Looking for signature quilt ideas
10-26-2015, 11:38 AM
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Eleanor Burns has an autograph block in her book "Still Stripping After 25 Years". I think some people use a simple snowball block. You could probably even use a rail fence and write on the light rails. Search signature quilts on this board and there are other posts about them with good tips. A great one is to make sure you mark the seam allowance or have a template so the writing does not get lost in the seam!
10-26-2015, 11:57 AM
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This is called Chimney Sweep or Album quilt block. Barbara Brackman has instructions for the block.
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/pioneer_patterns/chimney_pattern.htm
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/pioneer_patterns/chimney_pattern.htm
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10-26-2015, 12:42 PM
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10-26-2015, 01:20 PM
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Almost any quilt pattern with a neutral background fabric will work. Falling Charms by the Missouri Star Quilt co. YouTube tutorial has a lot of background to sign on. If you only have a few signatures, do whatever pattern you want and put a neutral fabric on the back of the quilt and they can sign on a label on the back or sign right on the backing.
10-26-2015, 01:31 PM
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If you google envelope quilt block, you'll find a lot of varieties and methods for making them -- Missouri Star recently had a tutorial I think was called You've got Mail. I think envelope blocks would make fun siggie quilts-- and if you had a message to include, you could intersperse some "post cards".
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