Six-Hour Quilts.....
#51
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Think of it this way. The publisher says, "You gotta shorten the title. Nobody's gonna buy a book titled, So Easy You Can Complete It In Just A Few Hours or Days." What is she to do but make it a 3-word title. We all fall for that one. They have sold a lot of books haven't they? We are such saps for anything that looks EASY.
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Many, many years ago, when "Quilt in a Day" first came out, I tried it and decided you could quilt in a day, if a day is 24 hours, if you don't take time to eat, if you don't go to the bathroom. It took me about a week.
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I have done a QAYG baby quilt Log cabin style starting with 2 3.5" squares and my serger. I used a bunch of ugly fabric (and in this case ugly + ugly = uglier). It's about 42" square. What I have found is that the seams have pulled apart--careful stitching is essential. I use it in the bottom of the pack n play for when the grands need a place to sleep. And I haven't made another since.
#54
Eleanor Burns got me started with her "quilt in a day." Naive as I was, I believed her. LOL I do think she must be referring to, at most, piecing the top not actually getting the whole thing quilted -- at least not by me.
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I love all the comments. Especially the one "if a day is 24 hours, no break, etc." SO funny. And you are right about the teachers having it already done adn ready to go and people doing it all. Makes me feel so much better. I am going to get fabric ready. Get my timer, and the next time I make one, I am going to time, cutting, everything. Should be interesting. Probably very do-able with no interuptions.
Don't forget the book Quilts to do in a weekend. ROFL. NOT!!!!!
Don't forget the book Quilts to do in a weekend. ROFL. NOT!!!!!
#58
Originally Posted by the casual quilter
Nope. Six hour quilts and Quilt in a Day quilts usually take me a week.
not getting beyond putting the top together in one day.
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Originally Posted by Moon Holiday
Originally Posted by the casual quilter
Nope. Six hour quilts and Quilt in a Day quilts usually take me a week.
not getting beyond putting the top together in one day.
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