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Bjay's zigzag journey

Bjay

Bjay's zigzag journey
« on: March 05, 2022, 18:39:21 PM »
The aim of this is a quilt for a VW Campavan
it is for DD and SIL. The request was for zig zag retro in pale colours.

Much thought and a long time in Doughty's resulted in a Liquorice Allsort colour scheme. Doighty's were great and gave me a printout of the sweets


So it will be a rail fence design with black zig zags

I have spent a couple  of hours making the pattern so I don;t get the squares in ghe wrong place
It will be done in QAYG quarters (I hope)

Apart from the colours I have a Snoopy Campavan fabric and a Liqourice All sorts fabric for the binding
« Last Edit: March 05, 2022, 18:41:48 PM by Bjay »
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realale

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2022, 19:17:21 PM »
That should look nice and bright @Bjay . I'll be following this with interest as I like nice and bright ( and liquorice all-sorts!!)  :)
So many beers, so little time.

William

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2022, 22:37:46 PM »
Hello - cant wait to see what you do with these colours...
Looks sweet!
...it was a Hobbit hole, and that meant comfort.

Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2022, 17:11:40 PM »

Scribble plan so I don;t put wrong colours in wrong place!



Today I have begun cutting strips
« Last Edit: March 16, 2022, 17:16:26 PM by Bjay »
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Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2022, 15:43:30 PM »
Well busy making strips, and cutting blocks.
I was trying to be oh so careful with the snoopy fabric.
Of course the campavan lines were not straight. Now I have just realised I have made one 'roadway' go the wrong way to the others.
Could be a mighty crash!

Spot the mistake!  :laugh:

« Last Edit: April 04, 2022, 16:25:14 PM by Bjay »
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Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2022, 17:37:50 PM »
Well a large quatity of 5 ins squares have been cut - 40 in each colourway.
Now wondering if I have balance right


or


Comments please

« Last Edit: April 11, 2022, 17:39:31 PM by Bjay »
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Ouryve

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2022, 19:46:57 PM »
It flows well to my non-darkside eye.


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Flobear

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2022, 19:59:05 PM »
I slightly prefer the second layout. Hard to say why but I think it's that I like the green and blue next to each other rather then opposite across the yellow.
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Lowena

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2022, 20:01:39 PM »
To my eyes the blue is a bit strident. Could it go nearer to the middle?
Triumph of hope over experience :D

Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2022, 11:05:49 AM »
Yes the blue is why I altered it. The 2nd picture now I have looked again seems better

@Ouryve the table is a bit rickety but it has a leaf that extends another 2ft which is  the right size to quilt on or lay things out on. Thanks
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Flobear

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2022, 18:54:12 PM »
You mentioned that the pic. is only a quarter of the finished article. Will that have a bearing on your final decision?
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Iminei

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2022, 20:51:47 PM »
Quickly ... just noticed that the Blue and Yellow blocks are reversed as it were with the darker colours above rather than below ... if you see what I mean ... Is that deliberate?

Also the large pattern in the yellow blocks seems a bit out of sync/different?
« Last Edit: April 12, 2022, 20:55:24 PM by Iminei »
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Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2022, 16:24:13 PM »
@Iminei 1stly the pale yellow is Snoopy with a campavan fabric. And yes it is a bit odd
2nd the blocks, are sewn up now with the 2nd picture style.
That is a quarter of the quilt

It works out, I think, a bit small 26ins x 34ins.
Even Mrbeej thought it would come out small and made suggestions using technical language (to him) like, adding a border.
Just shows he does take in what I talk about sometimes

Think it will be a bit narrow ie 52ins as I could, add just another row but will see.
Fabric is a bit short on supply
 :thinking:
I have a border idea but......
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Bjay

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2022, 16:27:59 PM »
PS Looking forward to seeing @BrendaP instructions for QAYG as I as pondering doing the quarters like that
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Iminei

Re: Bjay's zigzag journey
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2022, 09:25:08 AM »
Fabric in short supply  :laughing:   :laughing:   :laughing:
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