Has anyone made a spiral mandala quilt like RaNae Merrill?
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I went to a demo of hers, bought the book and spent hours in my paint program designing segments (1/8 of a circle) You can "fill" the little pathways that you make with color. Then printing one way and flipping the other. Join the flipped segments to get a full circle. I don't seem to make any pleasing designs so haven't started a quilt, but I love the challenge. She is working on a new book right now so am excited to see it.
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Thank you Pam S. It was easy once I got it into my head how to piece it together to get the swirls and curves. This quilt is divided into 12 sections and each of those into two sections. One of the two sections would take me at least 8 hours, because there are about 50 tiny pieces in the one piece. So about 100 pieces to paper piece per 1/12 of the design. All total I probably spent about 400 hours on it. If I have enough time left in my life I may do another one.
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I went to a demo of hers, bought the book and spent hours in my paint program designing segments (1/8 of a circle) You can "fill" the little pathways that you make with color. Then printing one way and flipping the other. Join the flipped segments to get a full circle. I don't seem to make any pleasing designs so haven't started a quilt, but I love the challenge. She is working on a new book right now so am excited to see it.
Thanks for all the tips everyone, I really appreciate it
#19
A CD comes with the book. I chose the size of the pattern I wanted and printed it off on vellum (sp) Then I just started paper piecing. The printed vellum pattern has the color printed in the prescribed area. I changed it to the color of my choice. Since I have done this quilt, I better understand the process and it would be easier to create one of my own. Don't be intimidated by the looks. Go ahead and buy one of her books, read it through and print off a section and try it. It is really easier than it looks. It will take a while to do, but I love the results. The book is Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts by RaNae Merrill. There are 6 design in the book to play with.
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