Making Layered Waves

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11-07-2010, 02:03 PM

salmonsweet

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Been playing around with this fun technique I learnt from Karen Eckmeier's book, Layered Waves.

Superb book, techniques and inspirations galore. I'm finding the layered waves incredibly fun and freeing. No drawing, measuring, accurate curve piecing - just cutting freehand and topstitching layers.

This piece is a bit over a FQ size right now. I'm not so into wallhangings, so I'm debating whether to make a larger one, or maybe turn this into a medallion with lots and lots of borders...

Could leave it as is.... could cut it into strips and shuffle them up for a fractured look... could cut it into blocks for 9P... ah infinity!!! Of course only until I start cutting this up. :roll: :lol: The torment. :mrgreen: Thanks for taking a look, and reading me ramble!

Layered waves...

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11-07-2010, 02:06 PM

MamaBear61

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Wow, that is really unique. I don't think I could cut into it.

11-07-2010, 02:06 PM

MamaBear61

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Wow, that is really unique. I don't think I could cut into it.

11-07-2010, 02:11 PM

IBQUILTIN

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Ohhhhhhhhhhh, the possibilities are shameless

11-07-2010, 02:16 PM

Crlyn

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Well that's different, interesting to see what you will do with it! :D

11-07-2010, 02:22 PM

magpie

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Please share the final project. Whatever you decide it will definitely be very pretty and unusual.

11-07-2010, 02:32 PM

grammiepamie

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Ooooo!!!!I like this. Gets your attention!!!!!!!!!!!

11-07-2010, 02:36 PM

Dani

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That looks like fun!!! Let us see what you decide.

11-07-2010, 02:45 PM

Lacelady

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If you made several, you could treat each of them like a large block and sew them together (with the stripes going in alternate directions) for a quilt top. Love the colours.