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BEAUTIFUL job ....LOVE the chickens !!
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Originally Posted by QM
(Post 5141775)
The father in law of a friend of mine recently had a stroke. I decided to make him a lap quilt. Unfortunately, I had a lot of delays in the process, but it is finally done and ready for delivery. The older gentleman is still a hard working man and loving to his kids, grandkids and great grand kids. He has done a lot of masonry around our town, but I decided not to do the Mason's star.
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Very pretty - love the pattern.
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Awesome quilt, really lookds 3D. Thanks for sharing.
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I Love your Carpenter's Star - one of my favorites. You did a terrific job.
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Thank you all.
Several people on this thread and others have asked questions on enlarging patterns. With a pattern that is based on HSTs, like this one, the math is relatively simple. I wanted a 40" wide quilt. There are 10 subunits going across the quilt, so each finished HST should be 4". I cut squares of 5" for every HST (giving myself 1/8" for trimming). I have done the same thing with a sawtooth star, but I worked my math in the other direction. My fabric was 40" wide (excluding the selvedges), so I cut 10" squares for my subunits, resulting in 9" HST's. By adding a 2 1/2" (cut at 3") border, I have a 41" wide quilt, so I used a 41" backing, with no piecing. Since I am using 45x54" batting, I added an inner border on the top and bottom, making the finished shape I wanted. The idea is to break your about to be supersized block down into equal subunits and work from there. |
I'm impressed. I love it. Its gorgeous. :)
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Very pretty. I'm sure your friend will love it.
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That is a beautiful quilt and you did such a nice job. Thanks for sharing.
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I love this! Someday I'll dare to try this pattern!
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Very nice of you to do this for him. He will definitely cherish this.
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wow gorgeous, can i be your friend.
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Great job, very nice thing for you to do.Beautiful quilt he will love it.
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Love your quilt! Where would I find a pettern for this?
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Oh is that pretty. My favorite part is the two reds used next to each other.
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That was such a sweet thing for you to do! Love your carpenter's star - great colour choices!
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beautiful!!!!
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Thank you all. I am going to deliver it tomorrow. Whoopie!
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Originally Posted by Mauritiuss4
(Post 5154956)
Love your quilt! Where would I find a pettern for this?
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I love your quilt to ... bet He loved it a lot. How thoughtful of you. Wish I could make quilts tha pretty. Wish I lived near enough for us to visit. Someday we might move down near Yuba City, or Tehachapi...but not til the economy improves so we can sell our hourse.
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DH and I have decided that except for really special commissions, all the quilts I make from here on are to benefit family, friends and those with special needs....with an occassional raffle quilt for local charities. Previously I did 2-3 auction quilts a year and put several up for sale at 2 quilt shows to help pay for my quilting supplies. I find that only making quilts for those who will really enjoy them makes it easier to put the work into them. DH really enjoyed. for example, being able to hand a quilt to a young woman who had been horribly injured by a drunk driver and others to friends newly diagnosed with cancer. Doing this makes both of us feel good.
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It will be a very cheerful quilt for him! Congrats on the finish!
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Love the colour choices in your lovely quilt! Gorgeous!
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Looks great! Love that pattern!
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I am very aware that men, even more than women, often give up after strokes. When I saw him recently, he was walking etc quite well (Unlike my DH who had a major stroke about the same time), but my friend appeared to have aged about 15 years. I do hope my gift helps in some way.
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How wonderful for you to do this for him - bless you.
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Beautiful color choices.
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Beautiful quilt
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