Quilt group challenge
09-07-2013, 12:44 PM
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My quilt group has given us a challenge to make a 24" x 30" one block small quilt.
It can be any block you like - not necessarily a kaleidoscope one block wonder.
Because of the size - I wondered about a 6" log cabin - but what would you
do with that challenge ?
Thanks for any thoughts.
It can be any block you like - not necessarily a kaleidoscope one block wonder.
Because of the size - I wondered about a 6" log cabin - but what would you
do with that challenge ?
Thanks for any thoughts.
09-07-2013, 12:47 PM
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Re: your log cabin idea
How about piecing a picture of a log cabin, in the middle of your log cabin block? By making the center picture rectangular, instead of square, you could easily obtain your 24" x 30", while keeping it just one block. Here's a block I made, years ago (for future sampler-type quilt). The block is actually square but I was holding camera at an angle, to eliminate a shadow. Anyway, you could make the center "picture" wider or taller, to turn it into a rectangle, then add as many rows of "logs" as you need, for size.
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How about piecing a picture of a log cabin, in the middle of your log cabin block? By making the center picture rectangular, instead of square, you could easily obtain your 24" x 30", while keeping it just one block. Here's a block I made, years ago (for future sampler-type quilt). The block is actually square but I was holding camera at an angle, to eliminate a shadow. Anyway, you could make the center "picture" wider or taller, to turn it into a rectangle, then add as many rows of "logs" as you need, for size.
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Looks like a winner to me. You could do one log cabin and very easily adjust it to being a bit taller than wide.
Go for it.
09-07-2013, 12:48 PM
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Re: your log cabin idea
How about piecing a picture of a log cabin, in the middle of your log cabin block? By making the center picture rectangular, instead of square, you could easily obtain your 24" x 30", while keeping it just one block. Here's a block I made, years ago (for future sampler-type quilt). The block is actually square but I was holding camera at an angle, to eliminate a shadow. Anyway, you could make the center "picture" wider or taller, to turn it into a rectangle, then add as many rows of "logs" as you need, for size.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]434507[/ATTACH]
How about piecing a picture of a log cabin, in the middle of your log cabin block? By making the center picture rectangular, instead of square, you could easily obtain your 24" x 30", while keeping it just one block. Here's a block I made, years ago (for future sampler-type quilt). The block is actually square but I was holding camera at an angle, to eliminate a shadow. Anyway, you could make the center "picture" wider or taller, to turn it into a rectangle, then add as many rows of "logs" as you need, for size.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]434507[/ATTACH]
And I love the ground sides and the sky sides. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!
09-07-2013, 12:51 PM
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Think about the words in the challenge. You said it is "a one block quilt 24" x 30" . It does not say...make a small quilt using one quilt block design....what would you design if you made "one block" that was 24 x 30 size. I did a guild challenge one time that the theme was circles. Instead of manking a double wedding reig I did a piece showing the circle of life of the butterfly...the challenge only said circles. So think bout what the words say .
The way I'd intrepret "one block quilt" is that anything goes as long as its only one block. So you could do 3" block with a BUNCH of borders. Or one big 24 x30 block
09-09-2013, 10:44 PM
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Think about the words in the challenge. You said it is "a one block quilt 24" x 30" . It does not say...make a small quilt using one quilt block design....what would you design if you made "one block" that was 24 x 30 size. I did a guild challenge one time that the theme was circles. Instead of manking a double wedding reig I did a piece showing the circle of life of the butterfly...the challenge only said circles. So think bout what the words say .
HOWEVER, the log cabin with a log cabin inside that is more rectangular than square is a fantastic solution,IMO
09-09-2013, 11:54 PM
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Hi everyone, thank you all so much for your kind replies- this is the wording from my grops website - re the challenge
Take your favourite block and make a small wall hanging with it.
Are you going to use it as it comes or flip it, enlarge or distort it, cut it up and re-arrange it, make it in a variety of different sizes, fabrics, techniques – just what are you going to do with it? The choice is yours! You can use any technique you like – hand or machine, piece it, appliqué, print, stamp, quilt it, layer & slash....
I thought I would try and do 6 inch log cabins and arrange them in a pleasing way - or hexagons ?
I did like your log cabin grannie annie. !
Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply !
Take your favourite block and make a small wall hanging with it.
Are you going to use it as it comes or flip it, enlarge or distort it, cut it up and re-arrange it, make it in a variety of different sizes, fabrics, techniques – just what are you going to do with it? The choice is yours! You can use any technique you like – hand or machine, piece it, appliqué, print, stamp, quilt it, layer & slash....
I thought I would try and do 6 inch log cabins and arrange them in a pleasing way - or hexagons ?
I did like your log cabin grannie annie. !
Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply !
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