Originally Posted by tarib
How long do you have to make the quilt? I am a great one for getting the fabric .......... cutting it .................. put it partially together .................. finish the top............................................... ......................then finish the rest of it. I guess I'm not the type that needs instant gratification. :wink: So good luck, and can't wait to see the finished product. :thumbup:
Well I need to have it done by August 8th :o I know insane right? I can do pretty good if I just take a Saturday and work the whole day, I'll be doing more on it tonight. I would have taken more time but I didn't think we'd be going to their anniversary party until recently and I really wanted to take it with me.
We have almost finished renovating my sewing room, the guys are texture-ing it now, so later I'll move everything in and have a great place to work. I'm lucky, I get a home office for my day job and a sewing room for my crafts! I have the best DH ever ;)
Here are the photos I took of the fabric after cutting ;)
And my first star. Only one corner is a bit crooked. I think it's good. Sorry it's blurry though
Originally Posted by mgshaw
Welcome from Oklahoma!!! Your quilt is beautiful! I love that pattern you have picked out, what is it called? I t sounds like the pattern you are looking for might be an Irish Chain maybe.
Thanks! The pattern is called stars and pinwheels from Neutral Essentials with Alex Anderson. The quilt shop woman said any Alex Anderson books would be good for me as a beginner. I want to do ALL the quilts in this book, they are amazing. I wanted to add a bit of pop to it besides the neutral and that green striped one! I bought extra yards I love it so much. It's going to be the binding too and it's awesome.
The blue and white one was a very simple pattern from a magazine, it's called Grandmother's Pride. Which was funny cause I made it for MY mom! :) And she LOVED it.
The Irish Chain - I found this one: http://www.mccallsquilting.com/qb/pattern_603/
I bet if I did it like that it would look awesome. With white as the background and these nice bold colors.