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Post by sorcha on Dec 27, 2009 21:44:09 GMT
The Irish Chain is officially 1/4 quilted!
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Post by sandrainsydney on Dec 28, 2009 1:11:04 GMT
Rags, they're all mine & all handmade, I rarely touch my machine.
The only pic I have of student's work was taken at a special holiday class for children - four 12 year old girls made a card & a cardboard decoration, & a felt decoration.
There are also pics of felt toys I've made in years past in the same folder.
Many are taken from Japanese craft books - the latest was a felt mobile phone, but i forgot to take a pic before I gave it away! I had a lot of trouble writing the numbers on the small felt circles, if I make it again I'll write numbers on the full-size piece of felt, then cut out the circles. The same book had patterns for people & animals & stuff - like cakes & other food.
sandra
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Post by sandrainsydney on Dec 28, 2009 1:12:22 GMT
congratulations, Sorcha.
I haven't touched my quilting since Craft group finished 1st week in Dec - must get back to work.
sandra
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Post by ragdall on Dec 28, 2009 7:51:52 GMT
The Irish Chain is officially 1/4 quilted! Well done, Sorcha! How did you find time to do it this time of year?
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Post by sorcha on Dec 28, 2009 20:40:10 GMT
I'm not really all that busy this time of year. I don't 'host' the Holiday meals anymore, don't travel, and I just try to do 2 hrs a day on the quilt. Or until I've sewn my finger to it 3x! LOL
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Post by maryinkentucky on Dec 30, 2009 0:00:06 GMT
Great Sorcha, I was just talking about you (are yer ears burning?).
A friend want to try some quilting, so I gave her a bunch of books - one of which is the Irish Chain book.
Any ideas for a first time quilter?
After I showed her all my quilts and books, I remembered that she probably needed a small project to do first. I was thinking maybe a table runner. Any patterns out there?
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Post by sorcha on Dec 30, 2009 13:26:43 GMT
Can you get your hands on 'Perfect Patchwork Primer' by Beth Gutcheon? It has projects in the back section, vests, tote bags, table cloths, etc. I'd reccomend a SIMPLE patern, squares and triangles, to start with larger 'patches'. Variable Star, churn dash, etc.
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Post by maryinkentucky on Dec 30, 2009 16:13:32 GMT
I have that very book! I never looked in the back for projects though. Thanks.
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Post by sorcha on Dec 30, 2009 18:42:08 GMT
Mary, here is a pic of what I call variable star....http://www.folkradio.co.uk/forum/members/sorcha-albums-you-asked-quilts-picture593-i-lightened-these-up-so-detail-could-seen-better.jpg
Basically, each block is a square with the corners cut off and put back on in the other colour.
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Post by sorcha on Dec 30, 2009 18:42:57 GMT
Well, that didn't come out as a link. Let me try something else....
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Post by maryinkentucky on Dec 31, 2009 14:44:30 GMT
I love that pattern. I call it "square in a square" and I have a special ruler and book for making many variations.
They used to have one of those quilts in the background of the Simply Quilts Show, many colors, but the same dark light pattern. There are large stars in the secondary pattern which I like. It took me forever to figure out how simple the pattern was.
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Post by sorcha on Jan 8, 2010 19:43:10 GMT
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Post by jennieg on Jan 9, 2010 0:11:19 GMT
Well done! It looks terrific.
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Post by sorcha on Jan 12, 2010 16:46:51 GMT
I have the cardboard cutting templates made for Sheena's quilt. (Daughter in Law). See it here: www.flickr.com/photos/sorchapics/4268682271/It IS a 9" block, but my scanner cut off part of it. It WILL be tedious, but not as bad as the Dove in the Window would have been! Her BD isn't til the end of June, so I have lots of time.
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Post by jennieg on Jan 13, 2010 22:26:18 GMT
That will be an interesting quilt! It's good to see something a bit different.
At present I'm making a skirt....I still like to make some of my own clothes. I bought the fabric at a market day at my quilt guild last February - 1.8 metres for $2, plus the zipper, that's a cheap skirt ! I already had the pattern (I've made it a few times already), thread, interfacing and cotton to line the yoke; it's a flared skirt on a hip yoke. Fabric is textured cotton, black with bright splashy flowers that look as though they were painted by a small child. I have a few bright tops, any of which will look good, he red and orange particularly.
And the physiotherapist has suggested I try using a ruler and rotary cutter, as my wrist is getting much better - I haven't had strength to hold the ruler. Last weekend I managed to fasten my bra for the first time since mid October, the day I fell and broke my arm! A small achievement, but an achievement just the same.
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