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The 2020 Coverlet project is on its way .....

Lowena

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #90 on: May 03, 2019, 10:41:40 AM »
Blimey! I can actually see the photo  :S
They are gorgeous.... I would never have the patience  :|
Triumph of hope over experience :D

Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #91 on: May 15, 2019, 08:34:28 AM »
Block 22

Quantity: 2
Size: 5" unfinished

Fabrics used; Oakshott and Craft cottons both mine and SES


Linky

Yes, Yes, Yes, I know my points dont match, but Im trying to be as faithful to the original as possible and EH's points didnt match either!   :P
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Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #92 on: May 15, 2019, 08:41:29 AM »
And heres a RaRa pic to bolster me to keep going,




only five more 5" (unfinished) blocks to go before i can sew the next two rows together ... including the infamous Initial and date block ...  :S

What do I put ...

My alternate ego's initial?
The earthly cowardly mouse's initials??

And do I date it 2019 ???
Dare I hope it might get finished by the end of the year?
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wrenkins

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #93 on: May 15, 2019, 08:50:10 AM »
You must put the initials of whomever made it and only you know that. It's really starting to take shape.  :loveit:
Two things...1. Keep the book and the wee scribbled notes (including points don't match) so that they can be displayed together.
2. What is that dotty fabric with the gold? You use it a lot (I may even be looking at a piece of it right now) and I love it.
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Missie

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #94 on: May 15, 2019, 08:55:11 AM »
That is beautiful Iminei.  It is so colourful and joyous.  I'm loving this journey and can't wait to see it finished.

Acorn

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #95 on: May 15, 2019, 09:09:59 AM »
That is lovely.  It feels as though you have the colours judged perfectly so that they reflect the colour of the original as it was in its heyday, which is so much better - and more authentic, IMO - than creating something that looks like an antique.
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #96 on: May 15, 2019, 09:19:19 AM »
Thx Girls ....

The dotty fabric comes from some FQs I had (which will no doubt run out :( )



Its lovely isnt it?
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fajita

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #97 on: May 15, 2019, 18:07:29 PM »
On mine I put my own initials and the year I made it.

Yours is coming along so well. It's a great job for keeping a person busy, but as each individual block is not large, it doesn't become too overwhelming.

beepbeepsew

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #98 on: May 22, 2019, 11:27:49 AM »
I love this, it's looking wonderful!

I have a real love affair with this pattern, I would love to make it my winter piecing project. Assuming I have somewhere to set my machine up by then...

Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #99 on: July 26, 2019, 17:14:30 PM »
My My My ... this was waaaay down the list ... naughty Imi,
but I have been rather busy of late ...

so here we have

Block 23


Quantity: 2

Size: 5" unfinished

Techniques: Applique

Fabrics used: Craft cotton and (SES) Silk


« Last Edit: July 26, 2019, 17:19:14 PM by Iminei »
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Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #100 on: July 26, 2019, 17:18:34 PM »
Block 24

Quantity: 4

Size: 5" unfinished

Technique: Pieced

Fabrics used: (SES) Silk, (SES) Tie Silk. (SES) hand dyed cotton and Powder Blue needlecord



As I've been away so long I stabilized my silk inner triangles with Heat N Bond ...D'OH!

So if anyone in the distant future analysed this particular quilt, they would find tissue paper stuck underneath these particular blocks!

You might think Ive gone slightly off piste with the colours for this block, but in fact the original coverlet had black silk for half of the inner triangles (now rotted away) so I used a very dark blue (tie) silk to pick up the powder blue needlecord and a light corn coloured silk to pick up the gorgeous earth coloured hand dyed fabric, which was gifted to me by a friend.
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Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #101 on: September 06, 2019, 14:45:10 PM »
Finally I can present

Block 25 ... The Initials and date block

Size:-  5" unfinished

Fabrics used:- SES Ivory Silk,



Using Elvis's prowess and some beautiful donated silk, I completed this block and then stitched the next two rows of the quilt to the first three. Sorry I have no individual pic of this one ...

As you can see Im being realistic on a finish date for this!

Im now musing on seamless QAYG ala BrendaP with this project ... Ive completed 5/17ths of this so almost a third ... which is too big to hang on a coat hanger whilst it awaits the rest of the blocks but would be manageable for me to quilt hhhhmmmmm  ....

More pics in the album





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maliw

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #102 on: September 06, 2019, 14:54:40 PM »
2020 - no pressure then!! Looking good.
At leisure on the leisure penninsula

Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #103 on: October 10, 2019, 11:39:48 AM »
I made these a couple of days/week ago but have forgotten to post ... so

Block 26

Quantity: 2

Size: 5" unfinished

Technique: Pieced and Applique

Fabrics used: Craft cotton, Ticking

« Last Edit: October 10, 2019, 11:43:37 AM by Iminei »
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Iminei

Re: The 2019 Coverlet project is on its way .....
« Reply #104 on: October 10, 2019, 11:43:13 AM »
Block 27

Quantity: 2

Size: 5" unfinished

Technique: Pieced

Fabrics used: Silk, Ticking, Craft Cotton (SES), Oakshott



One of these strips  was scantly cut as I was running out of the fabric and consequently came up short so I backed it with a paper bag to enable me to keep it 4 1/2" sq when I come to assemble.
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