My progess pictures for "Dotty Stars" quilt
09-29-2009, 05:28 PM
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I'm so glad you guys aren't irritated or something like that by me posting repeated pics of the whole process. hehehe Knowing I "need" to post something new keeps me fired up and working!
I'm just starting to put together a red star now. :D I just got home from working 9 hours.
Debbie1 - Thank you!! The blocks are SUPPOSED to be 18 1/2" unfinished, but this green one came out at 18" flat. I have no idea how that happened! I guess if they all work out that way, then no problem!
Dunster: That is SUCH a smart thing!! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I will never forget that :)
I'm just starting to put together a red star now. :D I just got home from working 9 hours.
Debbie1 - Thank you!! The blocks are SUPPOSED to be 18 1/2" unfinished, but this green one came out at 18" flat. I have no idea how that happened! I guess if they all work out that way, then no problem!
I also think that in a quilt that relies on lights and darks for a pattern it is good to have some areas that aren't quite as defined as others. It makes the eye wander around the quilt to assess the pattern.
10-01-2009, 05:41 AM
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Here come some reds!!
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...bum/dotty9.jpg[/IMG]
And I already want more dotty fabrics, so I'm going shopping again. I just don't have enough of each individual color. :) And I now know that I can get just 1/8th yard of each and have plenty for what I'm doing.
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...bum/dotty9.jpg[/IMG]
And I already want more dotty fabrics, so I'm going shopping again. I just don't have enough of each individual color. :) And I now know that I can get just 1/8th yard of each and have plenty for what I'm doing.
10-01-2009, 07:54 AM
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Love your colors. I made a charm quilt using 6" squares. McCalls, October 2007?. Anyway, the quilt has 340 blocks, all different materials + the materials for the sashing. I wasn't so sure while I was making it because it was so busy, but after it got quilted it turned in to my favorite quilt! We use it almost year round. Some of my friends called it interesting...
10-01-2009, 07:59 AM
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I have to tell you --- I'm not brave enough to do a scrap type quilt. When I saw the first few pictures, I thought "UGH".....BUT, the finished block is awesome!!!! You've inspired me to give it a try!
10-02-2009, 09:11 AM
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Thank you Bevenager!!
AmandasGramma: hehehehe!! I understand, and I love your honesty. hehe I've been looking at this pattern for about a year and a half and just now it's struck me as THE TIME to make it. :) I'm loving it and having a lot of fun, which isn't always the case when I'm making a bed-sized quilt. LOL
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And the red pieces turned into this star:
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...um/dotty10.jpg[/IMG]
That red star really pops, doesn't it??
So the 2 finished blocks lying side by side:
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...um/dotty11.jpg[/IMG]
AmandasGramma: hehehehe!! I understand, and I love your honesty. hehe I've been looking at this pattern for about a year and a half and just now it's struck me as THE TIME to make it. :) I'm loving it and having a lot of fun, which isn't always the case when I'm making a bed-sized quilt. LOL
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And the red pieces turned into this star:
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...um/dotty10.jpg[/IMG]
That red star really pops, doesn't it??
So the 2 finished blocks lying side by side:
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...um/dotty11.jpg[/IMG]
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