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Bauhaus Quilt

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SFOQuilter
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Bauhaus Quilt

Post by SFOQuilter » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:33 pm

A friend of mine saw this quilt in a book called "Quiltmaker's Color Workshop" and fell in love with it. Turns out a local woman actually specializes in making these quilts but charges $2250 for this size. That's right $2250! My friend really wanted one but didn't want to pay that much (obviously) so I layed it out in EQ6 as close as I could figure and let her pick the colors she wanted. I used all Kona cotton solids (it is solid dark gray on the back) and it went to together very quickly, it is very simple. I spent $50 total on all the fabric. Then the challenge was the quilting. It is all channel quilted and I had never done that before. My HQ 16 is not computerized but does come with a little $3 clip to put on a wheel of the machine to limit it's foreward/aft movement or left/right movement. So I put the clip on the front wheel and started moving the machine across over and over and over:) It took about 4 hours to do the quilting. I marked the left side of the quilt so I would have evenly spaced starting points and while not all the rows are absolutely perfectly spaced I love how it turned out. Some of the "bumps" add to the charm and make it unique and home made looking. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!! LOL


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HeyGirl
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by HeyGirl » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:49 pm

Very pretty and colorful. You did good on your quilting!
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quiltnewby05
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by quiltnewby05 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:14 am

All I can say is WOW..... it's beautiful. The quilting is really nice.

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justdawne
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by justdawne » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:07 am

Yours is very lovely. You said $50 in fabric and 4 hours of time?

How do you think the other lady justifies a $2250 quilt? I wonder how many people actually pay that? Is her quilting more complex or what?

I do think most quilters I've heard of sell their work a bit too cheaply but $2000+ is a bit much!

Your friend is lucky to have you as a friend. I'm sure she will adore this quilt.

dawne
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biancatom
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by biancatom » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:19 am

It looks great!
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Leetec
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by Leetec » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:45 am

Wow, that is fabulous!
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gardenquilter
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by gardenquilter » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:41 am

wow - absolutly stunning
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sadiedaisy1
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by sadiedaisy1 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:02 am

Very unique! I really like your quilting. What a wonderful friend you are...I hope she takes you out to dinner or something with all that money you saved her. :) Great job!
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azgal70
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by azgal70 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:03 am

I agree, W O W, is the best way to describe your quilt.
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dwr37
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Re: Bauhaus Quilt

Post by dwr37 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:16 am

Amazing. Wow. What are you going to do with the extra 2000 you saved? LOL!!! Make more quilts?
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