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Winter Swirl ... sort of
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So I bought this pattern at a quilt show in the summer. Bought all the different shades of fabric to do it (5 shades - light to dark).
First off, this pattern is Very poorly written / designed. I spent an hour working out how the triangles should be set up so that it would work. It didn't. I did the first four and realized that she didn't explain how the triangles rotate ... so I scrapped the idea and just did two more and made a center piece LOL If anyone wants this pattern, it's up for grabs, I'll send it to you, but be warned, you will be spending time trying to figure it out! And, the paper piecing layout is horrible. It's a photocopy of the original, and the 1/4 inch seams are cut off the copy. Here's a pic of the pattern: [ATTACH=CONFIG]583704[/ATTACH] And here's my final piece - just have to quilt it [ATTACH=CONFIG]583705[/ATTACH] |
Marion, I love it!! You did a beautiful job. Are you making all three? You should. It's great.
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nicely done
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No! The pattern is horrible LOL ... I had a hard enough time just getting these ones done!
I do like what I have, but it's done now! |
Oh, that’s really beautiful. Truly. It’s too bad that the pattern and paper piecing were so problematic. The piece you did was worth the effort...even if it was aggravating! Kudos to you for sticking with it.
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Love it. BrendaK
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Originally Posted by coopah
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Oh, that’s really beautiful. Truly. It’s too bad that the pattern and paper piecing were so problematic. The piece you did was worth the effort...even if it was aggravating! Kudos to you for sticking with it.
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Oh wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by coopah
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Oh, that’s really beautiful. Truly. It’s too bad that the pattern and paper piecing were so problematic. The piece you did was worth the effort...even if it was aggravating! Kudos to you for sticking with it.
I have the EQ7 so I might just fix the pattern myself and try again at a later date! I do like the effect tho, it is pretty! |
Well, I just realized (thank you pinterest) that this is made from the twisted log cabin! And I have that in my EQ 7 ... so now I can just print a Much better pattern, and go from there!
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I like what you did. Thanks for sharing it.
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Marion, that is gorgeous.
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Wow, that must have been hard to do!!!
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Lovely, very impressive.
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Very nice!
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Wow, that's beautiful! Sorry it gave you fits though.
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amazing work, great job
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Very pretty!
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It’s stunning! I’m glad you stuck with it and finished what you did!
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just wonderful!!!
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It is beautiful, well worth your efforts and aggravation.
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That looks amazing. Hopefully, you can make more with your newly discovered pattern.
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Originally Posted by MarionsQuilts
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Well, I just realized (thank you pinterest) that this is made from the twisted log cabin! And I have that in my EQ 7 ... so now I can just print a Much better pattern, and go from there!
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very pretty...luv the colors!
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Beautiful block and so pleased to find out you can use your EQ7 to create your next blocks.
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Beautiful!
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I think you did a Fine Job!
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That's a shame the pattern is so poorly written. You did a great job on what you've made, however. It's so disappointing to be all excited to make something then something like that happens.
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Well, you're doing a fabulous job. The swirls are beautifully done. I just finished a quilt top with poorly written directions. The triangular pieces needed to be off set a weird way to make them work, but they only showed how the units looked when they were done. I had to keep ripping them out and redoing them.
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Very pretty piece! Great purples. Bummer about all your frustrations with the pattern. Hope you find/create a better pattern, and sew away! :)
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I am glad you perservered to the end to achieve your lovely block and I am happy you found your way around the pattern problems. But, I am troubled by how many patterns are released with poor and frequently inaccurate instructions. All sorts of restrictions are placed on buyers-but none on the sellers. It is unfortunate because so many quilters buying patterns are new to sewing or quilting and they do not need to have these discouragements and think that it is their fault. Far too many patterns have errors. I do not understand not testing the product first.
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Your pattern may not have been the best but that block is fantastic.
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It's too bad that makers of patterns don't get someone to do a test run to see if a pattern has problems in the directions, fabric requirement, etc. They are, maybe, in a hurry to rush to publication. I don't know why more time isn't taken to make sure things work. I wouldn't want my name on something that wasn't top notch and that would be a joy to work on. Just my opinion, though.
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Stunning, you turned lemons into a beautiful rainbow; I would have sent a not so nice message to the pattern designer along with a photo of it burning in my fireplace.
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It's a beautiful block! I really love how yours came out! Great job!!
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Marion, this is just awesome! Hope you can make more!
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That is beautiful!
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Beautiful block and fabrics. Hope it works out that you can make more.
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Oh my, love this. Nice job with the paper piecing. Love purple and blue together!
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Glad you stayed with it! It’s beautiful. I hate when patterns are so bad.
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