Beautiful Fall Quilt
 

Has anyone made this Ruth Powers quilt .... Third Weekend in October?
http://www.ruthpowersartquilts.com/s...tail.php?ID=47

I saw this @ my local quilt guild last week & while I don't think the photo does this quilt justice, I'm here to tell you that the finished quilt top is STUNNING. One of the most stunning that I've yet to see.

I'd like to make it for my daughter & her fiancé who are marrying the third weekend in October, 2016.
I just think that it is meant to be.

Now, I'm not all that experienced of a quilter, but I am confident that I can do this.
I just do not like to piece very large quilt tops. I prefer a twin ... and I like doing table runners & wall hangings. But, because this is STUNNING, I'll make myself do it.

The designer offers this in a wall hanging but it looks to me like the fabric blocks are larger than the bed quilt .... & I don't find that to be as attractive.

I thought I could use the bed quilt pattern & reduce the block size down (by starting with smaller squares that are cut out) but the lady who made hers (that I saw), said that would be too complicated since some of this is using paper piecing.

Thought I'd ask if anyone here would like to make this with me? :)
It really is stunning!
If you have made it, I'd love to hear from you.
And I'd love to see a picture.
I have a feeling that this is going to be complicated as far as arranging the colors, but I've already begun collecting fabrics that I can use.
So fun!

I too have seen this quilt at a show and you are right, it is stunning. I don't blame you one bit wanting to make it. I hope you get some takers on your quilt-a-long and post pictures as you progress.

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*** I am not into paper piecing, but that is a real beauty.
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Well I have the pattern but can't commit to making it now. It's on my list.

I like this quilt a lot but just do not want to invest more in patterns as I have so many already. Years ago I bought a book called The Creative Pattern Book by Judy Martin. It has a quilt on the cover and pattern in it from Chris Hulin called Autumn Fantasy Flagrantly Fall that looks very similar but has some inset seams. There are also free leaf patterns online with paper pieced leaves similar to these.

Look at the quilt in the left back of the cover of this book. this is Chris Hulin's quilt that she won with.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Creative-P.../dp/0929589068

That quilt is mesmerizing. I have the Creative Pattern Book, and like the quilt in it also. Do you know if the foundation papers are included in the Ruth Powers quilt? (I doubt it, at the price given.) I might be interested in making that quilt, but I would want to make it wider for either a queen or a king (not just by adding wider borders) and don't know how difficult that would be. If you have to print your own foundation papers, I would also want to know whether they could be printed on a standard printer without having to tape together pages. So - lots of questions about the Ruth Powers quilt, while it would be relatively easy to make the Autumn Fantasy any size you wanted.

I started it years ago. Made it through 2 or 3 of the pp patterns. At the time, just to hard. Maybe now.

I made this quilt!
My best advice is to take it slow and steady. Stay organized and have fun, you will get it finished if you take it one block at a time.
I did not paper-piece everything the designer suggests (my HST, stem pieces and QST were made overlarge and then trimmed).
I wish I had used more tone-on-tone and less high-contrast fabrics for the backgrounds, and since I was a fairly new quilter when I made it I didn't have much stash to work from so I repeated fabrics more often than I would have liked.

The pattern is printed on a large sheet, almost like clothing patterns. I actually re-drafted the PP blocks (yes I'm an engineer...) but they would be easy to trace onto freezer paper. Each PP block is only 2.5 inches square, so an easy size to work with and most of them are quite simple PP shapes.

The layout pattern itself is quite small and a bit difficult to read, I think I ended up enlarging it on a copier.

Thanks. i just ordered the pattern. I have been collecting fall batiks and this looks perfect for a fall quilt.

I agree, it was meant to be! I think that blue peeking out really makes the quilt.

I haven't done any paper piecing, and so far it hasn't appealed to me, but maybe this quilt will be the quilt to get me into it. Someday.

Rebecca, your quilt is beautiful!

Thank you SO MUCH for that information. Do you think it would be easy to make the quilt larger?

Rebecca, thank you for showing your beautiful quilt. I think the addition of the pale leaves is an excellent choice.

