candi

Kathy, your quilt is fantastic! Thanks for sharing. And I mpressed that you knew what you were doing on yiur 4th quilt. I was counting the quilts I made yesterday, and I am on the 13th and STILL don't know what I am doing,lol.

Linda Ann, I haven't started yet, but I did get all my blocks enlarged and boight more fabric yesterday :oops: I am itching to start now, but busy this week, will see what I can do.

craftyone27

I think the reversing of the pattern is for when you are using the pattern to paper piece the applique. The tracing onto the background doesn't need to be reversed, but I imagine on some blocks the paper pieces might. However, if you use freezer paper and trace on the paper side and then fuse them wax side up, you are already reversing your pattern. Does this make sense?

Lacelady

Aah, thank you. It never occurred to me about the fusing etc. Duh!

Mousie

I have this book, so you know I love this quilt! I'll never be healthy enough again to hand piece and quilt, but if I ever get aroundtuit, it's going to be much loved ;-)

Mousie

no ma'am, your not ;)
I have many have-to's to do. I got one wall painted in my living room today after 40 hunnerd interruptions in past two and a half days!
Many sewing/quilting projects to finish up, but I just couldn't pass up this opportunity.
I think I am going to enjoy doing this quilt, ever so much more with a group.
I don't have an irl friend close by to quilt with...and don't worry...I'm not too speedy.
I used to be a rabbit, now I'm a snail...skipped right over the turtle stage! too many things to do! :shock: :wink:

QuiltswithConvicts

Actually if I remember it got about $1200. The school cost 5.5 million. Now they are in the beginning stages of building a 13.5 million addition to the entire campus. The church owns the entire block plus quite a bit across the street on the back side of the church. Church was built in 1875 & the old school (now nothing but a sdistant memory) was built about 2 years before that. The best building on the block, other than the church & school is downa t the far corner - a former funeral home - quite big & fancy. It's now a parrish house used for all sorts of small gatherings, expecially when school is in session.

QuiltswithConvicts

Not dumb at all - there is a post right after the initial announcement about the blocks that are not symetrical. I listed them so you will know which ones have to be flipped.

EDIT: The blocks that need to be flipped are 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 27, 30, 32, and 33. Hope this will help.

QuiltswithConvicts

Candi, the little wall hanging on the wall was the 4th quilt, made in1984. The other 3 have gone off into where-ever-it-is-that-quilts-go. One is under the house insulating a water pipe that has now been disconnected. Country Bride was finished in 2001. Don't know how many quilts were made between them or how many have bewen made since then.

quiltykitty

I've been reading along with this thread since the beginning. I've even drooled over the block pics you all posted. But, I've decided you're all NUTS, certifiable!!!! All that work! And you are my cyber friends! I just can not let you suffer alone. Guess I'll just have to join in the insanity.

Seriously, I got the book about 10 days ago and had it spiral bound. Had the enlargements made, my blocks will be 9 inches. My background fabric came about the same time. It is a Hoffman 1895 batik in grape color. Beautiful and yummy color. I thought about black or a dark green, but, that grape kept pulling me till I surrendered. Link to my other fabrics is http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-112131-1.htm
and of course, my stash. Sorry, but, I'm not going to post pics of that stash, would be here all night trying to upload pics.

I thought long and hard about doing this quilt. I'm not a hand sewer any more due to arthritis. I usually do machine applique because it is easier on my hands. But, after looking at all those LITTLE pieces on my enlargements, this is going to be done by hand. No way would my machine applique do this quilt justice. Well, don't know about the hand stuff either. It will be for me so I'm the only one to please.

And quess what? I've done two blocks since Thursday. I'll run post them now.

Linda in North Central Texas, you know, that place that's burning

Mousie

wow, wow and wow...love your fabrics, especially the one in the center...don't know how you left without it the first time.
I went in a store yesterday and by golly, there is a fabric that I almost bought and it's been on my brain ever since.
guess I'll have to go bring it home where it belongs!
Grape background sounds luscious kitty! ohhh, can't wait to see! :thumbup: