La Passacaglia
 

I wonder if any of you who have made the La Pass quilt? How did you sew it together? Did you EPP or just sew it with seams? Did you buy the book and follow the directions or just wing it? I bought the book and I have started putting some of the rosettes together. I started on the bottom left and it seemed like there was a mistake on the two bottom rosettes. I had to change the number of little triangle things to make the rosette fit. Just curious if I missed something or if there was a mistake in what kind of rosette it was. Making this quilt is like working a puzzle. Would love to see pictures of your La Pass.

I have been making my La Pass for about a year and a half. I am epp'ing it, and glue basting. I am winging it. I am planning on making the edges of the EPP part irregular and appliqueing them to the border instead of cutting a straight line. I started in the center and have been working my way out, but trying to get the left edge finished so I can start appliqueing the border on that one side. I have also been playing around w/ turning some of the rosettes into squares for other projects not the La Pass. This was my first time ever EPP'ing I am completely addicted to it and fussy cutting!!! I bet I have some pics in the computer.

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There are several here who are working/ have completed pass, and I'm sure they will help. I am going to do katja marek's millefiore...paperpieces.com has each rosette pieces in packets and on Katjas site she has a very clear pattern for each section....I haven't started yet...life keeps getting in the way of my playtime...soon, I hope! Have fun with your challenge...

Wow kassuandra-your fussy cutting and colors is fabulous! I'm saving those for inspiration!

And a few more
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Sorry for the pic overload, asking for pics of my La Pass is like asking for pics of my chickens!!!! lol lol

There is a Millefiori/La Passacaglia Facebook page that has over 6000 quilters posting pictures and talking about this quilt. Everything you want to know about it plus lots of tips and resources. Just like this board but only for the the La Pas. :https://www.facebook.com/groups/335041176691683/

they are all beautiful

I can see how making those could be addictive!

I've never heard of it until now. Oh my goodness it's like using a kaleidoscope to make the pattern piece of a grandmothers flower garden. WOW!!!

Kassaundra you do beautiful work. I would enter that in a show. It is just gorgeous

Kassaundra, your rosettes are so lovely. Wow! I love how you have fussy cut the pieces. Amazing. I think I may appliqué mine on another piece of material too but I'll see when I get there. Mine looks so plain compared to yours but I will keep on going. I don't have the kind of material to fussy cut right now but if I ever make another one I am going to keep that in mind and buy, buy, buy new material. I need to follow the book pattern in order to make these rosettes. I am not worldly enough to figure it out on my own. I love your rosettes and all.

The great thing about this quilt is even if you don't have the patterns to fussy cut the whole quilt is intriquet enough to still look great and interesting. I really love the simplicity of 2 or 3 color graphic material, it is overlooked in this quilt a lot but can be cut to have a very interesting look. When you go to the fabric shop take a few small squares of paper that you have cut a window in the size and shape of the pieces (especially the pentes and large diamond) so you can look at the pattern on the fabric w/ the actual size and shape to see if it will work.

Oh my gosh! Those are works of art!

No apologies. The pictures are amazing. As a beginner, I see from posts on this site, that there are no limits to the places a quilter can go.

I took a few pics of the partials where they are going to live in the quilt and a group shot of the whole quilt to this point w/ the border I plan on using.
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Love your work. Good choices and great fussy cutting.

I may have to attach mine in the same way. It hurts me to thing of cutting some of these rosettes in half to square the quilt up. I didn't even think about fussy cutting when I cut my material but it really does add so much. I showed my pictures on the picture part just recently.

If you are squaring up your edges like the pattern shows, you don't make the whole rosette, just up to the cut off point.

Some new pics of the progress on my la pass, and a pic showing how I stitch the big rosettes in sections for easier for me assembly.

Kass you LP is looking so great, I have only one more done since we last spoke. Too many quits on the griddle.

oooOOOOOoooo, gorgeous!!

