Karla, That is a spectacula quilt. I really like the colors and shades you used in the design. What is the finised size? I would like to try something like that. I think I will get brave and try.
Great job. I love it
Lowell
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Advice for machine quilting my sampler?
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Granma2five
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Re: Advice for machine quilting my sampler?
Hello folks,
Lowell, I'm not for positive on the finished size, although the pattern suggests getting batting at least 70" square. The blocks finish at 9", and I believe each border finishes at 5". I still have a piano key border to add.
The fabric is mostly from Moda's "Cardinal Season", which is available here and there. The nine patch blocks are all found in EQ6 for those of you who have it, and for those who don't, searching the web will give you directions to most of them. Hey, if I can do this, anyone can. Thanks so much for your kind comments.
Cynthia, I'll be giving this quilt to my Sis up in Alaska to help her stay warm. The individual blocks really weren't that complicated. Remember, I'm a newbie at this. I credit my success with some great directions from Quilter's Cache and other sites, as well as squaring up each unit as I went along. It also helped me immensely to put each unit on my design wall to keep me in order. Even then, I did have some ripping to do as I still managed to sew some pieces to pieces they didn't belong to. Thanks for your compliments, much appreciated.
Cindy, Thanks so much for the kudos, but many blocks are short of their 9.5" size. I didn't know when I first began about sewing the triangles and flying geese units with a scant 1/4" seam. Since I didn't, those first few blocks finished a little short of the 9.5. Live and learn, right?
I'll keep you all posted on the completion of this quilt. Thanks so much for everyone's wonderful ideas and compliments. Wish you could see my beaming smile right now! VBG
Happy quilting,
Karla
Lowell, I'm not for positive on the finished size, although the pattern suggests getting batting at least 70" square. The blocks finish at 9", and I believe each border finishes at 5". I still have a piano key border to add.
The fabric is mostly from Moda's "Cardinal Season", which is available here and there. The nine patch blocks are all found in EQ6 for those of you who have it, and for those who don't, searching the web will give you directions to most of them. Hey, if I can do this, anyone can. Thanks so much for your kind comments.
Cynthia, I'll be giving this quilt to my Sis up in Alaska to help her stay warm. The individual blocks really weren't that complicated. Remember, I'm a newbie at this. I credit my success with some great directions from Quilter's Cache and other sites, as well as squaring up each unit as I went along. It also helped me immensely to put each unit on my design wall to keep me in order. Even then, I did have some ripping to do as I still managed to sew some pieces to pieces they didn't belong to. Thanks for your compliments, much appreciated.
Cindy, Thanks so much for the kudos, but many blocks are short of their 9.5" size. I didn't know when I first began about sewing the triangles and flying geese units with a scant 1/4" seam. Since I didn't, those first few blocks finished a little short of the 9.5. Live and learn, right?
I'll keep you all posted on the completion of this quilt. Thanks so much for everyone's wonderful ideas and compliments. Wish you could see my beaming smile right now! VBG
Happy quilting,
Karla
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WeSignificant
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Re: Advice for machine quilting my sampler?
Is that any particular pattern or did you design yourself?
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Granma2five
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Re: Advice for machine quilting my sampler?
Hi WeSignificant,
This is a Moda University Postcard quilt, a mystery quilt that I made one block at a time over the last year through a class at our local Ben Franklin store. We were given a 'postcard' each month showing the basic outline of the block and the cutting instructions. Not until after month 12 were we given the finishing instructions.
United Notions, which supplies Moda fabrics started this program in the fall of 06. I did a little poking around to see if I could find anymore sets of postcards available. Hard to tell. One gal has a set at her Ebay store, but I do not believe it is the quilt that I've done. I'm pretty sure there were at least three different patterns available last year for this program.
All the blocks finish at 9", and most block patterns are easily accessible from either EQ6 (probably 5, too), and of course through most on line free quilt pattern sites, Quilter's Cache, for example had several of them. I needed to find the block instructions, being a novice quilter I had many construction questions that aren't found on the postcard we were supplied with.
The alternate blocks are 9.5" squares to which 5" squares are added to each corner to make the square in a square block.
The first border flying geese and triangle units are cut 5 x 9.5", the squares to make the FG units are 5". The corner squares are also 5". I've not started the piano key border yet, but they are strip pieced, 4 strip sets, cut 8, 5" segments of each. You can then sew 2 sets of segments together for the top and bottom border, and 2 sets of 8 segments for the side borders. You then take apart the remaining segments to add one 5" strip to the top and bottom border, and two 5" strips to the side borders before sewing to the quilt top. Binding finishes the quilt.
I hope this helps any that are interested in making their own. If I'm able to find the 'kit' or something, I'll be sure to let you all know.
I have designed one quilted wall hanging for my oldest grandson. Here's a peek:
Happy quilting,
Karla
This is a Moda University Postcard quilt, a mystery quilt that I made one block at a time over the last year through a class at our local Ben Franklin store. We were given a 'postcard' each month showing the basic outline of the block and the cutting instructions. Not until after month 12 were we given the finishing instructions.
United Notions, which supplies Moda fabrics started this program in the fall of 06. I did a little poking around to see if I could find anymore sets of postcards available. Hard to tell. One gal has a set at her Ebay store, but I do not believe it is the quilt that I've done. I'm pretty sure there were at least three different patterns available last year for this program.
All the blocks finish at 9", and most block patterns are easily accessible from either EQ6 (probably 5, too), and of course through most on line free quilt pattern sites, Quilter's Cache, for example had several of them. I needed to find the block instructions, being a novice quilter I had many construction questions that aren't found on the postcard we were supplied with.
The alternate blocks are 9.5" squares to which 5" squares are added to each corner to make the square in a square block.
The first border flying geese and triangle units are cut 5 x 9.5", the squares to make the FG units are 5". The corner squares are also 5". I've not started the piano key border yet, but they are strip pieced, 4 strip sets, cut 8, 5" segments of each. You can then sew 2 sets of segments together for the top and bottom border, and 2 sets of 8 segments for the side borders. You then take apart the remaining segments to add one 5" strip to the top and bottom border, and two 5" strips to the side borders before sewing to the quilt top. Binding finishes the quilt.
I hope this helps any that are interested in making their own. If I'm able to find the 'kit' or something, I'll be sure to let you all know.
I have designed one quilted wall hanging for my oldest grandson. Here's a peek:
Happy quilting,
Karla