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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Topic started by: Bjay on October 05, 2019, 12:15:18 PM
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I would love to make my daughter a Christmas tree wall hanging - she hasn't very much room and last year they just hang their lights on the wall
I would want it to be between 5 - 6 foot tall but not very wide.
I have seen a kit on cotton patch for £85 which is far more than I can pay.
Please has anyone any ideas how I can do this, At the moment i haven't a clue
the sewing, quilting isn't the problem - the design is
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The kit from Cotton Patch is foundation paper pieced. So you could find a fpp pattern, enlarge/elongate it to the required size and use fabric from your stash.
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Thanks for that
I was aiming to use some fat quarters . and I have a modest stash so yes
As am very new what does fpp mean? - I know you are all now having a larf :D Flo told me it was the abbreviations that are hardest to work out
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Can you adapt this .....
Christmas wreath (https://photos.app.goo.gl/sWuEg7Fxx3qfcAVE2)
into a tall thin blocked tree shape, follow the destructions and hey presto ...
Be warned; the original blocks shrink mightily so you need to make it over sized to what you want in the end.
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I did a quick look on Pinterest and found these (https://www.pinterest.co.uk/search/pins/?q=triangle%20christmas%20tree%20wall%20hanging&rs=typed&term_meta[)
I'd think you're bound to find something you could adapt.
The TLAs are a PIA 0_0 (Three letter abbreviations are a pain in the ass! Everyone complains when they join.)
And here's (https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/341499584220393171/) a version of Imi's idea.
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I looked at that version of Imi's and saw something I quite liked on the page. Why i hadn't seen it when was endlessly going through the ideas I don't know
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/304063412341101063/
I can easily elongate that and it sort of fits I have until WEdnesday next week to decide and work out yardage - trip to Doughty's with a friend :)
Just had another look and I also quite like this one https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/539728336572834136/ looks quick and easy
Thanks for your help :)
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Thanks for that
I was aiming to use some fat quarters . and I have a modest stash so yes
As am very new what does fpp mean? - I know you are all now having a larf :D Flo told me it was the abbreviations that are hardest to work out
I believe FPP stands for foundation paper piecing. I have no idea how to do it; It’s just something I’ve heard of.
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With thanks to you for pointing me in the right direction. The pattern I really love is American ie the Cottonpatch one - It can be bought over internet but I have not that much time and I don't know how long it would take to get an expensive pattern.
So I have taken a basic pattern (not my first choice) and adapted it, it has become thinner and a little taller. It still needs tweeking but at least I know where i am going now
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/259379259764175982/
Just need to work out fabric yardages now