My first Trip Around The World

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09-03-2013, 06:33 AM

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Lady Jane

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That turned out great !

09-03-2013, 06:36 AM

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SandyinZ4

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Originally Posted by quilterpurpledog

Your quilt is absolutely beautiful. The colors are so appealing to me. Trip Around the World quilts are special to me because of a family situation. When my husband and I were married 47 years ago his mother, her two sisters and a sister-in-law made a TATW for us. Then they decided to make one (single size) for each of their grandchildren! Ther was no piece of fabric in Terre Haute, Indiana that was safe from the scissors wielded by these ladies. I am sure they made 35 or 40 of them. My three sons used theirs to shreds! Such fond memories. That is what quilts are, aren't they-memory makers.

Loved your story. I think it is great when folks can have memories built around quilts. We need to hear more of them and hopefully with all the quilters now days, there can be books written about them years from now. Thanks for sharing your story!

09-03-2013, 06:38 AM

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SandyinZ4

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Originally Posted by margied

That's really nice using the rectangles - I would go crazy lining it up but I do like the look!

MargieD...You would not go crazy. That is the beauty of the pattern. The strips are already lined up because you use a tubular method and then just sew the strips in the order which they go, ripping out different seams. I want to make one in miniature Just to get the patten implanted in my brain.

09-03-2013, 07:15 AM

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lue

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And well you should be proud! It's lovely. I'm hoping to make one one day.

09-03-2013, 08:23 AM

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FieldGuidetoQuilts.com

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I lovelovelove Trip Around the World, but being precision challenged, I can't seem to make them work. Congrats to you.
I love your rectangles.

09-03-2013, 08:29 AM

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janisspencer

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you did a great job and I like your choice of colors. thanks for sharing.jan

09-03-2013, 08:59 AM

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pcsavant

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Love TATW. It was my first quilt to make when 1st married 43 years ago. That was before quilting lessons and modern cutting tools. Someday I'll get brave enough to learn how to post pictures.