Hoping someone can help with block
05-09-2013, 04:39 AM
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I receive free blocks form quiltblock pro daily and have seen numerous paper pieced sailboat blocks -- just have not saved them as I am unlikely to do a sailboat quilt. You might check there. I also recently purhased a book on small quilts off of ebay and it contains directions for sailboat quilts as one quilt option. You might also check either option.
05-09-2013, 04:48 AM
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Just taking a moment to thank everyone who has taken the time to help me with this! I so appreciate the links, the drawings as I'm such a visual learner!
Thank-you to AlienQuilter and Reginalovestoquilt....Oh Snap! I love Jennie's tutorials and NEVER thought to look there....sure enough it is a GREAT tutorial. I had already committed to the other pattern but I think I may go ahead and do Jennie's quilt to have a baby quilt in reserve! I didn't think I would have baby quilts to make but three in one year.
Hugs to All!
Thank-you to AlienQuilter and Reginalovestoquilt....Oh Snap! I love Jennie's tutorials and NEVER thought to look there....sure enough it is a GREAT tutorial. I had already committed to the other pattern but I think I may go ahead and do Jennie's quilt to have a baby quilt in reserve! I didn't think I would have baby quilts to make but three in one year.
Hugs to All!
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05-09-2013, 05:14 AM
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Jan, can I come and be your apprentice for a while?!?! Your knowledge is quite amazing as is your ability to break it down into digestible (understandable) chunks for those of us who are not well versed in the art of quilting. You always address the needs of the visual learners on this board so perfectly! Have you been a teacher at some point in your life? If not, you should be!!!!!
There are several quilters here on this board who encourage, teach, share it is an amazing community! What absolutely blows me away...is the attitude of encouragement no matter the valley we all find ourselves in from one time to another, be it, quilting or a life situation.... there is always multiple posts of people encouraging us with the firm understanding of BEEN-THERE-DONE-THAT, let me lend you hand. Wowzers!
05-09-2013, 06:12 AM
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My first reaction to the sailboats four in a row, was to do the sailboat bottoms in a continuous strip with their backgrounds. They are both the same shape. Fabric saver. Make the sails with the HST's and fill in the background piece above the small sail. There would be a strip between the sails blocks the same width as the space between the boats bottoms.Then sew the bottoms strip to the sails strip. I haven't done it, but just had an idea that could work.
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05-09-2013, 06:34 AM
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