I'm looking for the red star quilt where the blocks form a large star (ohio??)
06-16-2013, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelinaMaria
Thank you for the tips on color use and placement. That can make a big difference. Did you use light pinks as your light or is it cream or white? I'd love to see a few closeups if you have any. I'm thinking of maybe using purple batik because I have quite a few of those but some have a reddish tint (plum) and some are more purple-blue (violet) and I don't know if they would look good together?? It is hard to find enough batiks to cover the light and medium spectrum (dark is never a problem it seems).
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I searched back for my original post and here is the info on the quilt if anyone wants to look up the article.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t146726.html
This therory can be used on many blocks.
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One other thing I did was not to reuse any fabric. Every block is different.
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06-16-2013, 04:19 AM
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Here is the location of a downloadable pdf and the original article:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=ut...%20block&type=
Just for some more info so there is no confusion The name on the picture is my name for my quilt. The name of the technique is Big Block Little Block. Just so it is clear to everyone.
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=ut...%20block&type=
Just for some more info so there is no confusion The name on the picture is my name for my quilt. The name of the technique is Big Block Little Block. Just so it is clear to everyone.
peace
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06-16-2013, 07:18 AM
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ube--I was thinking about how to do the seams since you have the same block side by side on all sides. The logical choice would be to press towards the background fabric in each of the 3 rows and the seams would nest nicely together. However, the seams will be going the same direction with the other blocks as well so when joining the rows the seams won't nest. I notice in your original post you mention your seams going all directions. I can see why.
I've just experimented a little on my last quilt with pressing seams open and that worked pretty well. I just kept the pins in and sewed over the seams very slowly and carefully. Maybe that is the solution. The other way would be to make half the blocks pressing one direction and press the other half of the blocks the other direction. This would limit how much you could move around the blocks when you are doing a final placement though.
I've just experimented a little on my last quilt with pressing seams open and that worked pretty well. I just kept the pins in and sewed over the seams very slowly and carefully. Maybe that is the solution. The other way would be to make half the blocks pressing one direction and press the other half of the blocks the other direction. This would limit how much you could move around the blocks when you are doing a final placement though.
06-16-2013, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by bigsister63
I am not able to download the PDF file from this site. Too bad! I collect "free" quilt patterns and it would be a great addition to my collection.
Quilters Newsletter Magazine, March 2005. The article shows you how to grid out your own pattern on graph paper and she showed three or four different blocks, all made into a BBLB pattern. It all depends on your color placement.
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