I have been planning some quilts with civil war repos too. I am going to use a pattern by Kim Deihl. I have seen some really nice ones done with just a regular nine patch, and I remember one done with the churn dash block
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I think a "thin" quarter is the perfect description for a quarter yard cut - I'm going to try to remember that! LOL
Peckish - that quilt is just fabulous, love, love, love it! Joann |
Pecking, love your quilt.
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Sorry, I wrote "Peckish" but the computer decided "pecking"!
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MAXIES2 - I think it would be fine to use different colors for the centers of the d9p. I don't think of black when I think of civil war prints - brown might be a better choice if you want a unifying color. Of course if there is black in your collection then by all means try it.
Peckish - LOVELY quilt! How wide are the logs? Did you paper piece? |
As long as your pattern doesn't call for any squares bigger than 9 inches you can use regular quarter yards.
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Thank you all very much for the compliments. The pattern I used is from Laundry Basket Quilts, and it's called "Hawaiian Delight". I think it's still available on their website. Electric Quilt also has several pineapple blocks in their programs.
The logs are 1" wide finished. I started with an assortment of quarter yards and cut them into 1.5" x 9" strips. This made it really easy - there was not a lot of yardage to wrestle with. The blocks are paper-pieced. Some of the fabrics I used were really, REALLY ugly, but it's true what they say - if your fabric is too ugly to use in a quilt, you haven't cut it small enough yet! :D |
Originally Posted by MAXIES2
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That is a lovely quilt Peckish I dont know that I am up to that standard.
Here's one place that carries them so you can see them. Your local quilt shop probably carries them. :) http://www.twobeesfabric.com/shop/Pa...-sku-FS300.htm |
Peckish, I just love your quilt! What a great job!
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[QUOTE=Peckish;4827621]I made a pineapple from nothing but "skinny" quarters - civil war reproduction prints - and it turned out gorgeous.
Oh my, what a wonderful quilt! Daffy |
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