Advanced project! Flimsy finished!
 

Saw a pic on QB that inspired me to use “candies”. Turned into a lesson in “advanced” project. I’m so glad to have it out of sight, there’s not a picture. Even cleaned up all evidence of that project and replaced it with next project. It’s ready for longarm by someone else. It’s made in columns of bias candies with 2.5” sashing. Next time I see it, just need binding.

what projects do you have that were surprise “advanced” projects? What makes it advanced?

Surprise Advanced to me means it will take me more time to complete a project because I have to learn a new technique or use a new ruler or template to complete the pattern. It takes me by surprise that I am not as fast a learner as I thought I was going to be. :)))

what are candies, please?

They are 2.5" inch squares! I remember being quite confused the first time I saw the term, too, along with a bunch of other quilter-ese words. :-)

If you're intrigued, you should check out the 2024 Birthday Candy thread - so many fun projects!

Oh I bought packages of 10x5 inch cuts and had never heard of the before. can't remember what they called it. maybe log something....

Not sure if it qualifies as "advanced", but I just bought a pattern for a Christmas tree skirt and it is almost all templates! If I had of known that I would have never bought it!

Maybe this one qualifies as "advanced"? I didn't choose it...My boss had me do it for a shop sample. The entire thing is sewn on 45 degree angles. The way you would put binding together. And, the organization to make sure you didn't get two of the same fabrics near each other was insane. Definitely not my favourite but it turned out OK. This was before it was quilted.
Watson

An extremely poorly written and error-filled "precision piecing" online class. The workbook is full of errors and the instructor hasn't fixed them despite being asked to by several students. The workbook also doesn't match the videos for the cutting plan. Fabric is being wasted due to incorrect cutting instructions, and templates for applique and paper piecing are printing out too small (even when printing "actual size/100%"), forcing "experimentation" to figure out the right manual scaling for printing. I have one last block (of 12) to go, and I will be so very glad when it's done. The class was not cheap, and I will never take another of that instructor's classes nor buy any patterns she produces.

What's made it "advanced" is that rather than learning within the class, I'm having to search for other tutorials and use other tools (buy templates/rulers) to actually produce usable blocks.

2024 Birthday Candy Swap (2.5" Squares)
 

Yes, Yes, come by the 2024 Birthday Swap thread found in "Member Swaps and Round Row/Robins". I know the messages says the cut off date has past, but we did not have any January birthdays, if you are interested, you can still join us. PM me if you have questions about this year long swap.

I've quilted many years, and have become experienced enough to know the limits to my patients. Recently, l started buying more acquilt go dies ( love those BOBs. ) Most are a joy to cut/ sew...however, the one l have problems with is a pretty little 8" ' Hattie's choice'. There are similar but minutely different triangular shapes that are difficult to tell appart. I've never considered myself dyslexic, but l find l must remove/ resew pieces on this one at times. Even with carefully orienting straight of grain correctly and using a scant 1/4" seam, they are often not same size as next. I've learned to just put alternate blocks between, or sashing, because placing them in rows together the junctions of all thos seams tend to be bulky, even if pressed open.

Thanks for the info, I have some I got 2 free with an order from Connecting threads, they called them mini charm packs. I will look at the Birthday candy thread as I was wondering what to do with these. They are called Quartz Metallic tonals.

Watson, that's an amazing modern quilt, even if it was a tedious sew. All those diagonal seams would wear on anybody, but the end result is spectacular. Glad you hung in there.

Would love to see your candy quilt, Pet, once you get it back.

My surprise advanced quilt is a Winding Ways, made from templates by Marti Michell. I always wanted to make a WW, but never considered how hard the piecing would be. It was NOT enjoyable and I will not make another one.

I can't think of any tops that ended up a lot harder than I expected, but I have made several that I expected to be a lot harder than they turned out, and some that I expected to be hard - and they were.

There have been several times I've read over a pattern and thought - wow, doing it that way would be hard- and changed the method to something a lot easier. Sometimes it's because they wanted you to buy a special tool, and for me the tool was actually more work.

Those are Jolly bars sold at the Fat Quarter Shop. They are exclusive to them and the name comes from the owner's last name - Kimberly & Kevin Jolly.

Any class that was that bad would deserve naming, so no one else gets to learn any more "advanced" techniques from the presenter. If you inadvertently hired a bad painter, you would tell your neighbors not to hire him/her. A person who sells a quilting class should be held to the same standard.

bkay

My student wasn’t getting it. I said,”I’m a visual person. I’m having a hard time finding words so you can understand.” Using a visual, she understood immediately. Sometimes communication makes it advanced.

I agree 100%.

I was under the impression that naming businesses we were dissatisfied with was not permitted here on QB. I know I had posted a caution about a vendor a few years back that I'd had an experience with and that post was deleted and one of the moderators PM'd me to explain why.