New quilt
#12
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 13
#13
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 13
I read a good suggestion here years ago. Can’t remember who posted it. But when she wants to try a block without committing herself to a whole quilt, she makes the block in red, white and blue.
If she decides she likes making it and wants to make a whole quilt, she uses fabric in whatever colorway she has in mind. The red/white/blue block is added to her other practice blocks till she has a patriotic sampler made! Nothing wasted, and everything is coordinated instead of having a mish-mash of orphan blocks.
If she decides she likes making it and wants to make a whole quilt, she uses fabric in whatever colorway she has in mind. The red/white/blue block is added to her other practice blocks till she has a patriotic sampler made! Nothing wasted, and everything is coordinated instead of having a mish-mash of orphan blocks.
#14
Go spend some time with your fabric. Let it tell you which ones to use and then find a pattern to highlight it. Get a cup of coffee and start looking for that pattern on the web. Happy searching.
#15
each block is 6 inch x 6 inch, with a 1/4 if a circle cut from the top right corner, and that part of the square was then sewn onto another block, then to finish off that block you add another circle from one of the other 6 x 6 squares, and then make a binding to cover up the stitching line, then you sew the completed blocks in a row, then sew all the rows together, add on a border and my final border I made it scalloped.
There were 14 rows, in all - just watch which direction you place the circle on each block to get the same effect as my quilt showed.
If you click on the picture, you will get a larger picture to look at. If you decide to make this quilt, you can easily use fat quarters. I cut all my bias pieces on the bias, so they are easy to sew onto the circle, I sewed the inside of the bias on first, then top stitched down the outside of the circle piece. I used a yard of fabric for the bias strips and the outside binding on the outside border. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any assistance, should you decide to do this quilt. It is still my favourite quilt that I have made.
The 7 and 8 rows you would place your 1/4 of the circles, so they form a complete circle.
My rows were 6 blocks with the corner circle facing the right side, then the next 6 blocks facing the left side.
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Sherwood Forest
Posts: 482
I like to do EPP and have a Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses in progress........have you looked at other quilts made by Lucy Boston? I aim intrigued by several of her quilts and will probably move on to another of hers when I a done.
#17
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 13
I love her High magic patchwork quilt very much. Which one do you prefer? Her Keyboard quilt resembles a bit to the patchwork of the crosses.
#19
I just finished a quilt that was a 'just for fun' kind of a quilt to take my mind off quilts that require much more attention. Doing this little quilt was fun and quick and a learning experience. Now I am back to working on quilts that have a purpose. I have a King size quilt that I am working on for our bed. Two graduation quilts that require a whole lot of attention, a lap quilt and a full size quilt that is another just for fun project. Those that have a designated purpose also require a lot of time and exacting work. The graduation quilts are the ones that should be finished first since the event has already happened.
Doing a quilt for fun has been just that just for fun and one that I will keep for myself. No pressure on this one. Just fun.
Doing a quilt for fun has been just that just for fun and one that I will keep for myself. No pressure on this one. Just fun.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
urgodschild2
Member Swaps and Round/Row Robins
542
06-03-2014 06:38 PM
adamleefreeman
Introduce Yourself
23
04-28-2014 08:01 PM
auntmaggierocks
Introduce Yourself
32
03-05-2014 09:08 AM