looking for pattern
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looking for pattern
A friend of mine showed me a quillow that she bought from the Amish. She says it is Amish Folded Star. Do they sell that pattern? in a Quilt? would love to make that but not in a pillow
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I'm a little confused. The Amish Folded Star pattern that I'm familiar with is this one, which makes a great hot pad, but you really couldn't make a quilt (or quillow) from it:
http://lauraslittlehousetips.com/diy...ideo-tutorial/
can you take a picture of your friend's quilt and post it? We could probably give you better info that way.
http://lauraslittlehousetips.com/diy...ideo-tutorial/
can you take a picture of your friend's quilt and post it? We could probably give you better info that way.
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If the link that paper princess posted, is the pattern that all the talk of the Amish Folding Star is about, someone is just trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. Don't know if it is Amish or not, but has been around for ever. I don't think anyone really knows where it came from. I remember seeing the pattern before all of the hoop-a-la about the Amish quilts came into vogue.
#9
Last winter while wintering in Az. was the first time I saw a qillow and made 3 of them for 3 of my grandchildren. I adjusted the size according to the size of child. I added an 2 inch onto the pillow to give more folding room on the bigger ones. Also add enough batting for warmth, for those who want to use pillow as a foot warmer. My grandchildren use theirs all the time from watching tv, in bed and even take on the airplane as they fly to Texas regularly.
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I agree with Paper Princess - I think a large quilt made with that technique would be extremely heavy.
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