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paintmejudy 04-11-2017 01:51 PM

my "fraternal twins" .....
 
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... birthed out of the 2.5" scrap box.

I started to make a dark top, it was planned to be made with 12,5" squares, and had the 35 scrappy blocks made with one row around the center 2.5" square, and realized I didn't have enough long strips to finish, which meant a trip into the big scrap box. But before that I needed a break and was looking at pictures while I had a cup of coffee. And guess what I found! Last week I saw a gal (sry, I forgot her name) that posted her version of a top by Jeanne S -- never could find Jeanne's quilt -- but I borrowed the pix from the quilt posted last week, and made the dark top. Liked it so much I made it in light scraps, one for a girl and one for a boy. Ergo: fraternal twins!

Thanks for looking.

Tartan 04-11-2017 02:04 PM

​very cute!

Grandma Peg 04-11-2017 02:05 PM

Vey nice twins!

sewingitalltogether 04-11-2017 02:11 PM

Nice quilts. I like the colors.

Sync 04-11-2017 02:21 PM

Very nice twins.

pojo 04-11-2017 02:45 PM

both are very nice

pewa88 04-11-2017 04:00 PM

Great quilts Judy.

QuiltnNan 04-11-2017 04:30 PM

great use of scraps

redquilter 04-11-2017 04:39 PM

Very nice.

Cybrarian 04-11-2017 04:42 PM

Love them both!

feline fanatic 04-11-2017 04:44 PM

Wow, loved your post! First you sucked me in with the topic title. Then the way you talked about your strips and how you decided to make them. Then the explanation of the title which piqued my interest from the get-go.
Finally your pics of two fantastic tops that are identical in pattern but so drastically different because of your fabric value choices.
Bravo! adore the quilts.

lynnie 04-11-2017 05:04 PM

great twins, like the lighter one better, but i'm partial to pastels and lights

QM 04-11-2017 05:16 PM

Excellent scrappiness!

fred singer 04-11-2017 05:43 PM

both are very nice quilts

Jingle 04-11-2017 06:12 PM

Both are beautiful quilts.

BrendaK 04-11-2017 08:12 PM

KOOL. BrendaK

love to sew 04-11-2017 08:25 PM

You are amazing with how much you get done! and your the best with all the scrappies, thank you so much for sharing them. I love scrappy and I get so inspired by you and this is a pattern I definitely want to make to use up all (ha some) of the 2.5" strips I've been cutting up from my scraps. Thanks again!

twinkie 04-12-2017 02:05 AM

I love it. Both of them are great scrappies.

QUILTNMO 04-12-2017 03:44 AM

they are both very nice!!!

Jordan 04-12-2017 08:13 AM

Very nice quilts. Do you ever sleep Judy??? You are so energetic in your sewing and I sure do applaud you for making so many quilts to be donated. FYI--I think a picture of Jeanne S. quilt is on the tutorial forum. I have been wanting to make one with her pattern for some time and hopefully I can get one done soon. Looks like an easy pattern.

sewbizgirl 04-12-2017 11:45 AM

One looks male and one looks female!

NZquilter 04-12-2017 01:06 PM

Lovely twin quilts!

coopah 04-13-2017 04:32 AM

You have a way of turning leftovers into delightful quilts!

red-warrior 04-13-2017 04:53 AM

Thanks for sharing....I love seeing the same quilt in two color ways!

maviskw 04-13-2017 04:59 AM

Love both quilts. I would have made them with partial seams. All the strips are the same size, so they are easy to cut. I made a Square Family quilt with about 500 or more squares. All were partial seamed and I loved doing it.

Evie 04-13-2017 07:08 AM

As always, I love your scrappies!

annette1952 04-13-2017 08:02 AM

Both of them are so pretty! I love that pattern

Ikesgram 04-13-2017 09:59 AM

They are beautiful and inspiring ! Thanks for sharing them !

carolynjo 04-13-2017 11:44 AM

I like them both!

Belfrybat 04-13-2017 12:43 PM

Very nice. I too saw this pattern posted and think I kept a copy of it since it looked so simple to make. I'm much into simple these days after En Provence.

LindaMRB 04-13-2017 02:56 PM

Clever idea and they are both nice looking quilts!

paintmejudy 04-13-2017 03:25 PM

Belfry -- I hated every minute of Provance after all the pieces were made and I started to assemble it. Been back from the long arm for 3 weeks now, just don't have the heart to finish it.

tessagin 04-13-2017 03:35 PM

They look great!

mjsylvstr 04-13-2017 04:22 PM

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This is so interesting..our guild just had our biennial quilt show in February and I had two of my quilts hanging in it......Titled "the Fraternal Twins". They were the same block and color but differed with the bindings, the borders and the backings.
After the show, a friend of mine had a set of twins join his family, Grace & Jacob, and I couldn't think of a better pair to enjoy these quilts.[ATTACH=CONFIG]571491[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]571492[/ATTACH] Jacob received the blue border and Grace the red.

JoyjoyMarie 04-14-2017 07:28 AM

These both are great - simple, effective use of "standard" scraps. Going on my bucket list of scrappies to make! Thanks for the inspiration!

kaylfordsollimo 04-16-2017 08:44 PM

Great use of scraps. Bravo!

busy fingers 04-16-2017 08:48 PM

How "different" it looks using light fabrics. Nice work.


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