Have you used a Pam Bono quilt pattern?
05-30-2010, 08:15 AM
#42
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Originally Posted by Janette
I just finished her truck quilt. Nearly had heart failure when I looked at the cutting instructions. They are very precise and you will be cutting down to 1" blocks. Key is to follow her instructions to the letter, no shortcuts! Read the entire pattern through before you start. Because there are so many pieces, often small, I found it helpful to put them in plastic bags, with the size and piece number written on them. I spent 3-4 days just cutting. When I started sewing I put a ruler along the lines on the instruction sheet and followed the instructions line by line. Her instructions are so precise that everything fell into place. I also recommend you buy the Angler2 tool. There are angles everywhere in her quilts and this tool means you don't have to draw lines before you sew. Happy sewing!
05-30-2010, 09:39 AM
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Here is my favorite and it's easy. http://www.pambonodesigns.com/SuperS...ProductID=6609
Most of her patterns are advanced so I don't always follow her piecing instructions. I put her block patterns in EQ and re draft it to be easier for me to piece.
Most of her patterns are advanced so I don't always follow her piecing instructions. I put her block patterns in EQ and re draft it to be easier for me to piece.
05-30-2010, 10:36 AM
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PollyV, its all about accuracy and organization. Like all quilts should be, right? I use my "lasagna dish" trick for the pieces and make a cutting form on Excel spreadsheet. In bigger letters and spaced apart! It's the 1 7/8" and the 1 5/8" pieces that'll get you! And the 1 7/8 x 1 1/2" rectangles! (for those I put a label with an arrow on it along the long dimension)
Also I found out the hard way that when you are doing diagonal corners and trimming off the unneeded corner, DON'T TRIM UNTIL YOU HAVE FOLDED THE CORNER ON THE DIAGONAL AND ALIGNED IT WITH THE BOTTOM SHAPE AND PRESSED IT! I only trim out the unneeded part of the added square and leave the bottom piece whole. Just seems to be much more stable and square up so much nicer with the small pieces.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43126-1.htm
Also I found out the hard way that when you are doing diagonal corners and trimming off the unneeded corner, DON'T TRIM UNTIL YOU HAVE FOLDED THE CORNER ON THE DIAGONAL AND ALIGNED IT WITH THE BOTTOM SHAPE AND PRESSED IT! I only trim out the unneeded part of the added square and leave the bottom piece whole. Just seems to be much more stable and square up so much nicer with the small pieces.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43126-1.htm
05-30-2010, 10:49 AM
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Delilah and Kitsie...Your quilts are so beautiful I am just speechless! It seems I am getting a 50/50 split on just to tedious and time consuming to they are not hard just be organized and patient (which I am not). I do think I will try the center designs in your quilts - the butterfly and the birds and see how I do. Thanks so much for all your suggestions.
05-30-2010, 11:32 AM
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As a relatively novice quilter I bought one of her block patterns (orange blossom, I recall) from the Darkness BOM set. After my first 3 crib quilts, I took on the challenge and did pretty well in completing just 2 squares and use them as matching table toppers for my large end tables. I would never have the energy to do a full quilt of hers, as the 1 inch squares drove me crazy . . . but the results were pretty good for a novice.
05-30-2010, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Angelmerritt
As a relatively novice quilter I bought one of her block patterns (orange blossom, I recall) from the Darkness BOM set. After my first 3 crib quilts, I took on the challenge and did pretty well in completing just 2 squares and use them as matching table toppers for my large end tables. I would never have the energy to do a full quilt of hers, as the 1 inch squares drove me crazy . . . but the results were pretty good for a novice.
05-30-2010, 12:05 PM
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Now I am REALLY confused! You mean her patterns are more like English Paper Piecing?? - That is when you add a quarter, cut out the fabric and stitch the 2 pieces on the lines?[/quote]
No paper piecing here, just lots of pieces, some really small, sewn with a scant quarter inch. Have to be careful cutting and sewing and you will need lots of time to cut and lots of time to sew. I went line by line using a ruler and had to refer back to the cutting instructions to find the pieces that needed to be connected.
No paper piecing here, just lots of pieces, some really small, sewn with a scant quarter inch. Have to be careful cutting and sewing and you will need lots of time to cut and lots of time to sew. I went line by line using a ruler and had to refer back to the cutting instructions to find the pieces that needed to be connected.
05-30-2010, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Pollyv9
Delilah and Kitsie...Your quilts are so beautiful I am just speechless! It seems I am getting a 50/50 split on just to tedious and time consuming to they are not hard just be organized and patient (which I am not). I do think I will try the center designs in your quilts - the butterfly and the birds and see how I do. Thanks so much for all your suggestions.
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