Need help, please - finishing old blocks just found
06-23-2013, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
This graphic may give you some ideas of a methods you might use. Please think outside this box and come up with alternatives that suit your process.
You could piece all the blocks together with either method, then apply the sashings as long strips. Or do individual blocks with sashings on two sides, then add long sashing to join the rows of individuals together.
You may even come up with another way to hasten your process or one that works better for you.
I envy you the chance to work on your mom's blocks.
I taught my own mom to quilt and I was the first quilter that we know of in 5 generations of my family; no unfinished treasures to love and cherish.
Jan in VA
You could piece all the blocks together with either method, then apply the sashings as long strips. Or do individual blocks with sashings on two sides, then add long sashing to join the rows of individuals together.
You may even come up with another way to hasten your process or one that works better for you.
I envy you the chance to work on your mom's blocks.
I taught my own mom to quilt and I was the first quilter that we know of in 5 generations of my family; no unfinished treasures to love and cherish.Jan in VA
06-24-2013, 04:21 AM
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My mom quilted that way all the time. She sewed the fronts together (RST) and when she did that, she pulled the backing and batting away; then she turned one side of the backing over the other side and hand stitched the backside seam. I think she may have trimmed the batting and one side of the backing to make it smooth as there was never any lumps or bumps on the back of her quilts. In fact she prided herself in having the back look as nice as the front!! Her hand quilting was amazing....very tiny stitches.....I haven't reached that point yet!!
06-24-2013, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Maggie_Sue
Jan you graphic skills are amazing
06-24-2013, 10:58 PM
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Basically, you stitch the fronts (right sides together) and make sure you don't catch the batting/backing in the seams.
Once the top's seams are together, you will smooth out the batting and trim to fit if needed (my mom in law just overlapped hers...it was a real thin batting).
Once she had the batting smooth...she had used a blind stitch to secure the backing seams (same blind stitch you would use to hand bind a quilt).
Her friend, just sewed the backing (wrong sides together), trimmed the seam allowance, and hand stitched a bias binding over the seams (made from the backing material). I liked Mom Beck's better...you could hardly tell where it was seamed.
Once the top's seams are together, you will smooth out the batting and trim to fit if needed (my mom in law just overlapped hers...it was a real thin batting).
Once she had the batting smooth...she had used a blind stitch to secure the backing seams (same blind stitch you would use to hand bind a quilt).
Her friend, just sewed the backing (wrong sides together), trimmed the seam allowance, and hand stitched a bias binding over the seams (made from the backing material). I liked Mom Beck's better...you could hardly tell where it was seamed.
Originally Posted by mpepperm37
I hope you can help me find a way to finish a stash of blocks I found in my mom's house. She passed away last July and I found a few dozen blocks she apparently made and hand quilted in a "quilt as you go" fashion. So, there are 14-16 inch blocks quilted through the 3-layers (not trimmed). How to I connect the blocks? Sorry if it is a lame question, but I am a not-very-experienced quilter when it comes to techniques. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
06-25-2013, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Thank you, Maggie_Sue, but this is a really easy accessory program that comes on most PCs, called Paint. I can do wonders with squares, rectangles, and triangles, but the curves and squiggles are a bit more trouble.
Anyone can do this! I just happen to have the time and do it often.
Jan in VA
Anyone can do this! I just happen to have the time and do it often.
Jan in VA
