Storm at Sea
 

Hi Guys,

Has anybody made a quilt using this pattern.... How did you do it?

I have started doing a paper pieced pattern to see if this is a good way, only done one part of the block (time constraints today)... But I thout I would ask if anybody out there has any better ideas.

I am thinking of buying the accuquilt triangle in a square die, but that only makes part of the block!!!!

Any ideas????

hugs

Caroline

I've made this twice and paper pieced both times. I found the bias edges of the triangles didn't distort and matching all the points was easier. If I do another one (love this pattern) I'd definitely pp it.

I made this one and the pieces with the long pieces that tip mirrors the other blcoks I finally did make them from PPing to achieve a better accuracy. The quilt is now pieced but still needs the borders sewn on.

Go for it!
 

My first official quilt was a storm at sea just done from patches. This was before someone told me it was supposed to be an advanced quilt.
I thought it was fun and interesting to put together. Also used larger blocks 18" I think.
Was a wedding quilt for my son & his wife.

This is beautiful. Wanting to do one for my son in red and black.

Beautiful. Love the SAS in the traditional blues & whites.

I am getting ready to do one too...debating which way to go...pp maybe...been looking at patterns...want to do this pattern for my son...maybe in batiks..

I am in the process of doing one now. It has been very challenging. I am not pp. If I ever do another I will definitely try the pp method.

Here's my SAS variation .... I pieced it in the fall, and finished quilting it during the holidays.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t259838.html

Thanks guys.... Especially Gmasandee ...... I paper pieced the little square in square and that came out well, but it is the waste of fabric I am concerned about with the diamond block.... Any tips regarding cutting etc appreciated.

hugs

Caroline

This quilt is on my bucket list. I am glad to know that paper piecing is the way to go.

I hope someone will post the name of a good pattern.

I made one using the Wendy Mathson Trimplates. I love the method, but I understand the Trimplates are no longer being produced. If you can find a set of them for a reasonable price, I would recommend them. My finished quilt is here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/persona...s-t209159.html

SAS is my absolute favorite pattern. I can't wait to see yours!

Darren

I had that same thought when I stared PPing, but then I realized the perfectly shaped blocks with pointy points was well worth it, for any wastage that I thought I had ..... a good trade-off IMHO!

If you go to studio 180 Deb tucker ruler she has a great ruler for the diamond and the Sq in a Sq for this pattern
I just love her rulers
Saw her demonstrate at Grand Rapids show.
Gale

I made my storm at sea with the Tri-Recs ruler set. Worked great for me, although perhaps not quite as perfect points as paper piecing would make. Faster though :)

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I've made one paper pieced pictured below and a huge one out of denim not paper pieced. I found the pp alot easier.

This one is on my bucket list too. My guild is supposed to do a class on this later this year, I'm very excited about that! I love how this quilt looks - I saw one done in yellow and orange and red batiks at the county fair a couple years ago and the quilter did an amazing job shading the fabrics, it was so luminous it looked back-lit. One of my most favorite patterns in general and that particular quilt was just gorgeous. I stood and stared at that quilt for a good 20 minutes, LOL.

I think if/when I get around to doing this one I will use batiks as well...I think bias-cuts are easier to handle on a nice tight-woven batik. (Plus I just love batiks...) But I think I will probably stick to a more traditional color palate.

I'm surprised the Accuquilt people haven't made a SAS die yet.

I really like the bigger blocks! Not so busy and so off the pattern nicely!

Wow, I love it. So creative.

John Flynn sells laser-cut kits of the SAS in various sizes and multiple color choices. I purchased one in October at the Houston IQF to work on at our next guild retreat. The advantage of laser-cut fabric is that the edges do not ravel. One of my friends was bothered by the faint discoloration on the cut edges, but I figure that once it is sewn, the discoloration is on the back of the quilt top. And someone told me that she tested one of the pieces and the discoloration washes away. I have wanted to make a SAS for years, but the cutting was what was holding me up (carpal tunnel syndrome, and now cubital tunnel syndrome). I love having a pre-cut kit.