Mine is second in the pile of "to be quilted" :)

Your also working on a "Crosses" fussy cut right? How is it going?

Some days I don't think I will ever get this to the "to be quilted" pile!!!!! It didn't quote, this was in response to Kalama Quilts

The Crosses fussy cut was too much for me, may be when I get the LP done. Right now working on a 5" applique block, 365 for the whole quilt.

Kass, La Pass is shaping up. I love the fussy cutting. I am sewing my two bottom parts together and then I will start on the two top parts. I have the two big rosettes done and will circle them with smaller rosettes. I keep plugging along. I am thinking about adding fill in to parts around the edge to even it out. I haven't decided how I will finish it.

The completed ones I saw were beautiful!

Just finished this partial big rosette.

Gorgeous. I'm improvising my own Millefiore quilt. And you're photos are a real inspiration.

Kass these are great. What amazes me is how quickly you construct these! I must be really in SLOW mode...I'm trying to finish a gfg so I can tackle Katjas millefiori....and I can only find 2/3 hrs every other day or so....if I'm lucky and that just isn't making a dent in gfg - all I can do is dream about Mille.......

I have started one, not gotten far, but plan to keep at it, love it! I started out doing EPP on this & the other, bigger, Millefiori quilt, but lately have been piecing them by machine. Have also pieced some by hand, no papers used. I think you can do it however you want. Right now I am just playing with putting some rosettes together, haven't attached any together yet. They are fun, & actually much faster by machine... but any method works greater. I started playing with another one this week, & here is my progress so far! Love these, they are so much fun to do! Am thinking of doing mine large lap size too, as I don't need another big quilt at my house...

I saw this one on FB, so pretty. I have thought about trying by machine, but really like the portability of this project, and when I think about tiny biased Y seams it gives me a headache! lol

I work on it in the evenings during "tv" time. I also take it w/ me whenever we go somewhere (my husband prefers to drive) so this gives me something to concentrate on other then his "bad" driving!!!! lol lol lol He's not really a bad driver I'm just not in control. I also take it to work on Sat, I work at an outstation
(rural ems station) so sometimes get quite a bit of time to work on it, sometimes don't even get to look at it.

They're so beautiful. Join the FB page if you want to see more! https://www.facebook.com/groups/335041176691683/. A display of them is coming Houston this fall. I figure with that, the books will get more readily available and I'll start one.

La Pa is pentagon based. Katja Marek has a web site for a hexagon based version. It's here: http://www.katjasquiltshoppe.com/the...uilt-along.htm. She asks participants to buy her book, "The New Hexagon," although her millefiore quilt isn't included in it. I like the pentagon based version better, however, hexagon templates are probably more readily available.

It's all fun. ;-).

Thats true, the book is to be bought, but on her website she does have, what does look like pretty clear patterns...and her book is way less espensive than Hammerstein's. But, will see when I begin that " journey"

If you noticed my signature lines you know I am a huge fan of DW, and since every quilt needs a little DW, my last big rosette is themed, these are just the parts to the inner star round, I am excited about this one, it will be my sentimental favorite.

Kass. What is DW...probably very obvious, but I'm still working on first cup of coffee! I also think Hammerstein hand pieced, not epp, her millefiori, is that right?

Holy Moly! Just Gorgeous! I do lots of curved piecing, but would think twice about attempting anything that intricate. Kudos, just so exquisite. Colors are exceptional as well. You, my good woman, are a true artiste.

Doctor Who, yes she hand pieced hers. I whip stitch much sturdier and faster then I can hand stitch

A few pics of this weeks work. The overall shot is blurry sorry didn't notice it in time to fix it, but shows the placement of the last big one. The progress on the DW rosette, but I think I'm changing out the skinny diamonds to the same b/w fabric w/ the diamonds on it. And the lower rt corner rosette that to me looks like a folk art Mexican tile. I am going to post this now incase the pictures lock up my computer. Loading pics on this site is like Russian Roulette w/ my computer.