Playing with HST, and making Buggy Wheels

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06-22-2010, 01:03 PM

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Connie Merritt

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Thank you for sharing this. I am a new quilter and I hope to someday make a work-of-art such as this. Of course, it will take until I get a good supply of stash. Thank you again for another idea for me to file and do. Good thoughts.

06-22-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by k3n

PS Hand on heart do you NEVER cheat? What if, for example you were going to have the same fabric in adjacent patches? Just wondering. When I did scrappy, I cheated. :mrgreen:

Hand on heart here :lol: I let them fall where they did There are places where the same 2 pieces ended up next to each other, but in the dark and light values scheme, they work. I am hoping, that when it is done, it is the pattern that will stand out, and then just an eye of lots of colors, that is if I do it right :roll:
I think, and this is just my opinion, that patterns were come by because our quilt ancestors had such a small amount of material, and didn't have a lot of choices, so they had to come up with different patterns to make their work stand out. It is easy to use a beautiful piece of material, and work around it. But to know that they could take the left over scraps from their clothing, and turn them into a work of art has always fascinated me. Oh, well, you know how strange I am :lol: :lol:

This is so cool! Thank you very much for describing your process and your honesty. I am going to go thru my scraps now and separate them out to see if I have enough to do something like this. I too love the fact that so many of our traditional quilts came from using what was available. It might have to be one of those projects where blocks gets done as scraps are accumulated. Thanks again I can hardly wait to see the whole thing :-D

06-22-2010, 02:36 PM

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That is one beautiful quilt. It's got to go on my todo list. Lord knows I have enough scraps but mine are more brights. I'm thinking I'll have to start buying a little different shade to get to look that nice. Love it

There are all different shades in it. Don't over think it, just grab some scraps. look and say, that looks dark to me, and put it in the dark pile, and do the same with the ones that look light toyou. And just don't use all that are just mediums to your eye Don't look at the color, or the pattern, or the material. that is the fun of doing these. Once start thinking light or dark, the rest is so easy. I know it is hard not to plan where to put something, since we usually are so careful with placement. But once you can get past that. you will love the look. Remember, you are not seeing shades of any colors, just dark or light :lol:

06-22-2010, 02:46 PM

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Ninnie--like the way the secondary block is formed with the corners of the blocks, too. Such inspiration for us all.

06-22-2010, 02:47 PM

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Luv Quilts and Cats

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I really like the scrappy look! Very nice squares!

06-22-2010, 04:11 PM

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Love the buggy wheels; where did you find the pattern? Thanks for sharing.

06-22-2010, 05:05 PM

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is the basic design a Carpenter's Wheel?

06-22-2010, 05:17 PM

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postal packin' mama

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oops - I meant: is it basically a Carpenter's STAR?

Also, would be a good "leaders & enders" project, sewing those hst's together as you're sewing other pieces where it's helpful to begin with a little "leader" piece to prevent the needle from poking the beginning of the pieces down into the machine.