Norah's Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
10-26-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Norah
Tim, I can just imagine you driving in London. I would be forced to dive for the nearest safe spot, if there is one with you driving.
Driving?!!!! I was just trying to cross the street.
Until you do it, you don't realize you have to look the wrong way to avoid being run over like a discarded fish and chips wrapper.
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10-26-2007, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
Norah, isn't all paper piecing from England originally? I thought that was why we called it English Paper Piecing. LOL
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10-26-2007, 11:39 AM
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LOL Well, don't we have a bunch of cards. Okay, I think the other paper piecing is newer, and the English always do everything proper, so we have to call it ENGLIISH paper piecing to distinguish the two. Just my theory.
10-26-2007, 12:15 PM
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OK, here goes...
English Paper piecing you cut out the little pieces of paper, use them to cut out the fabric oversized, sew 1/4 edges to these pieces, then sew the whole thing together.
http://www.ciaspalette.com/patterns/06/englishhexagons.html
Too much work.
tim in san jose
English Paper piecing you cut out the little pieces of paper, use them to cut out the fabric oversized, sew 1/4 edges to these pieces, then sew the whole thing together.
http://www.ciaspalette.com/patterns/06/englishhexagons.html
Too much work.
tim in san jose
10-26-2007, 12:22 PM
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I too have wanted to make a successful "Grandma's flower Garden" quilt and have tried to cut them out by a cardboard template and have quite a few sewn together but can't seem to get an attractive pattern from them going. Have alot more to do to get to the finished product. Is there a better way for me to cut them out? Plastic template? How do you paper-piece, or english paper piece?
01-16-2008, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Norah
Thank you all for the wonderful compliments. I am flattered.
English paper piecing - one makes many patterns the size of the finished piece, in this case a hexagon, sew the fabric to the paper, folding back the edges so that there is 1/4" on the back. Whip stitch all of these together and take out the paper if you like. I take them out and reuse them. I also leave them in one the outside row until I join something there. This method insures that your pattern stays squared up, no pattern warping.
Lots of work, but you can carry a days work in a sandwich bag.
English paper piecing - one makes many patterns the size of the finished piece, in this case a hexagon, sew the fabric to the paper, folding back the edges so that there is 1/4" on the back. Whip stitch all of these together and take out the paper if you like. I take them out and reuse them. I also leave them in one the outside row until I join something there. This method insures that your pattern stays squared up, no pattern warping.
Lots of work, but you can carry a days work in a sandwich bag.
Norah, that is a real gem! It looks like millefleurs enamel work. It sparkles! It was a real labour of love, eh?
A person (like me) would love to try one, but Oh My! It is daunting prospect!
(That is a very tall person holding up the quilt in the completed picture, I think!) http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/3951.page
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