January - June 2021 Round Robin
#361
Hi All! I’ve been stalking your thread and enjoying watching your quilts develop and grow. Such beautiful work! I don’t currently have access to my sewing room but would love to join in once I get it back. I don’t have specific border skills though. Are there any resources y’all could suggest for me to advance my border skills in the mean time?
pam
pam
#362
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: I live in Wisconsin, but I grew up in Iowa
Posts: 1,326
Pam,
I never thought I was very creative or good at borders either, but once I started doing RR and say what others were doing it helped me stretch my comfort zone and try new things.
I agree with Reba, I spend hours looking at photos of RR quilts and googling borders. It sounds kind of weird but for me it seems that each quilt will speaks to me once I have it in my hands as to what it needs.
Please join us for the next Round Robin or you might want to start with a row robin instead.
I never thought I was very creative or good at borders either, but once I started doing RR and say what others were doing it helped me stretch my comfort zone and try new things.
I agree with Reba, I spend hours looking at photos of RR quilts and googling borders. It sounds kind of weird but for me it seems that each quilt will speaks to me once I have it in my hands as to what it needs.
Please join us for the next Round Robin or you might want to start with a row robin instead.
#363
I love medallion quilts, and get a lot of inspiration from looking at them. They are very like a "round robin" in that they have a center and then different rounds (or borders) going from there.
I also find that having the quilt hanging on my design wall for a while really helps to come up with ideas for a border.
I also find that having the quilt hanging on my design wall for a while really helps to come up with ideas for a border.
#364
So I've heard from Reba and she now has mmonohan's quilt and the 12 small unused blocks in the post.
Paper and pens out at the ready and thinking cap on I have been drawing up my plan which will also incorporate the 12 small blocks into my round.
I love the planning stages!!!
Hope you approve!
Paper and pens out at the ready and thinking cap on I have been drawing up my plan which will also incorporate the 12 small blocks into my round.
I love the planning stages!!!
Hope you approve!
#365
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: I live in Wisconsin, but I grew up in Iowa
Posts: 1,326
Jacquie, looks like it will be another great addition.
This is the first time that I've drawn out my borders and colored them. I like the process.
Since I had to alter the geese paper pieced blocks for CarrieM's quilt and every other block is a different bkgd color I made sure I colored each section so I wouldn't mess up..
I have enough of the maroon to finish 6 blocks so two sides will be these pp blocks and I'll figure something out for the other two sides.
This is the first time that I've drawn out my borders and colored them. I like the process.
Since I had to alter the geese paper pieced blocks for CarrieM's quilt and every other block is a different bkgd color I made sure I colored each section so I wouldn't mess up..
I have enough of the maroon to finish 6 blocks so two sides will be these pp blocks and I'll figure something out for the other two sides.
#367
#368
Looks amazing on paper. I can’t wait!!!!!!!
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So I've heard from Reba and she now has mmonohan's quilt and the 12 small unused blocks in the post.
Paper and pens out at the ready and thinking cap on I have been drawing up my plan which will also incorporate the 12 small blocks into my round.
I love the planning stages!!!
Hope you approve!
Paper and pens out at the ready and thinking cap on I have been drawing up my plan which will also incorporate the 12 small blocks into my round.
I love the planning stages!!!
Hope you approve!
#370
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,832
Got Macybaby's packaged and ready to roll. In sunny California (all the daffodils were in bloom) it snowed last night. Don't drive in snow and won't put on chains, so the pkg will wait for clear roads. It's due date for mailing is April 15, so there's plenty of time.