I bought Deb Tuckers ruler Square2 and Diamond Rects for SAS.

I didn't know about the Deb Tucker rulers, but I would definitely use them if I didn't already have the others. I have used two of her other rulers and they are awesome. One advantage of her rulers is that they make multiple sizes. My rulers only make one size.

Here is a link to a free paper piecing pattern
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...ilt-blocks.pdf
Also, if you look at this, it will show you different layouts. I like this site a lot and I love Storm at Sea quilts. Have fun making yours!
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...sea-quilt.html

Your quilt is amazing. If that was your first are you now making award winning quilts?

MainiacQ2, I love the colors in your storm at sea quilt.

When I did "Storm at Sea," I made it as a class project using Marti Michell's templates: Sea Diamond Set #8605 and Template Set B #8252 (12" blocks). While I found her directions a little confusing at first, the teacher guided me through, and everything just seemed to "click" all at once. The finished quilt had a red heart in the lower right corner; the rest of the quilt I made in dark blue and mottled grey. I thought it turned out very well.

I am planning on doing another one using floral fabrics to do a "Glorious Garden" pattern I found on the internet. Using the templates makes cutting and matching corners easy for me.

I attempted to make a SAS quilt years ago. It was my first quilt and taken from a picture in a quilting magazine showing it as a table topper. Needless to say, nothing matched up and it never got completed. What a mess. Thanks for the pp pattern. Maybe I will attempt the quilt again one of these days.

Got waylaid in this thread by reading Darren's posts and pic of darling Emmaline. She is a precious gift from God and such a cutie.

I, too, have been waylaid by darling Emmaline. I've spent more than hour here. Now, back to the sewing machine.

I love your Storm at Sea quilt, it's gorgeous. Like you, I started out doing more advanced quilts, mainly because I didn't know any better and no one had told me I couldn't do it. A fellow quilter and myself made a Storm at Sea quilt as the raffle quilt of my church's annual Holiday Fair, done in greens. Another quilter and I divided up the blocks, then I put them together. Because the blocks were pieced on 2 separate sewing machines, there was a bit of a mismatch when it came to assembling the blocks; although it turned out to be a beautiful quilt. I learned a valuable lesson that if you start a quilt, remember that 1/4" on one machine may not be quite the same 1/4" on another quilt, lesson learned. I think Mary Ellen Hopkins said it best in one of her quilting books, that each person had a PPM, personal private measurement, and as long as it was consistent, you'd be just fine. The quilt was raffled off and made a good amount of money for the church. Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something because it seems to be too advanced for you, because you might be pleasantly surprised.

Several years ago a fellow quilter and myself made a Storm at Sea Quilt to be raffled at our annual Holiday Fair. We split up the block, each doing one portion. While it did come together well, I learned the valuable lesson that 1/4" on one machine might not be the same 1/4 " on another. If I were to reproduce this quilt today, I would be tempted to PP it for maximum accuracy and ease of putting the top together.

After I had taken an introductory class on starting a quilt, my first one was Storm At Sea (for one of our son's who lived near the ocean). It was paper-pieced which I liked because of the precision of the pattern. I took me seven months because I was working at the time. After dinner I would quilt until bedtime. It turned out very nicely. I had someone else quilt it on a longarm machine.

Okay guys,

here re is an update to where I am at.....

tomorrow I will be completely paper piecing a block and I will also create a block using the sizzix triangle in a square die (to make the diamond in a rectangle block and I will report back to how I found both.

Hugs

Caroline

so on the diamond blocks, did you make a 1/2 block at a time using Tri-Recs or did you fold the fabric over and cut the diamond that way? I'm going to be making one out of batiks, don't want to pp and planned to use my Tri-Recs

What's the pattern, here?