The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt-Along Week 6 Photos for Blocks 11 & 12
#91
Originally Posted by Quilting Nonnie
Originally Posted by booklady
Originally Posted by janRN
Very pretty blocks Booklady. I can't believe you're doing 4 sets of them. I wouldn't have any hair left--some of these blocks have me pulling it out!!
I like doing the templates best. Last night I tried making block 13 with a smaller seem allowance to see if that would help the block turn out the right size. All it did was throw off he seams so much I had to grow it out and start over.
#97
#11 was an "iron" challenge. I am pressing after every seam and then every row but this one is still bulky in the back. I guess that the quiliting will have to flatten the block.
Here it is; I haven't start 12 yet
Here it is; I haven't start 12 yet
#11 Broken Dishes
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#98
Originally Posted by leakus
#11 was an "iron" challenge. I am pressing after every seam and then every row but this one is still bulky in the back. I guess that the quiliting will have to flatten the block.
Here it is; I haven't start 12 yet
Here it is; I haven't start 12 yet
Also consider that we have been receiving instructions for quilt construction from time periods pre-dating much of our modern washing machines ... today's machines are much more gentle in the washing process.
just something to ponder.
As late as 1995, I was finding "modern" quilt books that instructed "use a 1/2" seam allowance". (This being instructed in a time when the factory norm for clothing construction was 1/4" - - we can probably agree that clothing goes through more use, abuse, and washing than any of our quilts ever will) ...
just something to think about <wave>
#99
Hi Omak,
thanks for your comments, I've been quilting for just 10 years let's say and took classes through out that time. Some of the classes I attended were with known quilters and none has ever recommended to press seams open. I am part of the Boomerang 3 and have received blocks from different people, some of the seams were pressed open; I have to agree that for certain patterns it is just what is needed. I guess that experience determins when to iron open or not. One have to stay out of teh box though!
thanks for your comments, I've been quilting for just 10 years let's say and took classes through out that time. Some of the classes I attended were with known quilters and none has ever recommended to press seams open. I am part of the Boomerang 3 and have received blocks from different people, some of the seams were pressed open; I have to agree that for certain patterns it is just what is needed. I guess that experience determins when to iron open or not. One have to stay out of teh box though!
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Love your block. I agree with Omak-I had to press the seams open on this one and quite a few of the FWS blocks. I'm a firm believer in "don't look at the back"-whatever works to get the front looking good is what I'll do!
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