- - Roman Shade - done
(https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/roman-shade-done-t194201.html)
southernmema
07-12-2012 05:39 AM
Oh my goodness! How beautiful is that!!
ItsJustMe
07-12-2012 05:40 AM
Now that is just beautiful! What a novel idea! Would never have thought of it myself. Love it!
saveaquilt
07-12-2012 06:24 AM
I love this, great job!
BuzzinBumble
07-12-2012 06:41 AM
That is completely astonishing! You took the concept of a stained glass quilt and made it real! Seriously - Make a few more, write up good instructions and lots of photos and you could publish your own book! Awesome!
sew_Tracy
07-12-2012 06:44 AM
Originally Posted by PS Stitcher
(Post 5358103)
Georgous!! Where did you find the pattern? DD wants one for her room and I haven't found a pattern yet.
I created the pattern on the fly. That said, when choosing my colors I was thinking about some of the lovely sunsets over the water on the Oregon coast. The ones where the sky looks like rainbow sherbet. I used one FQ per color. Do feel free to copy the pattern you see on the finished product. You could even do sunset on land making the bottom part sand or trees or whatever. I will say this. When thinking about your design remember the rule of thirds and or the golden mean for a more aesthetically pleasing landscape. In this case, the water appears in the bottom 2/3 of the quilt top where the sun and sunset appear in the top third. You could also break it up. What I didn't do was think about the structure of my window (multiple panes) or the placement of my dowels. Lessons learned.
Considering I failed math miserably in school, I have become a huge fan of math as I have been able to apply more abstract math ideas (algebra) in real life. For example: I know that my total yardage of my shade needs to be 82x37 1/2. I need to subtract 6 inches for the bottom hem and 3 inches for the header board piece. That leaves me x amount to work in my design using the aforementioned math principles (golden mean, rule of thirds). Blah, blah, blah.
My point is that I tend to ramble...old people!
I am more than happy to post up a tutorial on how to generally make the Roman shades, how I pieced the on point blocks, and how to assemble the whole enchilada! Here is a page where you can get inspiration (her french door piece work was my inspiration) and she does sell instructions. I make mine a bit different from hers in structure, but the general principle is the same.http://www.terrelldesigns.com/Galler...d-Roman-Shades
