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Old 05-11-2015, 08:21 AM
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It was actually the first big quilt I made when I was 17. that was b4 design walls and rotary cutters. I cut each piece, a square. used graph paper to lay out the design, and followed along that way. it was about 130 x 130 for a king sized waterbed. came out great, and I hand quilted it in groups of rows then sewed the rows together. have fun.
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Old 05-11-2015, 02:11 PM
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As I mentioned, right after I wrote this post, I decided to try my hand at hand piecing. I am both surprised and pleased at how fast this is coming along. This will be my first, but hopefully not my last hand pieced project.
I am determined to use all fabrics from my stash!
I hope it's ok to post a picture on this thread, to show my progress. Colors are not exactly true in picture.

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Old 05-11-2015, 02:47 PM
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if you sew them together in rows then sew the rows together you don't have to do the pivot thing ......i sew them all one way [at this point it looks like swiss cheese]lay it out make sure that all the colors are in the right place then fold and sew the opposite way
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Old 05-12-2015, 05:18 AM
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Very pretty, I used to have that peachy colored fabric with flowers and dots on it, made a lap quilt for my sis-in-law with it. Anyway, I see now you're doing it by hand, but I was going to suggest Bonnie Hunters method at quiltville.com. I made a pretty big one using 4 inch strips, don't remember measurements. It was cute, but I just made it to try the method, ended up donating top to my church sewing group.
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Old 05-12-2015, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dollyo View Post
Eleanor Burns has a good book for doing the Trip Around the World quilt, crib to king.
I used EB instructions. Her method has no matching seams so it goes together real quick.
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Old 05-13-2015, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by alderdweller View Post
Has anyone ever tried a TATW in King size? I am so wanting to tackle this, but cannot get it in my brain how to do it.
I have watched Eleanor's tutorial on the strip piece version, but it is for a much smaller quilt. I suppose if I added more pieces, the result would be the same, but would it be manageable?

I would also rather my quilt be oblong, instead of square.

I appreciate any tips and insight!
I made a TATW quilt in a queen size using the Eleanor Burns book . It has instructions for the king size as well that is not a square quilt but rectangular . It was very detailed and anything I was confused on I went back and watched the video . I liked how it came together .
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