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Old 04-08-2011, 06:12 PM
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Ooooh, thanks. That does look like an interesting alternative.

Originally Posted by Iris P.
If you don't want to cut and piece curves, Southwind Designs has a pattern based on the double wedding ring that does not require piecing curves. Here is the link:

http://southwindquilts.com/?page_id=...1&product_id=4

It may be worth looking at. Good luck. Iris :-)

p.s. I have bought and made some of their designs and found them to be easy although I have not tried this particular one.
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I wouldn't suggest a Wedding Ring quilt for a first quilt, but they really aren't that hard...especially using quilt templates. The first one I made was Mary Ellen Hopkin's method...and you ended up with a quilt full of holes...the cornerstones...it worked adding the squares, but it was not fun doing it....would not recommend that method.
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Old 04-08-2011, 06:31 PM
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Like Amma said .... DWR is quite easy when you do it the Eleanor Burns way. Then it is more like applique.
I have one block to go .... then I can sew them all together.
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Old 04-08-2011, 06:35 PM
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That's an awesome pattern.
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Old 04-08-2011, 06:45 PM
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I've always wanted to do a double wedding ring, one of my favorite quilts.

My MIL made us one when we were married and we have worn it out. I wanted to put it up, but MIL wouldn't hear of it. So, it became everyone's favorite quilt in the family. My favorite quilt of all time, actually.

I will do one someday, and this one may be it. Its like a mondernized version, don't you think?
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I made one 50 years ago when I was first learning to quilt. The only pattern I had was cut out of a brown paper bag that an old lady cut for me. I didn't know squat about putting a top together but I did it and it looked pretty darn good. I even put it in an old homemade quilting frame and quilted every stitch by hand bt myself. I even did the scalloped binding. I still have it, though a little worn, and really proud of it since every stitch is mine.

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I haven't done a double wedding ring yet, but I did a Drunkard's Path, which also has curved seaming, and didn't have any trouble at all. In fact, all the seams came out nearly perfectly matching, and I had never sewn curved pieces before. Since you have made a few quilts already, you should be ok with it. The only difficulty I see is that quilt is really big-so it will be a bit awkward to handle as it grows! I would give it a go, especially if the curved piecing is your only reservation!!
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I made one a few years ago, it took a while but wasn't all that difficult to piece. When I did it as a mini, I used the Eleanor Burns method instead which was really simple!
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I saw that too and thought I might be able to finish a hybrid wedding ring quilt like that. I don't think my attention span is long enough to do an entire bed quilt in all wedding ring, but as a center medallion, I might just be able to swing it.
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Beautiful quilt....and no I haven't tried one yet either. The curves scare me to death.
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