Walkabout Quilt
#24
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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What a grand gift you are giving the happy couple. It is lovely.
I like the name of the pattern..made me think of my son and golfing. I plan to machine embroider golf designs on blocks for him. I think this pattern is perfect as the chevron blocks can be the golf course path. Can you tell me the size of the blocks? Thank you for sharing.
I like the name of the pattern..made me think of my son and golfing. I plan to machine embroider golf designs on blocks for him. I think this pattern is perfect as the chevron blocks can be the golf course path. Can you tell me the size of the blocks? Thank you for sharing.
#25
Very lovely quilt. I made this pattern for my youngest son out of Dr. Who fabric. This is a pattern that can be adapted from a lap size to king quilt and works great with lots of different fabrics. Love how you fussy cut the roses for the big blocks, great job, they will love it.
#26
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pacific NW
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Very pretty. Will make a lovely anniversary gift.
I just tried some embroidery machine quilting on a small mat the other day. My machine isn't big enough to do a large quilt like that unless I did QAYG which I've never tried before.
I just tried some embroidery machine quilting on a small mat the other day. My machine isn't big enough to do a large quilt like that unless I did QAYG which I've never tried before.
#30
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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It shouldn't be too hard to adapt them to whatever size you want. The finished size of my quilt is 58", and the original, with somewhat different size borders, was a little bigger. The pattern doesn't show fussy cut squares, but I couldn't bear to cut across those bouquets. The fabric stayed in my stash a long time because it was too pretty to cut - LOL. I had never done such big fussy cuts before and was shocked at how much fabric it used to do that for such a small quilt. I actually had to piece 3 of the 4 borders, which are only 6" wide before sewing and were cut lengthwise. I started with 3 yards of the green fabric. I have lots of leftover pieces, but nothing wider than 6". But it's for very special friends!
The pattern is available for download: http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfp...paign=PPCgpGen The printed version is probably still available from other sources as well. Google "Walkabout quilt" and there are lots of examples. It's a keeper, and I plan to use it again. It would be great for just about anyone because the feature fabric you pick will set the theme.
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