YEAH SWEET JOB.. I have not tried that yet, been kinda scared. lol but I really like yours. thx for sharing. HUMMMM I just saw it is a floating window. that is interesting. I will have to look that one up.
jojosnana
09-12-2012 07:29 AM
It came out beautiful. I hope you get into the show.
Kitsie
09-12-2012 07:33 AM
Its really beautiful! Nice fabric for it, too. Congratulations!
quiltin chris
09-12-2012 07:39 AM
What a great job. I never had the desire to do that pattern because of all the handwork.
Looks like a wonderful pillow
x7lillies
09-12-2012 08:41 AM
Originally Posted by quiltin chris
(Post 5508989)
What a great job. I never had the desire to do that pattern because of all the handwork.
Looks like a wonderful pillow
Thanks, Chris! I find the handwork to be soothing. For a long time I didn't have a sewing machine, so I used to do baby quilts and smaller projects all by hand. Now I can make any size project I want with my machine, but sometimes I miss the hand-stitching. I find it calming - no noise, just me and a needle delicately securing the fabric so you can't tell :) I like embroidery every once in a while, too.
What really annoyed me about this process (and what made me take so long between sessions of working on it) was the folding! I think if I do another, I'll fold, baste, and press all the blocks at once, then stitch them together and lay out the windows. Since I know how big I want it, that should make it a little more streamlined (and hopefully faster). I can finish a window in about 10 minutes, and there are 24 of those, plus probably another 12 minutes per block (16 of those), plus probably 45 minutes of ironing and cutting the squares...that's about 8 hours! I think the profit margin on these would be low with respect to how many hours I put in! Maybe I can get faster...
Taughtby Grandma
09-13-2012 03:19 PM
I think it turned out really pretty. Nice work.
judi_lynne
09-15-2012 07:30 AM
Beautiful. I have to laugh, because I, too, turned my first efforts into a pillow. Mine were not floating windows though ??. Anyway, it is a lot of work but I love the results so much.
Judi
x7lillies
09-15-2012 03:56 PM
Originally Posted by jojosnana
(Post 5508967)
It came out beautiful. I hope you get into the show.
Got notice yesterday that I made it into the show! Hooray!
Chris Anders
09-15-2012 06:16 PM
Turned out Beautiful. Love your choice of colors. Good Job.
LynnM
09-15-2012 06:35 PM
It is absolutly beautiful! CW can be done with 10 minute blocks all on your machine. You can find a tutoria on You Tube. I have tried them, but just played with it a little and they most definately do not look as nice as the ones you did.
