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Old 09-03-2011, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Alu_Rathbone
I'm sure that's not what they are called, but that's how I remember them.

I want to start work on a wedding ring quilt for my friend. I plan on giving it to her on her and her dh's first wedding anniversary (August 13). I would have made it for their wedding, but they informed me about a month and a half prior to the date. They planned it that way... it was just one of those, hey, lets get married.

My friend has been begging me to make her a quilt and I figured I could one of these, if there is a simple enough pattern out there. I would be doing the fabric in the colors of the wedding, black, red and white. I also hope to find damascus print fabric.

Please help me find a pattern! And offer some guidance!!!
Try the Rings That Bind by Cheryl Phillips of Phillips Arts she is in Colo. I used her book and the templates that come with the book and made one for my daughter several years ago. You make strips and sew them together then cut them out using the template with the book. A lot easier than cutting all of the small pieces. I most likely won't make another one, as that isn't my favorite pattern. The quilt turned out fine, but was time consuming, especially since I was working full time and trying to make the quilt for a Christmas gift as well.
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Old 09-03-2011, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by maryellen2u
Lots of people have opinions and alternatives. I just finished a double wedding ring and while I am very happy to be done with it, I am most, most happiest that I will not be doing it again. My advice: go for an easy enjoyable project which will be so much more fun and just as appreciated by your friend. No one can appreciate a double wedding ring enough!
True True, it took me 15 months to make my daughter's and I don't plan to make another one!! I must say I was working full time and trying to get her quilt done too.
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Old 09-03-2011, 05:29 AM
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There is a better picture of the Modern Wedding Ring here:
http://plantedseeddesigns.com/McCQuickQuilts.html
It is about four or five down on the page. Ann in TN
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Old 09-03-2011, 05:55 AM
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Judy Martin has a marvy wedding ring quilt pattern called "Monet's Wedding Ring". No curved piecing! I made it with stark white background and bright batiks in the rings. Black, white and red would be awesome!
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I always wanted to make a double wedding ring quilt so when it was offered at the LQS, I jumped at the chance. The pieces were even pre-cut for me -- yay !!

A year and a half later, it's still sitting in the BOM project box. Not because I didn't have the time.....it's very tedious work. It will eventually get done but not on the top of my "to-do" list.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone short of intermediate skills. But they are gorgeous quilts.

Good Luck !!
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Old 09-03-2011, 06:13 AM
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You might want to do the Elenore Burns method of making a double wedding ring quilt. It is fast and easy and not a single curve. I made one and my friend made a king size they came out beautiful and in a lot less time then the traditional way of trying to get the melons to fit correctly. Have fun.
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Old 09-03-2011, 06:32 AM
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I used Marty Mitchell temp plates and had no trouble, they are time consuming took me a year and a half to make a DWR for my DGD's wedding made a king size.
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Old 09-03-2011, 06:54 AM
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i did the Quiltsmart pattern it was time consuming but way easyer than the traditional method i did a large queen size thats a big project. but it was a fun quilt to make and much easyer than it looks
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Quiltsmart and Eleanor Burns makes a simple one- you make the rings and applique them to the background fabric :wink:
here i a pic off the one i made sorry the pick is a bit dark
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Old 09-03-2011, 08:43 AM
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made mine with a single arc in very pretty print. It turned out great! If you don't mind curves, go for it. The new plastic template sets are worth the cost.........
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Old 09-03-2011, 09:16 AM
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this is a very pretty mock wedding ring from alex anderson's show.

http://www.hgtv.com/video/wedding-ri...deo/index.html

i'll check to see if there's a part 2

they've removed part 2. as usual.

essentially, they cut a circle the size they wanted. they cut the arches from the strata as shown. they batted the circle and backed it with co-ordinating fabric. they turned it rightside out. they turned under the seam allowance of the arches, on both edges. they pinned the arches to the circles, through all the layers. they then marked a square on the circles, with the points of the square touching the circle. then they pinned where the four points are. they attached two circles together back to back so that the pains matched up. the flaps of the circles were stitched down with plain or decorative stitches. onto the next one. it was sort of stitch and flip.

i hope i explained it so that you could understand it. if not i'll sketch (ha!) it.
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