And more blocks done on silk quilt ...
09-03-2012, 07:57 PM
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These blocks are not paper pieced. I cut the focal center print with the larger Crazy Quilt template and then just cut strips the width I wanted. I cut 1 3/4" strips. I basted the center piece onto a fabric foundation square (cut mine 13") & then started sewing the strips around that piece until I had the square covered. Then squared off the piece with a 12 1/2" square template. After that I basted the outside edges to keep the ends down and help stop fraying. It takes me 2 hours to do one square. I have a long way to go but am enjoying this quilt very much. I love the colors and the designs. So glad you like the blocks!
09-03-2012, 08:51 PM
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Weasie,
I have been following your posts of these beautiful silk shirt blocks. Can't wait to see the finished product.
P.S. When my children were small I read them a book about a little girl named Weasie. Her two older sisters would go to school each day on the bus and she wanted so much to be big enough to go with them. Years later I looked for that book but never found it again. I loved the pictures in the book because it was set in an old house (probably late 1800's) that was so like the house we lived in at the time.
I have been following your posts of these beautiful silk shirt blocks. Can't wait to see the finished product.
P.S. When my children were small I read them a book about a little girl named Weasie. Her two older sisters would go to school each day on the bus and she wanted so much to be big enough to go with them. Years later I looked for that book but never found it again. I loved the pictures in the book because it was set in an old house (probably late 1800's) that was so like the house we lived in at the time.
09-03-2012, 09:00 PM
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Your blocks are so pretty. I'm watching this project also. Can't wait to see the finished quilt. I noticed that you are making 2 identical blocks of each pattern. Are you going to get enough to make yourself a quilt too or will they all go in the one you are making for the provider of the shirts? They are so nice and so much work, you should be able to keep one. I hope you get one too.
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09-03-2012, 09:04 PM
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These silk blocks are stunning. How fortunate you are to have such a supply of silk. I read previously how your friend is supplying silk shirts for you to cut and use in your quilt. He (?) had a wonderful supply of shirts! And he must have had a lot of them. What size needle are you using to sew the blocks?
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