Originally Posted by Rhonda
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Originally Posted by sgardner
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Here is how it looked when I pinned it together to see how close I got.
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Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Originally Posted by Rhonda
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Originally Posted by sgardner
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Here is how it looked when I pinned it together to see how close I got.
As long as it doesn't turn into turtle soup. :) |
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Considering that you pick things up at a faster rate than I do, you'll be the quicker and I'll be the later. LOL. Seriously, when you look at a quilt or a quilt block, can you tell if the person just whipped it together with ease, or struggled over getting it together? Nope. Only the end product matters, and so yes, the turtle can win the race in quilting! |
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I managed to get a couple more blocks done but I'm wondering if I am using the right template now. Perhaps Rhonda can address this. If she doesn't see this then I'll PM her. On the picture of the finished block for Grace, I see that it is 3 blocks by 3 blocks. I don't think that will give me my size I need. Of course it is ok for now since this is a practice block. I've gotten three blocks (of the small ones) done now. I am using the 2.5" block for these but perhaps I need a larger block if I do this for the block exchange.
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Originally Posted by sgardner
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Considering that you pick things up at a faster rate than I do, you'll be the quicker and I'll be the later. LOL. Seriously, when you look at a quilt or a quilt block, can you tell if the person just whipped it together with ease, or struggled over getting it together? Nope. Only the end product matters, and so yes, the turtle can win the race in quilting! When I first started to quilt I had a cardboard square a pen and a pair of scissors. I didn't think it mattered if I was all that accurate. I would draw out 20+squares and as you went the cardboard would get slightly out of whack and by the time you were done the squares weren't all that square but I used them anyway. You wouldn't want to see my first attempts! LOL We all have our own learning curve and that just makes us all individuals. There are lots of things I will never do. Curves are not on my list of things to master. I did try a traditional drunkard's path because I inherited some pieces from my MIL but I could't do it justice at all! Just not my thing! That is why when I discovered the star point block and the wings block I was so ecstatic to discover the curve effect! And I adapted eleanor Burns DP method to my cut down method and I was thrilled to able to do them that way. I sure can't do them the traditional way! |
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
I managed to get a couple more blocks done but I'm wondering if I am using the right template now. Perhaps Rhonda can address this. If she doesn't see this then I'll PM her. On the picture of the finished block for Grace, I see that it is 3 blocks by 3 blocks. I don't think that will give me my size I need. Of course it is ok for now since this is a practice block. I've gotten three blocks (of the small ones) done now. I am using the 2.5" block for these but perhaps I need a larger block if I do this for the block exchange.
It is still a 6 block by 6 block construction so the 2 1/2" should give you a 12 1/2" quilt block. When you join the two halves of the wings are you tacking the point where the two parts of the half meet? If you want to have your two wings on each block meet better I suggest you tack it before you sew the two halves together. But I quite often decided it isn't a big deal and let that go as not being anything I want to redo. It's up to you just a technical suggestion if you like. Actually never mind the suggestion! I went back and looked and other than the top star -the top two joins are only very very very slightly off the rest are absolutely perfect joins. Your stars look absolutely terrific!! |
The way to decide what size template you need:
2 1/2" + 2 1/2" = 5" - (2) 1/4" seam allowances = 4 1/2" 4 1/2" + 4 1/2" = 9" - 1/2"(seam allowances) = 8 1/2" 8 1/2" + 4 1/2" = 13" - 1/2" = 12 1/2" You can also use copy paper or any paper and cut it and sew it and iron it just like fabric. When I want to know what I will end up with for a size I cut out the squares in paper and sew them to answer my questions. It is a great way to practice a new technique too without having all the flub ups in fabric and wasting fabric. When I needed to design the paper templates I used copy paper to make a block then took it all apart after I had cut out the wings block and used the pieces to draw my templates with a seam allowance plus a bit more for leeway. I have cut out squares of paper and sewn them together to determine what size template I need to get the width I want in a project. My trial and error way of finding answers. I cut out 5 squares of 2 1/4" to find out what it would look like and how it would measure width wise. I am a visual person and have to see it to make sense of it. Math only goes so far for me. Then I tried other sizes of templates til I got the finished size I wanted. |
Thanks Rhonda. I'm at work right now so I will look at it more closely after I get home. It always sounds simple when you say it...when I do it? Well that doesn't always turn out as simple. LOL.
I'm not giving up though and I'm getting the hang of doing the blocks. For the swap I'll redo it with larger templates but this is a good learning experience and relatively quick. |
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
Thanks Rhonda. I'm at work right now so I will look at it more closely after I get home. It always sounds simple when you say it...when I do it? Well that doesn't always turn out as simple. LOL.
I'm not giving up though and I'm getting the hang of doing the blocks. For the swap I'll redo it with larger templates but this is a good learning experience and relatively quick. |
Originally Posted by BonniFeltz
I'm going to take the plunge and try to branch out on what I want to learn in the way of quilting. This time I think it will be some of those wing blocks that Rhonda has shown tutorials for. With that in mind, I will go with a patriotic theme and hope to get a block done by July 4th.
Wish me luck. Any pointers or comments are always welcome. Here is my first attempt. I am using up scraps on this. Post a picture when you're done. :thumbup: |
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