To all of you who piece blocks
02-12-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
i've started my Dear Jane journey... but doing 3 at the same time. 5000+ pieces each! and each block is only 4.5" finished... so tiny. it was only a few years ago that i would never dream of attempting such a thing 
02-12-2012, 04:24 PM
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And Grandma 58 I am laughing because you are a wonderful quilter. Your star quilts are amazing. Love them. It is hard for some people to do star quilts and I think compared to piecing star quilts are alot more work.
02-12-2012, 06:44 PM
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I have been working on a peiced star called Judy's Star from The block Book by Judy Martin. It is a 12" star and has only 4 different peices. I am having a hard time with the outside points they keep disapearring, But I am cutting only enough peices to make 2 blocks at a time, as they are all going to be different colors. haven' done a peiced quilt in many years mostly do paper peicing and aplique and lots of embroidery.
02-12-2012, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wildyard
Ok, I'm confused. Why isn't doing a star block traditional piecing? I thought piecing is when you sew pieces together to make a block. Applique is when you apply decoration to a piece of fabric, but it's not piecing, correct? The piecing is when you sew the fabrics together before/after you apply the applique.
Have I missed something basic here? I consider all my quilts traditional piecing but not traditional patterns, necessarily. Well traditional so far as the piecing is concerned. I definitely do it on machine rather than by hand. Or is it only hand work that is considered traditional piecing?
lol I'm so confused now.
Have I missed something basic here? I consider all my quilts traditional piecing but not traditional patterns, necessarily. Well traditional so far as the piecing is concerned. I definitely do it on machine rather than by hand. Or is it only hand work that is considered traditional piecing?
lol I'm so confused now.
02-13-2012, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by kapatt
laughing....I'm laughing because in the Underground RailRoad quilt, my geese in the flying geese block end up flying out of the block.
02-13-2012, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mustang
my person email is deleted thanks again
02-13-2012, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Grandma58
I really have never made a 'traditional' pieced quilt that I can recall. I am making one now out of my reds and whites.
Each block I finish I am in awe of all of you and all of the quilts you have made just a little bit more! For crying out loud there are so many pieces and how in the world do you remember how to put them together.
You are all incredible, really I mean that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are so many pieces!
Each block I finish I am in awe of all of you and all of the quilts you have made just a little bit more! For crying out loud there are so many pieces and how in the world do you remember how to put them together.
You are all incredible, really I mean that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are so many pieces!
02-13-2012, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
I take "traditional" blocks to mean the 9 patchs, 4 patches, 5 patches, and blocks like the Dresden plate, GMFG, Double wedding ring for example. The blocks our grandmas and aunts and such did
02-13-2012, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by patdesign
If you do not do a test block first then run copies of your fabrics, cut them out the finished size of the piece and paste/glue them to another piece of paper, it will be your visual cheat sheet. Makes it easier than going back to small instructions.
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