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sandypants 03-22-2012 04:50 PM

Very pretty quilt and a great story....

grammydar 03-22-2012 04:57 PM

Wow! I was thinking thesame thing about your sharing the design!


Originally Posted by burchquilts (Post 5083009)
What a wonderful story! And the quilt? Stunning! Would you consider sharing/posting your EQ diagram as a jumping-off point? Thanks for sharing!


malega 03-22-2012 05:27 PM

Very pretty, I like the colours.

#1piecemaker 03-22-2012 05:29 PM

Oh, I love this one. Super design! Very pretty colors. I love the effect it has.

joyce888 03-22-2012 06:50 PM

Gorgeous quilt!

Sewfine 03-22-2012 06:59 PM

That is very pretty, love the purple.

Sandy64 03-22-2012 07:09 PM

What a beautiful way to celebrate the reunion. Sandy 64

audsgirl 03-22-2012 10:51 PM

That is a gorgeous quilt! What a nice way to connect with new-found family.

woody 03-22-2012 11:57 PM

Hi

Thanks for all your kind comments on my quilt, you are all too kind.

A few people asked on dimensions and instructions on how itwas made so here goes.

I started with 10 dark 3 ½ “ squares and 8 light 3 ½” squares which I bordered witha 1 ½ “strip of a medium purple,( I sewed the strips on the sides, then the topand bottom), then another 1 ½ “ strip ofa light purple (done the same way) andthen a 1 ½”strip of white, (done the same again).

Mine ended up 9 ½”square. I then cut 10 squares 9 ½” of thedark purple and 8 x 9 ½”squares of thelight purple floral.

I placed 1 plain square on a pieced square matching thecentre colours and drew a line down the diagonal and then 2 lines ¼” on eitherside of the diagonal. I stitched on those outer 2 lines on all the blocks andthen cut them apart on the centre line. I squared these up to 8 ½”. These arenow your half square triangle blocks.

Have fun playing with your placement.

My first white border was 2 ½” the second medium purpleborder was 1 ½” and the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] dark border was 3 ½ “.

Hope this helps, let me know if I haven’t been clear withany part of it or you would like pictures of anything

Sue(Woody)

earthwalker 03-22-2012 11:58 PM

Terrific design and the colour/fabric choices are just perfect for it. I hope it arrives safely, because she is just going to love it. I am not recommending deceit but sometimes if you fear the postal service is not the most reliable, describing the contents as "used fabric" or "used clothing" may ensure it gets to the recipient. I did this for years when the boys were travelling and needed things sent from home....I did wash the undies/bedding before sending so technically it was accurate.


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