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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Current Projects => Topic started by: Bjay on September 13, 2021, 16:10:22 PM
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]After a very enjoyable time at Doughty's the fabric has been sorted.
This is for a 15 year old with strong ideas and she wanted a red background
It's a good thing I am now accumulating a small stash as one just didn't work but I had an alternative available.
It was hard transferring pretty pastels of original pattern into 'teenage bright'
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to the left Horizontal; right vertical
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Well I have begun. A lot of different fabrics to cut to various sizes, few are the same size
I must say once i changed the blade in the rotary cutrer it was so much easier - it glided without cutting myself
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Ooooh Errr Missus , you're braver than I am!
When you say Ribbon quilt, Do you mean something like this ???
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:faints: I'm not at that stage of competence at all.
Thios is a very simple one really. Someone on TSP gave me the website but I cannot remember who
https://quiltforlovers.com/index.php/2020/10/25/ribbon-box-quilt/
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I did my own version of that for great niece when she was born nearly two years ago now.
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A much better photo of my version.
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Is that the same stripe in both quilts??? yours and mine (binding) @twopence
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@Iminei I’m not sure. The stripe on mine was from the same group of fabrics that I bought as a set of fat quarters and can be seen as ribbons on the front. I bought yardage for the backing and enough to use to bind as well. The stripe runs up the fabric so it was just wof and joining. I like striped bindings when it fits with the fabric used.
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@Bjay it might have been me - I’ve posted the link up a few times as it is one of my favourite simple quilts to make. It is FQ friendly and looks so different depending on the fabric choices! I love the bold colours you have chosen
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What a pleasant change - after months of blocks this one is put tigether in rows
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These ribbon quilts look quite interesting. But @Iminei that one's going into my "if I ever decide to quilt" folder. Its looks like a really challenging, colorful crossword puzzle full of 1/4" seams!
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Just made just over half of the quilt top. Will finish tomorrow but need to make a border.
I am thinking of a double one, one would be the Bg red but I'm thinking grey for the other to try to tone it down
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Love the red background, @Bjay . :loveit:
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Ooh love the colours
BB
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Looking gorgeous, Beej :thumbsup:
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Looks great.
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Lovely
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That Raspberry(?) red is completely LUSH!!!! Brava Bjay .. lovely!
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Error today with the border - forgot to measure rwicw and cut once - whoops!
Result I have not finshed the top :facepalm:
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Bummer - but it'll be worth the wait! It's looking great!
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Quilt top finished.
There will be a pause before the quilting takes place - Quiltathon
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That's really lovely. Is it all pieced, or is there some applique in there? I tried following the link to the pattern, but my browser blocked it because it thought it might have had a trojan.
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Is's all pieced
https://cloud9fabrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/RibbonBoxQuilt1.pdf
Just got on here fine
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Lovely. :loveit:
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Thank you - that link is fine. It's a very clever pattern, and your version is beautiful.
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@Bjay that looks great and perfectly balanced. You did a fantastic job. You should be pleased.
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Glorious!
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Ooh, lovely @Bjay the red / blue border is perfect.
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Oh, I do like that @Bjay. Well done.
I followed the link to the pattern, looked at it and thought "Nah, not for me"!! :laughing:
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@Bjay Oh, that top is fabulous. :VV:
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I have returned to this quilt and yesterday made the sandwich.
After talk and recommendations on here i opted for a 80/20 batting. Lovely and soft and much easer to move around when I began simple quilting on it today. Can't say sewing machine is brilliant though but then I have thought that before
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Some of the quiltong - straight lines - looked like a dogs hind leg!. Brought out the daylight lamp that Mrbeej bought me last year and could see really well to unpick. Will redo tomorrow. Don't know why I haven't thought of the lap before! :facepalm:
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Finally cut out the binding - yet to be sewn together - into one long strip.
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Wow! @Beej-old-chum :loveit: Looks just gorgeous :perfect10:
Eta that looks eversolike my headboard except mine has a parrot-beak sized chunk out of it :S
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Ahhhh @Bjay - that is really gorgeous! :thumb: :loveit:
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That's lovely. It makes me want to do another one.
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That is lovely @Bjay. Such a rich red you have used. :thumb: :perfect10:
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Great job! I love the red background too.
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A very beautiful combination! Kids really have great creativity in their designs.
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Wow, that's really-really beautiful!
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:perfect10:
beautiful rich colors and nicely balanced. what more can we ask for from a quilt?
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Absolutely beautiful, love the colours.
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WON DER FUL !!!!!
That Red was a touch of Genius!
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Thank you one and all. I am really pleased with it. Just hope the recipient is.
Her choice to have red which she chose from my stash.
It was bought for backing for the quiltathon much much better tbis way I think
Now to post it - !!!! - and hope it gets there
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Beautiful, love the red. Make that that your avatar @Bjay
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Beautiful, love the red. Make that that your avatar @Bjay
That's what I am attem pting to do :D :thumb:
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Hang it on the wall, washing line, husband to take the pic so you have a straight on pic for the avatar ... Post on here if youre having difficulty and I'll threaten the relevant Gremlin.
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Beautiful! @Bjay Love the rich colours and the quilting really works with the design :perfect10:
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Gorgeous quilt @Bjay - and so effective in those colours. :love:
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Lovely work :loveit: and I love the red too.
Sandra.
xxx