Norah's Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
#22
Originally Posted by Norah
Tim, I can just imagine you driving in London. I would be forced to dive for the nearest safe spot, if there is one with you driving.
Driving?!!!! I was just trying to cross the street.
Until you do it, you don't realize you have to look the wrong way to avoid being run over like a discarded fish and chips wrapper.
tim in somewhat sane san jose
#23
Originally Posted by Loretta
Norah, isn't all paper piecing from England originally? I thought that was why we called it English Paper Piecing. LOL
tim in san jose
#24
LOL Well, don't we have a bunch of cards. Okay, I think the other paper piecing is newer, and the English always do everything proper, so we have to call it ENGLIISH paper piecing to distinguish the two. Just my theory.
#25
OK, here goes...
English Paper piecing you cut out the little pieces of paper, use them to cut out the fabric oversized, sew 1/4 edges to these pieces, then sew the whole thing together.
http://www.ciaspalette.com/patterns/06/englishhexagons.html
Too much work.
tim in san jose
English Paper piecing you cut out the little pieces of paper, use them to cut out the fabric oversized, sew 1/4 edges to these pieces, then sew the whole thing together.
http://www.ciaspalette.com/patterns/06/englishhexagons.html
Too much work.
tim in san jose
#26
I too have wanted to make a successful "Grandma's flower Garden" quilt and have tried to cut them out by a cardboard template and have quite a few sewn together but can't seem to get an attractive pattern from them going. Have alot more to do to get to the finished product. Is there a better way for me to cut them out? Plastic template? How do you paper-piece, or english paper piece?
#27
Originally Posted by Norah
Thank you all for the wonderful compliments. I am flattered.
English paper piecing - one makes many patterns the size of the finished piece, in this case a hexagon, sew the fabric to the paper, folding back the edges so that there is 1/4" on the back. Whip stitch all of these together and take out the paper if you like. I take them out and reuse them. I also leave them in one the outside row until I join something there. This method insures that your pattern stays squared up, no pattern warping.
Lots of work, but you can carry a days work in a sandwich bag.
English paper piecing - one makes many patterns the size of the finished piece, in this case a hexagon, sew the fabric to the paper, folding back the edges so that there is 1/4" on the back. Whip stitch all of these together and take out the paper if you like. I take them out and reuse them. I also leave them in one the outside row until I join something there. This method insures that your pattern stays squared up, no pattern warping.
Lots of work, but you can carry a days work in a sandwich bag.
Norah, that is a real gem! It looks like millefleurs enamel work. It sparkles! It was a real labour of love, eh?
A person (like me) would love to try one, but Oh My! It is daunting prospect!
(That is a very tall person holding up the quilt in the completed picture, I think!) http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/3951.page
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