50 Fab Paper-Pieced Stars
#181
KL and Whitepine, just curious, what do you mean " piecing like Carol Doak". Are you referring to the fact that she gives the size to cut each piece?
I too am giving a lot of thought to the fabrics. I really want to go scrappy, but it will all have to look good together at the end. I have so much stash that I don't really want to buy anything for this.
I too am giving a lot of thought to the fabrics. I really want to go scrappy, but it will all have to look good together at the end. I have so much stash that I don't really want to buy anything for this.
I would think scrappy will work on these stars. Maybe the same background to tie it together. IMHO Carol's examples are a little too busy with her patterned background. What do I know , I'm a newcomer to quilting.
#182
I'm referring to cutting the size of fabric, I always use scraps, I like this better, less waste. And less mess. Also she folds on the next line to sew on and cuts the 1/4". I had sewn the two together then cut the 1/4", this is less fabric to cut at one time, so easier on the hands. However, I just finished a 27x27 Christmas Cactus and it gave the amount of fabric needed, but not what size cuts, so I'll be doing PP both ways. With all the pieces in my CC I would never have taken the time to figure out what size cut pieces I needed. So on any non-Carol Doak patterns, I'll still be singing, "back to back" and "front to front".
#183
I precut all mine but I measure my own. I don't use her measurements. I like to cut them a little larger. I also trim to slightly less than 1/4" before I add the next piece.
Can't wait to see all the stars. Sunday will be a fun day.
Can't wait to see all the stars. Sunday will be a fun day.
#185
#186
I have finished Alabama and will work on Alaska soon. I was also in my EQ designing my quilt so I know how many blocks I want to make. Glad we'll be on one thread PokerDiva...keeps things simple!
#187
Yes, much easier to stay on the same thread. I forget when I have to look all over the place. I was thinking also about how many blocks to make. If you make 50 it doesn't quite work for a quilt. 7 accross and 7 down is 49. I don't want to leave any out so I thought if I made 6 of the combination blocks when I have time as I go then I would have 7 across and 8 down. That seems reasonable to me and I think I can stick 6 more blocks in along the way. Anyone else have a thought on that?
#188
Well, the flag has 50 stars so maybe that's a pattern.
I'm glad too that we're staying on this thread. The "view first unread" feature is a nice one and makes it so easy to go right where you left off reading.
I'm glad too that we're staying on this thread. The "view first unread" feature is a nice one and makes it so easy to go right where you left off reading.
#189
#190
Yes, much easier to stay on the same thread. I forget when I have to look all over the place. I was thinking also about how many blocks to make. If you make 50 it doesn't quite work for a quilt. 7 accross and 7 down is 49. I don't want to leave any out so I thought if I made 6 of the combination blocks when I have time as I go then I would have 7 across and 8 down. That seems reasonable to me and I think I can stick 6 more blocks in along the way. Anyone else have a thought on that?
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