QuiltswithConvicts

My method is a cross between Carol Doak and Judy Mathieson - both copyrighted methods. I don't want to step on either of these wonderful designer's toes. However, if your library has either of these 2 ladies' books, you can teach yourself. Judy uses freezer paper & I found that it wouldn't stick very well - kept having to re-iron everything. Was worried that the pattern was on crooked. I wasn't happy with the outcome as it was slightly wonky, but I finished it anyway. I use newsprint - from the Dollar Tree. It's rougher than newspaper newsprint and tears out beautifully. It's called "Scribble Pad" & in the kiddy crayon section. It is also sold at office & artist supply stores in larger pieces in pads - 17" x 22", I think. 100 sheets that size go for $15.00 or so. I go for the 9" x 12" for $1.00 for 50 sheets.

QuiltswithConvicts

Yes, it's a simple 16-point compass from Judy Mathieson.

Boscobd

My avatar is a pattern called Northern Escape designed by Kathryn Squibb. It is from a publication called Gathering Friends (Kathryn Squibb and Deborah Jacobs). I won the publication as a doorprize at an event at a LQS when I first started quilting (about 4 years ago). The quilt in the publication used northwoods fabrics (cabin on a lake and other scenes). I fell in love with the pattern and thought that maybe sometime I'd find some fabric that suited AZ more than the northwoods. On a local shop hop a few months later I found the SW desert scene fabric and everything fell into place. I found the other SW fabrics on the same hop. I made the quilt top right away and then it sat for a couple of years as I was new to quilting and was afraid to try and quilt something as large as this was (72x89 was HUGE to me for a while!!). Finally last year when I had a bunch of time off for the holidays, I decided to quilt it. By that time I had worked my way up to larger quilts and into FMQ. I'm glad I waited - this is one of my favorite quilts and is now on our bed for the winter!

k3n

What a wonderful thread, thanks for starting it. :-D

Here's my avatar, "Grape Expectations", my own design made using the One Block Wonder technique from the series of books by Maxine Rosenthal.

grma33

Wow Wow Wow!
Our own Quilt show!
Mine is a tree shirt for DD
I embroidered the 3 grs names and all Santa`s reindeer and their names.
Will post picture when finished hopefully next week
Gale

craftyone27

Thanks so much for posting!! I'm so glad that I started this thread - it's great to see the variety of quilts and all the talented members of our board! I had seen your avatra pic and was hoping you would post - I just love your colors!!

Laura3

I never should have started looking at this topic....The quilts are gorgeous and the ideas are endless....Thanks so much for sharing.....I have now added many projects to my to do list.....

sandpat

What a great thread! I'm so glad you posted it! Mine isn't finished yet, just a grouping of my blocks for my Dear Jane quilt that I'm working on. I was trying to decide on the cornerstone color to use. Its the Dear Jane quilt by Jane Stickle originally made in 1863. A group of us here on the board are making one using the book by Brenda Papadakis.

Kutnso

I copy my patterns on regular copy paper in my printer---is what you use better??? I do have a gigantic roll of newsprint that we got for free at our local newspaper but I'm too lazy to cut all those "squares".

Kutnso

I copy my patterns on regular copy paper in my printer---is what you use better??? I do have a gigantic roll of newsprint that we got for free at our local newspaper but I'm too lazy to cut all those "squares".