I just found out that the modern swoon block is an old block called rolling star or
#11
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: New England
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"Swoon" is an old block. Personally, I find it disrespectful for 'designers' to take credit for something they didn't create. Taking out copyrights and expecting others to pay homage to them is unethical IMHO. They should be crediting the often anonymous creator instead and leave it at that. Just my 2 cents.
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Centralia, WA, USA
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I am currently working on a swoon quilt. I am using batiks, it will be assorted colours. I have done 6 blocks so far and I am clueless as to how I will quilt it. I did not use fat quarters as the pattern calls because there is just no room for error in cutting whether it be by me or the LQS. I purchased 1/2 meter (live inCanada) pieces. Here is one of my blocks.
Rodney
#15
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#16
"Swoon" is indeed an old block, but the method of piecing it is different than the traditional block, with no "Y" seams. It does make it easier to piece. But it does seem that some of the "patterns" for sale are nothing more than a simple layout of a traditional block!
#17
I am tired of fighting fabric from China too!!!!
I just finished a quilt that had fabric from China in it and I am going to swear off of it. It was fraying so much that the loose thread was a pain to pull out having been caught in the seam allowance on the front of the quilt. Let me buy less of good fabrics.
#18
"Swoon" is an old block. Personally, I find it disrespectful for 'designers' to take credit for something they didn't create. Taking out copyrights and expecting others to pay homage to them is unethical IMHO. They should be crediting the often anonymous creator instead and leave it at that. Just my 2 cents.
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I had to laugh as I found out going through old magazines that Old is New again and under another name. Surprised me for sure, makes one wonder how someone can well never mind that is another story !LOL
Thanks Dunster !
Thanks Dunster !