2 quickie QAYG quilts
03-05-2012, 01:21 AM
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Thank you all. Several people PM'd me about the pattern, of course several of you also recognized it as a log cabin variant on point. (It was originally going to be a French braid, then I realized the center block was not large enough for that with my format.) Yes, I did topstitch the red triangles to fill in from my goofs on the first. I have enough of this black fabric to make another. I think I'll use black and white prints with the same red for the little squares and borders.
No, I didn't have a sinus problem, but my asthma/allergies were so bad that I coughed enough to rattle my poor brain. (I'll see the doc on Tues.)
On point log cabin quilt.
1. press all your fabrics with starch or sizing.
2. cut your center square, being sure it really is square. (Many panels are not). You could also use most fairly large scale prints. I used 2 more squares for the corners. I marked a diagonal, basted on either side of it, then cut on the line. Note, I used a panel fabric, but any large scale pattern would do, if it will work on point.
3. cut your strips and small squares. In this case, I used 3" as my cutting measurement. Any measure from 2"-3.5" will do just fine.
4. Sew the small squares on one end of half of the strips.
5. Pin your batting on your backing. Mark the center lines in both directions. Mark your estimated border lines. These are to let you know how far to sew your strips.
6. position the center square in the center. This was the hardest thing for me, although it would have been easy if I had marked the backing all the way across. Pin, then quilt it in place.
7. The order of sewing after that is to sew a plain strip to the square, flip it 'open, finger press, then line up the strip with the square so that the seams match up. Do the same on the other end of the quilt.
8. Be sure to alternate directions, to help keep your little squares straight.
9. Fill in the space until you have crossed your border lines. I did not bother to trim off the excess triangles.
10. Be sure to remove your basting pins as you go. I had to open 2 seams to remove my safety pins...remember, I had a nasty headache. It would probably be wise to pin each strip down as you sew it, to avoid puckers.
11. When you reach the edges, add your corner pieces. If the size is too small, add a filler piece. If too large, trim.
12. add border(s), bind and you are done.
No, I didn't have a sinus problem, but my asthma/allergies were so bad that I coughed enough to rattle my poor brain. (I'll see the doc on Tues.)
On point log cabin quilt.
1. press all your fabrics with starch or sizing.
2. cut your center square, being sure it really is square. (Many panels are not). You could also use most fairly large scale prints. I used 2 more squares for the corners. I marked a diagonal, basted on either side of it, then cut on the line. Note, I used a panel fabric, but any large scale pattern would do, if it will work on point.
3. cut your strips and small squares. In this case, I used 3" as my cutting measurement. Any measure from 2"-3.5" will do just fine.
4. Sew the small squares on one end of half of the strips.
5. Pin your batting on your backing. Mark the center lines in both directions. Mark your estimated border lines. These are to let you know how far to sew your strips.
6. position the center square in the center. This was the hardest thing for me, although it would have been easy if I had marked the backing all the way across. Pin, then quilt it in place.
7. The order of sewing after that is to sew a plain strip to the square, flip it 'open, finger press, then line up the strip with the square so that the seams match up. Do the same on the other end of the quilt.
8. Be sure to alternate directions, to help keep your little squares straight.
9. Fill in the space until you have crossed your border lines. I did not bother to trim off the excess triangles.
10. Be sure to remove your basting pins as you go. I had to open 2 seams to remove my safety pins...remember, I had a nasty headache. It would probably be wise to pin each strip down as you sew it, to avoid puckers.
11. When you reach the edges, add your corner pieces. If the size is too small, add a filler piece. If too large, trim.
12. add border(s), bind and you are done.
03-07-2012, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by QM
I have lots of major WIPs and UFOs, but I had a headache for several days last week, so I stuck to simple stuff, even at that, I messed up the first one. These are almost entirely of fabrics I have had in my stash for years. I decided it was time to get them done and out. This is a style one could do with precuts, although mine were 3" strips.
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