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Old 04-21-2014, 05:09 PM
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i really want to make a storm at sea quilt, but i am super intimidated.

does anyone have any tips or tricks or ways to make it a little less...everything that it is? tricky? slow? a potential design nightmare?

thank you!

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Old 04-21-2014, 05:20 PM
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have not made one yet. however, my friend used marti michell templates and said she really liked them.
i have used her templates on other projects and found them easy to use and very helpful.

try a square or two and see how you like it. good luck.
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Old 04-21-2014, 05:36 PM
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Not that difficult. See my avatar. It's my first completed quilt. I googled storm at sea to decide on the design. I used Marti Mitchell and Deb Tucker templates. Go for it.
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Old 04-21-2014, 05:39 PM
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This is on my "Maybe Someday" list and if/when I get to it, I will paper piece it.
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Google "storm at sea paper piecing" and you will find sites that let you download the paper piecing patterns needed to make a storm at sea quilt. Easy peasy with paper piecing.
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I used the Wendy Mathson trimplates to make mine and it was a breeze. I got the accuracy of paper piecing without having to pull off the paper.
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I may try the paper piecing method...
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My dear friend made my daughter a Storm at Sea baby quilt using Jodi Barrows' square-in-a-square ruler and technique, and she said it was great. Here is a link to a blog by someone else who used this method.

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If you want it easy ... and not have to fret about all the angles working out right, I'd go for PPing.
There's a free PP pattern at QuiltersCache.com ...... if you want a smaller version, you could just reduce the size.
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I would probably paper piece this one. I think pp'ing is more accurate than templates in most cases, but that just might be me.
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