My aunt's bookcase quilt
12-23-2011, 04:04 AM
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Nice job I like this. A bunch of years ago, I purchased a book that showed how to make one of these and I bought the fabric and to this day have never made it. Maybe will have to dig it out and try it.
Thanks for sharing.
Pat
Thanks for sharing.
Pat
12-23-2011, 05:13 AM
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Thanks Karen.
Most of the books are selvage edges, and some are fussy cut from fabrics that had writing on them. I just cut my background pieces first, then started cutting selvages and piling the books up until the shelf was full. Then I fused them onto the background. I stitched each of them in addition with (mostly) a fancy machine stitch, and at the end when I quilted just outlined them so they would puff out a little.
Most of the books are selvage edges, and some are fussy cut from fabrics that had writing on them. I just cut my background pieces first, then started cutting selvages and piling the books up until the shelf was full. Then I fused them onto the background. I stitched each of them in addition with (mostly) a fancy machine stitch, and at the end when I quilted just outlined them so they would puff out a little.
12-23-2011, 05:16 AM
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Thanks Linda. That actually is a real braided rug, and I had some trouble with it!
My daughter provided a bunch of different yarns that I used to make the braid first. Then I tried sewing it by hand -- first it was too 'round' - so ripped it out. Made it longer, sewed by hand again, but all the edges started to ripple, so ripped it out again. I ended up just starting the centre on a straight line I marked on the quilt section, and machine zigzag stitched the braid around and around it until it reached the bottom edge. Much easier.
My daughter provided a bunch of different yarns that I used to make the braid first. Then I tried sewing it by hand -- first it was too 'round' - so ripped it out. Made it longer, sewed by hand again, but all the edges started to ripple, so ripped it out again. I ended up just starting the centre on a straight line I marked on the quilt section, and machine zigzag stitched the braid around and around it until it reached the bottom edge. Much easier.
12-23-2011, 05:24 AM
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Thank you all so much for your comments! This was really such a fun project since there were no 'rules' to follow and I could just play with whatever came up.
Special thanks to star619, quiltingcat, crowley7, annaquilts, wildyard, caspoohbear and childoftheuniverse who all contributed fabric with writing and helped me make each book unique!
Special thanks to star619, quiltingcat, crowley7, annaquilts, wildyard, caspoohbear and childoftheuniverse who all contributed fabric with writing and helped me make each book unique!
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