My vintage floursack dresden plates and pinwheels
09-01-2010, 05:05 PM
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Ok after tring to figure out how to make the pinwheels 4.5" and dropping the irish chain patter. Here it is my almost finished lap quilt. So one question do you think it needs another boarder or color? 38x55.... just talked to my mom she wants it bigger t fit a double bed. any ideas? I have no more dresden plates.
09-01-2010, 05:26 PM
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Beautiful Dresden Plates!
Do you have enough of the fabrics to do borders?
Maybe a sort of narrow border - the size of one of the strips in the sashing (perhaps of 30's repro fabric) next to the pinwheels & sashing, then another pinwheel border with pinwheels alternating with solid white blocks, then another fairly narrow border of a second 30's type fabric.
Don't know if that will get it to the size you want or not.
Do you have enough of the fabrics to do borders?
Maybe a sort of narrow border - the size of one of the strips in the sashing (perhaps of 30's repro fabric) next to the pinwheels & sashing, then another pinwheel border with pinwheels alternating with solid white blocks, then another fairly narrow border of a second 30's type fabric.
Don't know if that will get it to the size you want or not.
09-01-2010, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mom-6
Beautiful Dresden Plates!
Do you have enough of the fabrics to do borders?
Maybe a sort of narrow border - the size of one of the strips in the sashing (perhaps of 30's repro fabric) next to the pinwheels & sashing, then another pinwheel border with pinwheels alternating with solid white blocks, then another fairly narrow border of a second 30's type fabric.
Don't know if that will get it to the size you want or not.
Do you have enough of the fabrics to do borders?
Maybe a sort of narrow border - the size of one of the strips in the sashing (perhaps of 30's repro fabric) next to the pinwheels & sashing, then another pinwheel border with pinwheels alternating with solid white blocks, then another fairly narrow border of a second 30's type fabric.
Don't know if that will get it to the size you want or not.
Ditto here....that's what I'd do!
Blessings,
MaryAnna
09-01-2010, 05:46 PM
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Now that is an awfully BIG request, You would need to add approximately 35-38 inches (width and length)on to what you have. You could try taking it apart and adding borders around each block and ....oh, my. I don't think I am the right one to advise you on this. I personally would leave it the size it is. It is beautiful but could use a pastel in the quilt as a border. But that is only my opinion.(and you know what those are like).
09-01-2010, 05:49 PM
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My mom wants to double the size. Which is driving me nuts but she is my mom and I love her... I won some dresden pieces and will try to put them together see how many plates I will end up with. Will need to do at least 2 more rows of 3. I purchased some repro fabric but in fat 8ths thinking she only wanted a lap quilt. I will say she wants to pay me I told her no so to compromise she taking me to the fabric store to get the backing and some extras. This woman is a cancer survivor. She found it by mistake she fell and hit her left breast. She had inflammatory on her left and the normal type on her right. She is an amazing woman and I would do anything for her!! Sorry soapbox moment. October is breast cancer awareness month please get your mamms done and if you can do the ultrasound kind it is more acurate!! (stepping down now!)
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