I am so excited to post my progress on my Ohmigosh Quilt--6119 pieces down, 3822 left
01-14-2013, 11:12 AM
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I've had a few people looking for the pattern and when I looked at the actual pattern I have, it is spelled OMIGOSH. So, no H after the first O. Sorry about that. This is where I got it and it is well over half off from when I purchased it.
http://www.quakertownonline.com/omig...ue-garman.html
I've also had a few people asking about if it would work using their scraps. The background squares in the double nine patch need to be 2 inches in size and you need 2.5 inch squares for making the 4 patches on point. The colored pieces of the shoofly require 2 and 3 inch squares. The colored tiny squares in the 4 patches and the tiny 9 patches should start with 1 inch strips. I would want to have at least 7 to 11 inch strips.
Personally, this is a huge undertaking and while I understand the desire to use your scraps, I would only do this if you have lots of available large "scraps". If you truly want to do this from small scraps, this will be a very long process and make the piecing process more difficult. However, you will have a really unique quilt. I think it is really about our dreams and what we desire. I am thrilled that a few people have said that they were happy just looking at my quilt. That is exactly what I have been hoping for. I know I got excited the first time I laid out all my fabrics to see how they looked together. It was a rainbow of happiness for me.
My quilt is displayed on my "design wall" in my dining room (the only open wall with enough space). It is simply a full size batting tacked to the wall. Fabric just naturally will "stick" to the batting (some people use a sheet of flannel). However, it is only lightly stuck as I learned the sad way a few months ago (my daughter brushed up against it when I had my one block wonder on it and several half hexagons fell down and were sucked up into my Dyson before she even knew what happened). I found a few blocks this morning partially hanging off the wall so I will need to make sure to pat down the lose looking ones every day or so.
I'll be glad to answer any other questions if you have them.
http://www.quakertownonline.com/omig...ue-garman.html
I've also had a few people asking about if it would work using their scraps. The background squares in the double nine patch need to be 2 inches in size and you need 2.5 inch squares for making the 4 patches on point. The colored pieces of the shoofly require 2 and 3 inch squares. The colored tiny squares in the 4 patches and the tiny 9 patches should start with 1 inch strips. I would want to have at least 7 to 11 inch strips.
Personally, this is a huge undertaking and while I understand the desire to use your scraps, I would only do this if you have lots of available large "scraps". If you truly want to do this from small scraps, this will be a very long process and make the piecing process more difficult. However, you will have a really unique quilt. I think it is really about our dreams and what we desire. I am thrilled that a few people have said that they were happy just looking at my quilt. That is exactly what I have been hoping for. I know I got excited the first time I laid out all my fabrics to see how they looked together. It was a rainbow of happiness for me.
My quilt is displayed on my "design wall" in my dining room (the only open wall with enough space). It is simply a full size batting tacked to the wall. Fabric just naturally will "stick" to the batting (some people use a sheet of flannel). However, it is only lightly stuck as I learned the sad way a few months ago (my daughter brushed up against it when I had my one block wonder on it and several half hexagons fell down and were sucked up into my Dyson before she even knew what happened). I found a few blocks this morning partially hanging off the wall so I will need to make sure to pat down the lose looking ones every day or so.
I'll be glad to answer any other questions if you have them.
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