3 Flimsies I've recently been working on
09-05-2016, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
When I finally started quilting again after a year's slump following surgeries and Mother's stroke, these are the things I've been doing.
The yellow was a panel I cut up and repositioned.
The other 2 are photos I saw somewhere (here?) and made up on my own.
These are to be Community Quilts for my guild. They all need to be layered, quilted, and bound, but a need a surface larger than I have to accomplish that later this month.
Jan in VA
I am disappointed my little cell doesn't take such good pictures - they are blurry. I'm sorry!
The yellow was a panel I cut up and repositioned.
The other 2 are photos I saw somewhere (here?) and made up on my own.
These are to be Community Quilts for my guild. They all need to be layered, quilted, and bound, but a need a surface larger than I have to accomplish that later this month.
Jan in VA
I am disappointed my little cell doesn't take such good pictures - they are blurry. I'm sorry!
09-05-2016, 03:40 PM
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Those bright colors must have been just the right tonic for getting back into the swing of things. They are all lovely. I especially like the second one. Simple and intricate at the same time. I have two old area rugs on my basement floor for layering big quilts, but the older I get - the smaller I like 'em!
09-05-2016, 05:04 PM
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Oh what happy, cheerful quilts! They are the perfect ones to break your slump.
As for sandwiching and basting, are you familiar with Sharon Schamber's board method? I've found it useful for both a baby quilt and a throw. I'm getting ready to sandwich another baby quilt this week.
As for sandwiching and basting, are you familiar with Sharon Schamber's board method? I've found it useful for both a baby quilt and a throw. I'm getting ready to sandwich another baby quilt this week.
09-05-2016, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Nanacc, the quilt is often called Helix, you might google that. I admit I don't remember where I saw it first.
I never use a pattern, just look at a quilt and either think it out (as this one) or draw it out and write a "recipe" for the finished size I want it to be.
It's very simple, just 48 half-square triangles;you'll notice there are two of each in my quilt (maybe less one whose size was wonky so I made another from 2 triangle scraps). I think mine finished about 5.5" square before sewing into the quilt. Therefore, I used 5-6" wide borders to enlarge and 'float' the center design.
Right now I am purposely working on very simple shapes/blocks so that I can get a top finished quickly -- a reward for getting back to work! Also, it is helping me get the "feel" for the technicalities of piecing again; I had lost a bit of muscle memory for it over these last many months and found matching seams, strip cutting, strip piecing, and even squaring up a bit rusty at first. I'm a meticulous piecer, but I work fairly quickly, too. The ONE thing that came back, or never went, was my love of pulling fabric for a quilt; it's probably my favorite part!
Jan in VA
I never use a pattern, just look at a quilt and either think it out (as this one) or draw it out and write a "recipe" for the finished size I want it to be.
It's very simple, just 48 half-square triangles;you'll notice there are two of each in my quilt (maybe less one whose size was wonky so I made another from 2 triangle scraps). I think mine finished about 5.5" square before sewing into the quilt. Therefore, I used 5-6" wide borders to enlarge and 'float' the center design.
Right now I am purposely working on very simple shapes/blocks so that I can get a top finished quickly -- a reward for getting back to work! Also, it is helping me get the "feel" for the technicalities of piecing again; I had lost a bit of muscle memory for it over these last many months and found matching seams, strip cutting, strip piecing, and even squaring up a bit rusty at first. I'm a meticulous piecer, but I work fairly quickly, too. The ONE thing that came back, or never went, was my love of pulling fabric for a quilt; it's probably my favorite part!
Jan in VA
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