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Can you really make a quilt in a day?

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Old 02-18-2012, 06:26 AM
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I don;t worry about time as rather just enjoy making the quilt
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Old 02-18-2012, 08:48 AM
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I have done Eleanor's but I cut pieces Day 1, then sew Day 2, then sandwich and spend the next 2 days finishing. I think you could call my method, Quilt In A Week! LOL!
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Old 02-18-2012, 09:03 AM
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I would suspect that Eleanor was trying to say you can make a quilt, it's not that hard. She give great instructions and working at a constant pace her earlier quits could be made in a day.
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Old 02-18-2012, 11:33 AM
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YES, BUT it is a lot of hard work and time, you will have to do an easy pattern, like around the world or a big one block style pattern or a simple irish chain pattern and cut the strips out multi layers or with a die cutter. I have made one from scratch in a day but it was not a queen or king, but have cut one out and finished it in a day and a half... quilted and hemmed it also... you have to be focused and have no distractions and be able to go non stop for about 14 hours
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Old 02-18-2012, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by pw6 View Post
YES, BUT it is a lot of hard work and time, you will have to do an easy pattern, like around the world or a big one block style pattern or a simple irish chain pattern and cut the strips out multi layers or with a die cutter. I have made one from scratch in a day but it was not a queen or king, but have cut one out and finished it in a day and a half... quilted and hemmed it also... you have to be focused and have no distractions and be able to go non stop for about 14 hours
Not necessarily. This quilt top can be made in an 8 hour day if you have it cut and ready to sew.


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Old 02-18-2012, 12:02 PM
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What is the best design for a person who has not sewn or quilted in awhile? (10 yrs)
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Old 02-18-2012, 01:46 PM
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It's like a lot of things. Sometimes you just work faster and things go smoothly and then other times - well it's one bump after another!
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Old 02-18-2012, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Tsgthelen View Post
What is the best design for a person who has not sewn or quilted in awhile? (10 yrs)
Go here & get a lot of ideas!
http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/
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Old 02-18-2012, 06:11 PM
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I enjoy all the aspects of my quilting projects, even ripping out the seams and I don't rush because this is my therapy, relaxation, and fun.
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My first quilt was an Eleanor Burns QIAD Log Cabin and I did finish it in a day. But I have to tell you that the insturctor practically stood over us with a whip, in fact when a group of us went to lunch, she came and found us after half an hour and told us we needed to get backd!
Fast forward several years, and although I am not very prolific quilter, I know a lot more now than I did then. A few years ago I got to take a Trip Around the World class with Eleanor Burns. I didn't finish my top in the class, about six hours and that didn't include cutting but there was a bit of down time at the start expalining stuff before we put the pedal to the metal. Some folks did finish theirs, but I don't have the attention span to stay at it the whole time. I did have most of it done before the end of the day.
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