I really really really don't need any more patterns, but I think I will have to order this one.

The easiest way I can think of to enlarge the quilt would be to add a border. The small blue "stream" goes diagonally in the background would be offcenter if you tried to add more leaves to the pattern, and the leaves appear over and under each other in a very balanced way in the pattern.

The other way to enlarge would be to size up each block in the grid. If you are good at math or experienced in enlarging blocks, I don't think it would be difficult to draft the individual blocks to larger size. They are based on making small squares into sections with regular angles (45, 30 and 60 degree wedges cut out of squares). I redrafted the PP blocks myself based on math rather than trying to photocopy the large sheet of paper, but I didn't change the block size.

This beautiful quilt has been on my to do list forever. Someday I hope to make it but not right now. Christmas is coming much to fast.

Here are some free patterns that can be modified. It will atleast give the leaf block.
https://carterquilter.files.wordpres...rom-france.pdf

I like this on too

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/11/...row-quilt.html

I made this quilt at least 10 years ago. I was just thinking last night that I would like to make it again with batiks. It's really not hard to do

What a beautiful quilt! I love pp and I just ordered the pattern. Can't wait to try it!

This quilt is stunning......soooooo tempting! Jackie, do you have others ready to see along with you?

It looks like it would be a fun challenge but I have too much on my plate the next few months to commit. Rebecca S, your quilt is lovely.

Stunning quilt. Good Luck!!

Oh my!!! That is stunning. You did a magnificent job.. Thanks for showing it.

I agree with the title and your daughter's wedding schedule it was meant to be the quilt for her. When were you planning on starting. Maybe in Jan. I could join in I really like both listed here.

I just placed an order for the wallhanging size version of this quilt, so I will join you Jackie!

This is beautiful. Thanks for posting.

I love this pattern. Unfortunately I am in the beginning stages of a Judy Niemeyer quilt. But I want to get that pattern for sure. I will be following as you lady's progress with this one.
BTW, there are several pictures of this pattern on Pinterest. Search by Third Weekend in October quilt pattern and they will show up.
Sandy

Thanks for reminding me...I have this pattern filed away to make "later". I think later is now sooner! I just need to finish up a quilt that I am working on (anyone remember "Pansy Parade" from Thimbleberries????) before I can work on anything else. I am trying to be disciplined. Ha! Going to start pulling fabrics from my stash for "October"...Thanks again!

Wow ladies, what a fun post this turned out to be!

I am working on a quilt right now and would like to get this finished before starting the "leaves" quilt.
So maybe January would be a good time to start.

Who's in?
We could try to organize ourselves as a group.

I am starting to collect fabrics for this project already.

Is anyone else having difficulty figuring out the directions? I am confused as to why I need to start in the center of the quilt??? If these are made with "9 patches" shouldn't one be able to start at the top left (or top right) corner and work across? I am also very confused with the paper piecing directions. Can someone help explain them? The pattern I have is the full sized one and was originally printed back in 1999 (bought it when it first came out).

Thanks for the help.

I"m wondering if anyone has actually started this quilt yet. One of the lady's in our group had made it years ago and brought it in to show me. It. is. stunning. She suggested just using a black background rather than the varied backgrounds the pattern indicates. She worked hers row by row. I will do this as soon as Judy is completed or I get weary of making the same blocks over and over. ha
Sandy

Autumn colours are my favourite colours! This quilt looks stunning and will definitely go on my bucket list!

January sounds good to me. Hopefully I will be at a place that I can put aside any current projects (read Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt). I am so anxious to get started on this one. It seems that in the middle of any project I'm working on at the moment-the next one always seems to be more exciting. sigh
Sandy

Is the leaf pattern in The Creative Pattern Book Pp? I can't tell. It looks like a great book with a lot in it. Especially for the price. SVAL

I have collected beautiful batik 2 1/2" strips in an exchange in our Guild. Are these paper pieces larger than that?

I bought this pattern several years ago because I loved it so much! I started collecting fabrics for it but that's as far as I got. Now you've got me thinking again!