Help! Inherited UFO catherdal window
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<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> There were three different quilts that we ended up with. This partial UFO comes from my husband’s grandmother. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->I am working on a GFG and will keep that one, I enjoy hand piecing. I gave one to my daughter to do, it was only folded squares.
But what should I do with this?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> [ATTACH=CONFIG]398553[/ATTACH] I inherited this partial cathedral window quilt about 12 years ago. I have started to learn the art of quilting and after 2 years feel that I am ready to tackle this project, but need advice. Most of it is machined zig zaged, there are 11 rows and the longest row has 21 panels in it. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> I have measured the sides and they are about 80 inches each. I would like to get it finished into something, so I can send it to his sister. My first thought was to consider is half finished and continue on for a twin bed. I am now leaning more to finding a center seam ripping it out then rotating half to make a square wall quilt or a lap quilt for her. Would that make more sense? I would like to keep as much of their grandmothers work as possible, and put in as little new fabric as possible. It’s stitched so with a sharp seam ripper I could undo a few seams with very little damage. FYI all of the points are there, I saw that the first picture one was flipped back and does not show. Here is a close up of one of the edges. [ATTACH=CONFIG]398556[/ATTACH] I have a few other pictures if it would help in suggestions. Thanks for the help. |
How about a bed runner and a couple of matching pillows? That way you could use just her blocks with maybe a few leftover. The bed runner would look lovely on a off-white or cream bedspread or quilt.
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It looks to me like someone was intending to make a shawl or maybe a valance type of thing to hang from a curtain rod.
What you might do, is use what is done as the upper end of a quilt and then add on to it sort of like a whole cloth quilt. |
Originally Posted by Tartan
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How about a bed runner and a couple of matching pillows? That way you could use just her blocks with maybe a few leftover. The bed runner would look lovely on a off-white or cream bedspread or quilt.
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boy that would make a great huge wall hanging just like it is! do you have room?
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Another plus to the bed runners and pillow suggestions is it will become more pieces to pass along to the next generation.
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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
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It looks to me like someone was intending to make a shawl or maybe a valance type of thing to hang from a curtain rod.
What you might do, is use what is done as the upper end of a quilt and then add on to it sort of like a whole cloth quilt. |
Originally Posted by nativetexan
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boy that would make a great huge wall hanging just like it is! do you have room?
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One thing for sure, I'd be very reluctant to cut it up in any way.
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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
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One thing for sure, I'd be very reluctant to cut it up in any way.
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