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catmcclure 12-29-2012 01:56 PM


Originally Posted by huntannette (Post 5745300)
I am looking for ideas for piecing a wholecloth type quilt for my daughter. She wants a wholecloth for her king sized bed.....she wants it pieced....we saw one somewhere but I can`t remember where. ...thank you!!!

A pieced wholecloth would be an oxymoron - sort of like Congressional Ethics and Military Intelligence. There are a lot of quilts pieced with neutrals and quilted in a trapunto pattern, maybe that's what she's talking about.

amyhamilton 12-30-2012 05:55 AM

when i think 'pieced whole cloth' i always think of one i saw on here - http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t184706.html
yes it is pieced, but similar coloured blocks to blend in together and then whole cloth quilted over the whole top.

Holice 12-30-2012 06:27 AM

it would be interesting to see a picture of the quilt you found and what you want. It is difficult to give specific advice when we don't know what talking about.

DanaNVa 12-30-2012 09:15 PM

Pat Wys wrote a book, "Spotiight on Neutrals," from That Patchwork Place that has several examples for inspiration.

My time 12-30-2012 09:47 PM


Originally Posted by huntannette (Post 5745455)
OHHHH ty ty....it`s not the exact one I saw but pretty darn close.....just what I wanted...thank you so much!!!!!!

Obviously your fortunate enough to own a LA. See how beautiful the quilting is on these quilts. The piecing is lost. Why bother piecing at all. Why not just buy a beautiful neutral piece of cotton in a neutral your daughter likes and go to town on your beautiful quilting. Because these are spectacular.

Skittl1321 12-31-2012 05:59 AM


Originally Posted by My time (Post 5751569)
Obviously your fortunate enough to own a LA. See how beautiful the quilting is on these quilts. The piecing is lost. Why bother piecing at all. Why not just buy a beautiful neutral piece of cotton in a neutral your daughter likes and go to town on your beautiful quilting. Because these are spectacular.

I agree- except I don't think the piecing is lost so much as it fights the quilting. Now, the OP's daughter obviously likes it, but I would just find a lightly marbled neutral fabric and make a real wholecloth. The quilting will be easier without the seams too :)

In 2013 I hope to finally make a wholecloth for our bedspread- no longarm here, you don't need one to quilt. It is just a different tool.

GrannieAnnie 12-31-2012 12:01 PM


Originally Posted by Skittl1321 (Post 5751940)
I agree- except I don't think the piecing is lost so much as it fights the quilting. Now, the OP's daughter obviously likes it, but I would just find a lightly marbled neutral fabric and make a real wholecloth. The quilting will be easier without the seams too :)

In 2013 I hope to finally make a wholecloth for our bedspread- no longarm here, you don't need one to quilt. It is just a different tool.

Back to the bucket list of quilts-------------I'd love to do a wholecloth of the Assateague light house. But I'll have someone draw it for me so I know what my background fabric is. prefer something very pale watery blueish, green, cream.


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