I want to make a Storm at Sea lap quilt
06-18-2015, 04:18 PM
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I was going to suggest the book, A New Light on Storm at Sea Quilts by Wendy Mathson. but when I went to Amazon, I saw that it's out of print and the used copies are a million dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Storm-Qu...GBYW9NJ97448FH
I guess I would still recommend it. Different sizes, settings and construction methods. Maybe try your regular library or guild library? It is available electronically also.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Storm-Qu...GBYW9NJ97448FH
I guess I would still recommend it. Different sizes, settings and construction methods. Maybe try your regular library or guild library? It is available electronically also.
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06-18-2015, 05:06 PM
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I was going to suggest the book, A New Light on Storm at Sea Quilts by Wendy Mathson. but when I went to Amazon, I saw that it's out of print and the used copies are a million dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Storm-Qu...GBYW9NJ97448FH
I guess I would still recommend it. Different sizes, settings and construction methods. Maybe try your regular library or guild library? It is available electronically also.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Storm-Qu...GBYW9NJ97448FH
I guess I would still recommend it. Different sizes, settings and construction methods. Maybe try your regular library or guild library? It is available electronically also.
I had to go check on the price, cause I have seen some way ridiculous prices. 9.99 is not bad. Lol.
06-18-2015, 05:54 PM
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The author of this blog has managed to make SAS complicated ... and it's not!!
Storm at Sea is not a "block", it's a block AND a sashing combination.
Her "block A" is showing the block, top sashing, side sashing, and corner stone.
Her "block B" is the block and all 4 sides of sashing, and all 4 corner stones.
Does that make sense??
Storm at Sea is not a "block", it's a block AND a sashing combination.
Her "block A" is showing the block, top sashing, side sashing, and corner stone.
Her "block B" is the block and all 4 sides of sashing, and all 4 corner stones.
Does that make sense??
06-18-2015, 05:57 PM
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I do have it, but I use it so rarely that I have to relearn it every time. For such a popular program it is terribly designed! I guess I will have to see if I can figure it out.
06-18-2015, 06:09 PM
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SAS is one of my favorite quilts. I've only made one and used the Wendy Mathson trim plates that go with the book already mentioned. If you can find them, they make a 9" block and work great. If you can't find them and don't want to PP, check out Deb Tucker's diamond rec and square squared rulers. They make any size you want and those are the units that make up the SAS Block. Be sure to post pictures!
06-19-2015, 06:07 AM
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I came across the Marti Mitchell templates that let you make a 2x4 diamond in rectangle, which sounds like a great size for a lap quilt... but then you have to buy one or two other sets of her templates as well to make the other sections. Anyone used those? Is it worth it? Looks like it might be annoying to cut everything with those little templates... still thinking paper piecing is the way to go.
06-19-2015, 06:09 AM
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SAS is one of my favorite quilts. I've only made one and used the Wendy Mathson trim plates that go with the book already mentioned. If you can find them, they make a 9" block and work great. If you can't find them and don't want to PP, check out Deb Tucker's diamond rec and square squared rulers. They make any size you want and those are the units that make up the SAS Block. Be sure to post pictures!
06-19-2015, 06:13 AM
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My quilt top is a variation of Storm at Sea. I would certainly encourage anyone to try the paper piecing. There are some unusual angles, at least they were in my version that I used a pattern in an old quilt magazine. I just need to add the borders.
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