"One Block" quilts (not wonders)...do you make many pieces, or a few large ones?
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"One Block" quilts (not wonders)...do you make many pieces, or a few large ones?
I'm considering making a Hunter's Star quilt with just one block. I saw a watercolor version HERE and I absolutely love the way she rendered it.
Now, if'n I was inclined to not do it watercolor fashion (but I am...for this one, so breaking the pieces down is obvious)...
...what I mean is...if you were going to do a quilt that was simply a giant, single pieced block...would you make it with single, large pieces, or would you break the pieces down into smaller pieces? Is there a preferred way to make a 'single block' quilt?
I hope this makes sense.
Now, if'n I was inclined to not do it watercolor fashion (but I am...for this one, so breaking the pieces down is obvious)...
...what I mean is...if you were going to do a quilt that was simply a giant, single pieced block...would you make it with single, large pieces, or would you break the pieces down into smaller pieces? Is there a preferred way to make a 'single block' quilt?
I hope this makes sense.
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I'd make it with single, large pieces if my purpose was to make a quick, simple, large quilt. If you want a look that's a little more complicated but want the look of a single block, I'd Piece the pieces, so to speak.
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yes, one ginormous block. See link in original post. See how the Hunter's block is done by itself and not multiples that create a 'pattern?' There are obviously only certain blocks that would lend themselves to being rendered singly like this; you couldn't do it effectively with say, a Log Cabin block. But because the Hunter's Star is a 'focal,' it works.
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I just found a book on the subject: Evelyn Sloppy's "Sew One and You're Done- Making a Quilt from a Single Block"
and a quick scan notes that she's evidently using large pieces. That would answer my question!
Thanks, everyone!
and a quick scan notes that she's evidently using large pieces. That would answer my question!
Thanks, everyone!
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I'm considering making a Hunter's Star quilt with just one block. I saw a watercolor version HERE and I absolutely love the way she rendered it.
Now, if'n I was inclined to not do it watercolor fashion (but I am...for this one, so breaking the pieces down is obvious)...
...what I mean is...if you were going to do a quilt that was simply a giant, single pieced block...would you make it with single, large pieces, or would you break the pieces down into smaller pieces? Is there a preferred way to make a 'single block' quilt?
I hope this makes sense.
Now, if'n I was inclined to not do it watercolor fashion (but I am...for this one, so breaking the pieces down is obvious)...
...what I mean is...if you were going to do a quilt that was simply a giant, single pieced block...would you make it with single, large pieces, or would you break the pieces down into smaller pieces? Is there a preferred way to make a 'single block' quilt?
I hope this makes sense.
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