Affairs of the Heart by Aie Rossman QAL
#81
I've been looking over the blocks in the book - and they are most certainly not ordered by easy to hard - but just in the order they appear on the finished quilt. The problem I see - the very first block and four of the first six are the harder ones, with small pieces and tight corners. I got intimidated just working on the template for block 1.
So based on my skill level, I divided them into Easy, Middle and Hard
Easy 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26
Middle 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36
Hard 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 17, 19, 20, 30, 32, 33
It just works out that some of harder blocks are at the start - so for my own sake, I'm going to deviate and leave what I know will be a harder block for me, and start with the simpler ones to build my skill and confidence.
I'll just sub in some of the last "easy" ones for the first hard ones so I can keep on the same block for most of them
Here is what I'm going to do for the first 6 blocks 18, 2, 25, 23, 5, 26. The next two months are all easy/med (7 - 12), so I'll be fine, and hopefully by then I'll feel my confidence/skill is good enough just follow the book.
I hope this does not cause any problems, I know for me, if I try to do four hard ones with the first six, I'll probably get behind and give up.
So based on my skill level, I divided them into Easy, Middle and Hard
Easy 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26
Middle 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36
Hard 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 17, 19, 20, 30, 32, 33
It just works out that some of harder blocks are at the start - so for my own sake, I'm going to deviate and leave what I know will be a harder block for me, and start with the simpler ones to build my skill and confidence.
I'll just sub in some of the last "easy" ones for the first hard ones so I can keep on the same block for most of them
Here is what I'm going to do for the first 6 blocks 18, 2, 25, 23, 5, 26. The next two months are all easy/med (7 - 12), so I'll be fine, and hopefully by then I'll feel my confidence/skill is good enough just follow the book.
I hope this does not cause any problems, I know for me, if I try to do four hard ones with the first six, I'll probably get behind and give up.
#82
I've been looking over the blocks in the book - and they are most certainly not ordered by easy to hard - but just in the order they appear on the finished quilt. The problem I see - the very first block and four of the first six are the harder ones, with small pieces and tight corners. I got intimidated just working on the template for block 1.
So based on my skill level, I divided them into Easy, Middle and Hard
Easy 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26
Middle 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36
Hard 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 17, 19, 20, 30, 32, 33
It just works out that some of harder blocks are at the start - so for my own sake, I'm going to deviate and leave what I know will be a harder block for me, and start with the simpler ones to build my skill and confidence.
I'll just sub in some of the last "easy" ones for the first hard ones so I can keep on the same block for most of them
Here is what I'm going to do for the first 6 blocks 18, 2, 25, 23, 5, 26. The next two months are all easy/med (7 - 12), so I'll be fine, and hopefully by then I'll feel my confidence/skill is good enough just follow the book.
I hope this does not cause any problems, I know for me, if I try to do four hard ones with the first six, I'll probably get behind and give up.
So based on my skill level, I divided them into Easy, Middle and Hard
Easy 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26
Middle 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36
Hard 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 17, 19, 20, 30, 32, 33
It just works out that some of harder blocks are at the start - so for my own sake, I'm going to deviate and leave what I know will be a harder block for me, and start with the simpler ones to build my skill and confidence.
I'll just sub in some of the last "easy" ones for the first hard ones so I can keep on the same block for most of them
Here is what I'm going to do for the first 6 blocks 18, 2, 25, 23, 5, 26. The next two months are all easy/med (7 - 12), so I'll be fine, and hopefully by then I'll feel my confidence/skill is good enough just follow the book.
I hope this does not cause any problems, I know for me, if I try to do four hard ones with the first six, I'll probably get behind and give up.
#83
I have the book but I've been too afraid to dive in~ Maybe we can all venture into the deep together? I will try to pull some fabrics together and have it all ready to go by January. May the quilting force be with us all!
#84
Welcome! I wanted to do this quilt with the QB group, for the help and support you can find here. We'll muddle through together.
#85
I ordered the book, and I am already getting nervous. This will be fun, right, even though I have a day job and applique isn't something I go out of my way to do on every quilt. Taking a deep breathe, the quilt is just beautiful, time for a change for me, right! (Jean are you out there!)
#86
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Not sure if it is good etiquette, but this book has been done on this board before and a lot of great hints/help can be found on previous thread related to aoth ... I have done some reading and found this http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/aoth-tuts-b3244.html
#87
After reading some of the info in previous threads, I got ambious about trying a test block. I still don't have my background fabric (somewhere in the mail system) so grabbed out another gold just for the look.
I'm not sure how I'm going to attach them. I wanted to see if I could turn over the edge and machine edge stitch, though if I had no luck with that I planned on using a satin stitch over the raw edge.
I also thought it would be fun to fussy cut the pieces. Still not sure if I want to do that on the real blocks - or just use solids. So far I'm pleased with how they are turning out.
I'm not sure how I'm going to attach them. I wanted to see if I could turn over the edge and machine edge stitch, though if I had no luck with that I planned on using a satin stitch over the raw edge.
I also thought it would be fun to fussy cut the pieces. Still not sure if I want to do that on the real blocks - or just use solids. So far I'm pleased with how they are turning out.
#88
I ordered the book, and I am already getting nervous. This will be fun, right, even though I have a day job and applique isn't something I go out of my way to do on every quilt. Taking a deep breathe, the quilt is just beautiful, time for a change for me, right! (Jean are you out there!)
#90
Not sure if it is good etiquette, but this book has been done on this board before and a lot of great hints/help can be found on previous thread related to aoth ... I have done some reading and found this http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/aoth-tuts-b3244.html
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