Virtual Quilting Weekend--April 18-20, 2025
04-21-2025, 12:53 PM
#42
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North of the equator.
Posts: 1,530
Heather thank you for the VQW, I still have to figure out the size of my borders to get the quilt to the proper size for church, but the top is together. I was able to get one side of the binding for the Christmas wall hanging stitched down also. I'm happy with my progress this weekend.
04-25-2025, 02:00 PM
#45
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Tn
Posts: 9,273
Ashcrove VQW is for anyone that wants to join here just a way to post progress and achievements for the weekend we can all encourage each other and post throughout the weekend A little incentive for some of us (me) to get some projects done
04-26-2025, 05:35 AM
#47
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Peoria, IL -- Midwest Transplant
Posts: 7,293
Since we are still chatting and posting pictures, I did re-do my green Hawaiian back. Did I need to?? -- no. But I'm happier with the end result and I didn't have anything else to do at my sewing group. Picture 1 was already posted here, but for comparison posting again -- I don't like how the flowers at the seam made noticeable scallops... I tried putting together the various sides without adding more fabric, but none of those really worked, so I pieced in a cut at the top, matched the flowers together (they actually go different directions) and even with the long seam, am happier.
For Ashgrove, I was a happy solo quilter for decades and then I discovered the joys of quilting with other people. VQW is similar to my Tuesday (real life) sewing group, we come with whatever we are doing and share. Some of the projects are really wowsers, and others more mundane. But when we are dealing with low motivation or loss of mojo, we can often be inspired by someone else's mundane project or at least get pushed to doing something ourselves. Plus I find by announcing what my plans are at the beginning helps me be more accountable about getting them done -- but with zero outside pressure.
For Ashgrove, I was a happy solo quilter for decades and then I discovered the joys of quilting with other people. VQW is similar to my Tuesday (real life) sewing group, we come with whatever we are doing and share. Some of the projects are really wowsers, and others more mundane. But when we are dealing with low motivation or loss of mojo, we can often be inspired by someone else's mundane project or at least get pushed to doing something ourselves. Plus I find by announcing what my plans are at the beginning helps me be more accountable about getting them done -- but with zero outside pressure.
04-28-2025, 05:55 PM
#48
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
Posts: 9,565
I was trying to get this one done during our last VQW, but today was the day. Cleopatra's Fan finished at 92 X108 and it is not mine. A friend asked me to make this for her. Her mother, who was a marvelous quilter I understand, passed away just as she was starting this quilt. "Sure, I can finish the quilt", I say and two years later, I finished the top. Lots of lessons learned but I do love the pattern and would do it again with other color choices. I little birdie told me that after it is long armed it will be donated for an auction item for a hospice the mother was involved with.
04-28-2025, 08:24 PM
#49
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 8,685
I was trying to get this one done during our last VQW, but today was the day. Cleopatra's Fan finished at 92 X108 and it is not mine. A friend asked me to make this for her. Her mother, who was a marvelous quilter I understand, passed away just as she was starting this quilt. "Sure, I can finish the quilt", I say and two years later, I finished the top. Lots of lessons learned but I do love the pattern and would do it again with other color choices. I little birdie told me that after it is long armed it will be donated for an auction item for a hospice the mother was involved with.
