I am guilty of starting this in My PDA, and am now moving it to pictures. the reason I started it there, was because it is going to be a long drawn out process, and will take a few weeks to finish, and didn't think anyone would be interested in it this early in the process.
This is a Navy and Blue pattern that I have had on my to do list for about 10 years. I am usually a scrap quilter, using several different materials in the same quilt, so this is a big step out of my comfort zone.
the first thing is to decide on the material. the finished quilt will be 90 inches by 108 inches. When I went to purchase the fabric, I had not written down how much I needed of each color. I came home with 4 yards of navy and 3 yards of white.And upon reading the directions, I realized that I didn't have enough material. So back I go to buy 3 more yards of navy and 1 more yard of the white. :roll: :roll:
Here is the pieces that I picked out.

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the first step was to start cutting it into strips, and all the setting rectangles.
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And on to the sewing of the strips together. And then ironing all of them. Here are some of them done.
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Ooh Ninnie

You just can't go wrong with Navy & White - I know from your previous work that this too is going to be a beauty. Is the Navy fabric a spot or star design, I wasn't able to download & enlarge to see it properly.

Tisha

After having all the strip sets done, the cutting and sewing starts.

the first ones I did were the 2 white with 1 blue in the middle, and the 2 blue with 1 white in the middle.
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I have turned these into 110 9 patches.these are all made now!! :D :D
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Next I will take the strip sets that are made up of 1 1/2 in white strip, and 1 1/2 inch navy strips and cut them into 1 1/2 in segments and then sew them into 80 4 patches. :D this is what I will be working on tonight ! :D
Hope you enjoy following along with me, this will be at least another week in the works, I am a slow worker and I do pin all of those places where the patches meet up.

the navy has white dots in it, I didn't want to use a solid, and the white is a small print, white on white! :D

Thank you for putting this in here! :-)

I've never thought of tying up the little bundles like you did at the start, that's an excellent idea, especially for huge amounts. Thank you for sharing :-)

Thank you for sharing the process. Now I can't wait to see the finished quilt. Looking great so far.

I love watching quilts made from the beginning!! :D

thanks guys, I didn't know if anyone would want to follow along or not! :D
I love this board and all the encouragement we get here.

Actually, I'm fascinated to see the steps you took. Thanks for posting it. And I love the fresh look of dark blue and white together - beautiful choice of fabrics!

Looks GREAT so far :lol: Will keep watching as I love to watch the process of making a quilt and truthfully never thought to look in the PDAs for things like this
THANKS for sharing
Sharon

Thanks for sharing. It's always fun watching fabric become a quilt. :D

Can't wait to see what it will look like Ninnie. Great colors together!

I too love watching the process of fabric being turned into a quilt! Cannot wait to see more, and I love the fabric selection here. Beautiful!

ninnie like to see it done

Blue and white quilts are classic - I'm looking forward to seeing this one grow.

Hi Ninnie - don't feel guilty, you have no need to.

This is going to be a beauty, I LOVE blue and white and you are a master piecer so it's wonderful to see how you work. :D

Ninnie- I'm looking forward to seeing your progress

Looking Great. Keep us posted please.

Looking good Ninnie!!! You are really making awesome progress with this quilt!!! :D :D :D

I can't wait to see it progress! I love blue & white quilts. Did you mention which pattern it is? Great fabric choices!

Love the navy dot fabric. Your quilt is going to be stunning when complete.

thanks for posting the steps. way cool :D

This is going to be a beautiful quilt - nice fabric choice!

My oh my this is going to be one beautiul quilt. I adore two color quilts. I am going to enjoy watching this come together.

Nope, no need for guilt. You were about your business, and someone asked, whatcha working on...so you showed them.
Me? I can't post pics in progress of a project or I get completely "under pressure" and can't work! :roll:
It's, either, - here, it's all finished, or nothing!
I admire your courage, and your quilt is going to be spectacular. I like sharp, crisp colors :D

That's going to be stunning....don't forget to post finished quilt

love it -
I appreciate your showing your starting steps too, it can seem so overwhelming sometimes.

It will be classy I love those colors.

Wow, that is going to be soooo pretty! I love the blue and white.

Fighting p-monia here, but managed to get something accomplished yesterday.
I now have the 4 patches done.

When cutting the strips to mkae them, I layer them with the colors across from each each other, so that I can pick up the first 2 and they are ready to sew.

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And then I chain pieced them. Something I have learned to do here on this board. :D Sorta like peeling that apple, can I sew 80 4 patches with out having to break the thread. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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then cutting the threads and hand pressing them open.

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Here's what I have so far, 110 9 patches with 990 pieces in them
80 4 patches with 320 pieces in them.


This is a picture of all the pieces.
The wide strip sets on the left are the next to do, I have already cut some of them into 1 1/2 inch segments. I have cut 80 of each, to be sewn into 80 rectangles.

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Sorry, I guess I should have told the name,
It is called BURGOYNE

What pattern are you using? This is kind of like a mystery quilt, but you're doing all the work and we just get to watch! Whatever pattern it is, it's going to be beautiful--the blue and white are so crisp together! n Keep posting you progres, please!

Ninnie, it's going to be just gorgeous! Like Harmony said, it's such a crisp, fresh look!

this pattern comes from a book called QUILTING, pieces of the past

It is called BURGOYNE

I can just keep going as I am , and you can watch the squares start to come together, which is what I was planning on doing, and let you see how it progresses.
Or I can try to post a picture from the book of how it is supposed to look when it is finished?

Or, for those of you who want to know now, you could PM me your e-mail address and I can send you a picture, that way everyone , including me, :D is happy!

We just can't wait to see the finished quilt, Ninnie.
I'm just going to wait until I see "yours".
Seeing the step by step assembly is helpful and interesting.
BTW, I really like navy and white! :lol:

Oh Ninnie! That is one of my favorite patterns (especially in bue and white)!! It is on my to do list! A while ago, someone posted a link to Mary Koval Antique Quilts. She has a Burgoyne from 1854 for sale. Blue and white. The border is really interesting to.
Here's the link: http://www.marykovalantiquequilts.com/Quilt%20Gallery, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

I can't wait to see your's done!!! :D

That is a beauty, bearpaw, and I love that border, but mine doesn't look anything like that one :lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess it's not a Burgoyne Surrounded then? Interesting, I didn't know there were two with that name.