sandpat

Hi guys, here is this weeks thread. I'm posting it now because I have a couple of questions for those of you who are ahead of me.

It appears to me that A10 could be pieced like a log cabin block then have the triangles and melon appliqued on top...is that how ya'll did it?

On the tri..... :shock: :?: Can you PP this with the curve or should I pp the "arcs" then just cut the curves from a template and sew those together???

The rest look pretty straight forward if not the easiest...at least doable. :wink: :D

Shemjo

Will look into that! PP I mean.

Lacelady

I did A10 exactly as you describe. With the tri, I made up a rectangle that consisted of two coloured sections with the background triangle in between, using PP methods, for each curved section, then I appliqued them to a background triangle.

sandpat

Thanks exactly what I was wondering....thanks for the info Lesley and for posting yours...they look wonderful too! I like your idea of appliqueing to the tri...but I might be brave enough to try sewing the curve...we'll see... Thank you!

Sharon...I was thinking about this all day...I don't think you can PP a curve like that...I don't think it would work... BUT...we can PP the arcs with that little tri between the 2 sections. :D

Mamaskeeto

Lace, your blocks look great!

wilhelmina

Lesley, Your blocks are perfection! :)

Is your background fabric the same weight as the batik fabric? I am curious because the background looks like a heavier weight muslin, or is it a different cream fabric? All your blocks are lovely.

Lacelady

It's Kona cotton Natural, so it looks like muslin, but handles like regular quilting cotton. Washes like a dream too. I bought a bolt of it (15 yards) from Hancocks of Paducah, and I still have a few yards left on the bolt yet, with only 41 blocks left to make. But I am going to use this same cotton for all the inbetween tris, so that will use up a fair bit. I am thinking of getting a wide batik backing, perhaps from Thousands of Bolts, if not, this fabric comes in a wide width too.

sandpat

Lesley...your tris will look like they are "floating" won't they using the same fab as the "betweens"...how interesting!! :D

jolo

Well I finished A13,but am almost afraid to do the others,lol. Les yours look beautiful. Thanks for the tips,it will be easire now. Jolo

Lacelady

It will be the same as the latest posting on the main board, and yes, that's what I wanted, because I think all the work that goes into the tris gets lost with the coloured fabric either side of them. I am still trying to think of a nice design to quilt in those plain infill tris - Jane just did V shaped lines.

(Like this one:http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43342-1.htm)