbonnet Sue blocks for the other corners that I haven't started yet. I'll be using this month's border and probably 1 more to get to my finished size. The blocks are slow going but fun and I haven't even started thinking about the back yet.
Rodney
03-12-2014, 10:47 AM
#1100
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Location: Castle Rock, Washington State
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Here's where I'm at so far.
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The colors look washed out in the picture. I have another block almost ready to go and two more Sunbonnet Sue blocks for the other corners that I haven't started yet. I'll be using this month's border and probably 1 more to get to my finished size. The blocks are slow going but fun and I haven't even started thinking about the back yet.
Rodney
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The colors look washed out in the picture. I have another block almost ready to go and two more Sunbonnet Sue blocks for the other corners that I haven't started yet. I'll be using this month's border and probably 1 more to get to my finished size. The blocks are slow going but fun and I haven't even started thinking about the back yet.
Rodney
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