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I have a large number of Christmas fabric squares. I can't decide how to put them together, maybe just sew them at random or make a disappearing 9 patch with them. I made one of them once, but not with Christmas fabric, turned out nice.
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Oh please do not tell me there is a postage stamp quilt police....I'd be sunk.
But then, I don't follow the rules for most of my quilts. I figure I can always say "well, they're supposed to be imperfect".....!!!! |
Oh man I'm so excited about this now! Ya'll are such a help! I'll be able to collect these so much quicker. I knew about Charm quilts & thought Postage Stamp quilts were a type of Charm quilt. I didn't know that it was to get a husband. I've got a good one. 28 1/2 yrs! No charms for me! Thanks so much!!! This will definitely be a loooong time project. I think I will do some strip piecing with this to speed it up but it will still be my leader & ender project. I like the "my rules" concept. Ya'll keep me smiling & learning.
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If the purpose of a charm quilt is to get a husband, how large do you suppose it had to be to get a really good one? And how small could I go to get just a good man to have around a few days a week? I'm not really interested in having one around full time, but could definitely appreciate a part-time "husband!" :XD:
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Originally Posted by suzanprincess
If the purpose of a charm quilt is to get a husband, how large do you suppose it had to be to get a really good one? And how small could I go to get just a good man to have around a few days a week? I'm not really interested in having one around full time, but could definitely appreciate a part-time "husband!" :XD:
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Originally Posted by suzanprincess
If the purpose of a charm quilt is to get a husband, how large do you suppose it had to be to get a really good one? And how small could I go to get just a good man to have around a few days a week? I'm not really interested in having one around full time, but could definitely appreciate a part-time "husband!" :XD:
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Originally Posted by dublb
I have started collecting fabrics for my Postage Stamp. I know that you're not supposed to duplicate any fabrics but( :wink: ) some of my scraps have so many different looks that once they are cut into 1 1/2" squares you would never know that they were from the same fabric. Is that acceptable ???
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Originally Posted by My time
Okay this might be a dumb question but what does this mean? A "leader and ender" quilt?
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by nhweaver
Can you tell me what is a "leader and ender" quilt. I have read it on this site before, but never asked. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...-and-hows.html |
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Originally Posted by dublb
I have started collecting fabrics for my Postage Stamp. I know that you're not supposed to duplicate any fabrics but( :wink: ) some of my scraps have so many different looks that once they are cut into 1 1/2" squares you would never know that they were from the same fabric. Is that acceptable ???
I think this will be my "leader & ender" quilt.[/quote I personally had never heard that the Postage Stamp was not supposed to duplicate any fabrics. I have a Postage Stamp Quilt that my GGG Grandmother made in the year 1840 .... and if you go to the Posting I made on it at .... www.quiltingboard.com/t-88451 .... you can and will see what she did, and every inch of the quilt is "handsewn and quilted", with the exception of the binding, which I put on by machine. |
thank you for letting me know. I also do this but I never gave it a name. What a good idea to keep sewing together 2 inch pieces from all the projects we do. I am so going to start doing this, thanks!
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Ask yourself if it will bother you if there are duplicate fabrics in the quilt or not. If it would bother you, then no, by all means use different fabric, but if it doesn't bother you, then go for it! I think it's one of those things that YOU need to decide if you can deal with or not. Good luck!
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A postage stamp quilt is not a charm quilt. There is no requirement to not repeat fabrics.
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Hey Ya'll I just cut up a bunch of my squares! Because of all you're comments I cut a bunch of duplicates! I probably have 10 times more squares than I would've had without ya'll!! Thanks!!!
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Originally Posted by dublb
I have started collecting fabrics for my Postage Stamp. I know that you're not supposed to duplicate any fabrics but( :wink: ) some of my scraps have so many different looks that once they are cut into 1 1/2" squares you would never know that they were from the same fabric. Is that acceptable ???
I think this will be my "leader & ender" quilt. i agree with scraps having "different looks" & have already cut some. have also thought about using the BACKS of some, too. when you look at the finished top, and those 1" squares--who's gonna be pointing at the ones that are the same??? |
I think that's a great idea and I would love to do that. We could do ramdom colors or have a theme for each person.
Originally Posted by LyndaOH
I want to do a postage stamp quilt too. I started out making four patches from leftover squares and I'm undecided whether to incorporate them into the postage stamp quilt because they are each made of two fabrics. I think it might be nice to scatter them throughout.
In thinking about strip piecing, I was wondering if it would work to do a swap with strip piecing. For example, I take 25 (or so) different fabrics in my stash, cut a 1 1/2" strip from each and sew the strips together. I then subcut this into 25 (or so) 1 1/2" strips. Each of these strips would have one each of the twenty five fabrics. I swap 24 of them with other swappers, so everyone ends up with 25 different strips. Would that work? Would anyone be interested? |
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