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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Occasional Paper Pieced Block of the Month 2018 => Topic started by: Iminei on January 11, 2018, 11:26:07 AM
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So there I was browsing T'internet in search of inspiration when i came across a pattern ....
The author said this was a pieced pattern with a 12 1/2" central block, I printed this out and studied it for a while and decided that it would have to be far too accurate for me to be able to 'free' piece it and one block would be something like 20" square, ideal if you wanted a quick quilt but maybe not as good for the optical illusion I seemed to see in front of me.
I halved the measurements, drew out a pattern and suddenly I found myself with a paper pieced pattern for a block that is almost, but not quite a Storm at Sea block.
I made every single mistake in the book making these blocks but by the end of 5, I am reasonably happy with the way they have gone together .... They are certainly not perfect and even PP'ing them, some seams don't quite match as well as I think they should :S but I got better with each one I made (I think)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rdkU8SUPkMV5Oen8hFt3bCTslVyrnD2NRtR77saKipGQfWI4VhxAn_bE1bSAst6HjuFdvTf5WCn-WLnXMYYlCLJkxUEirw8yQO-gRN8vjMwCuiUWD_fC3mLAmc-hfrOlpqgfggi7qR_GRXzEZ24yTPm9POPuLTrAHnJC96jFAPJWEINahZ1xqSVKItUA9razenuwyK9yQCwaf2nTnTl0f5YpeDzr5Gqm9luw4YkchHkIz181YweDCcJy6RUPlI2cxH3axs0DBtcF3TWpqupHm_yLKXGIHPe7O-XWdfPAwSfJHThVwjPHXDHkSmhOEpfjTqisPIx54-WsZVJkQZ5DTtnE93FJbupUP-eIAH3F4stsBbsjUW8zS4mg37tVMcYlt4xyYm0pUaV92bt7TcyhxAQNKXDgAMY2KHvacVe_px0y57Uc_DkrbBFWSjJrAVnzO3Sn8psuKbC_ydnp6FU0SFzJXLDtSV6Rn4NgdgWTbfSMrSJTrjS8Ig6uNNBLivXViD5oS25ydEevzMsV6brzOxTMUEXQOUpm5m4RAQbfz_uOquDOLt8DblwYbl7QZ4h0ZRBnlHimwop0iAPThPDV5Rk5VnbRP_eLFg=w738-h755-no)
You only see 4 here! The prototype was a slightly different size and if ever used would find a spot on the back of any quilt that I made with the blocks (as so many 1st blocks do!!)
......... sooooooo if you fancy having a go, I have made a tut (I generally make tuts to remind myself how to make blocks) and can send you (I think) PDF's of the templates to go with it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Ey6IBcUeqkUlsNj1 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Ey6IBcUeqkUlsNj1)
I would love to see your versions .........
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EEK!!
:o :o
Fortunately, I don't do paper piecing :D
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My thoughts too! :o
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Very nice, I've never done any paper piecing. Maybe something to put in the "to try" file.
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I haven't seen a variation before with 8-sided pieces in the centres/6-sided in the sashes before. Where did you find that?
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I really like that Imi. I wouldn't mind having a go if you can send me the PP PDF. I enjoy paper piecing, mad person that I am. 0_0
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I haven't seen a variation before with 8-sided pieces in the centres/6-sided in the sashes before. Where did you find that?
I was googling for BOM ideas and it came up as a (very large) regularly pieced block.
I halved the measurements(ish) realised there was no way I would get those points meeting accurately and drew the design up ...
Its not A Storm at Sea design per se, just has that look if you squint and focus on the white so hence it became The Squall at Sea.
I'll try and send you the pattern SG ...
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I really like that. I've just made the image really small to see the overall effect (it was either that or get out of my chair and stand further away...) and it's lovely - circles and stars. :loveit:
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Here's mine - just the one block:
(https://i.imgur.com/XMFPyCel.jpg)
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Better points than mine too !!! You're obviously a natural MCholet!
Did you piece or PP it???
Do we need a PP BOM HOF ??????
or even a PP BOM ???????
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Better points than mine too !!! You're obviously a natural MCholet!
Did you piece or PP it???
Do we need a PP BOM HOF ??????
or even a PP BOM ???????
I paper pieced it. I used my quilting ruler to draw out exact copies of your templates from the tute. Then I scanned and printed those. I have an A4 pad of children's tracing paper and so I printed the duplicate templates on to sheets of that.
The fabric is the polycotton shirting charity shop find I used in January's BOM, and an old Ikea cotton apron. The finished block is a practice piece which happily turned out quite well.
I have never done paper piecing before. It is indeed a very peculiar concept to wrap one's head around! It felt satisfying to sew through the paper however as it made a very pleasing crunching sound as the needle passed through, and it reminded me of the first time I ever used a sewing machine - my grandad's hand crank Jones - when I was tiny, pretending to sew sheets of paper. And I enjoyed tearing away the paper afterwards as it reminded me of tearing off stamps (...and also the scene in Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' 'Going Postal' where the concept of stamps is born...).
I may use the block towards making a bag. I have never made bags, and it is a skill set I would very much like to learn, so I think I will probably begin with something relatively straightforward and make a tote, using the block as a decorative panel.
I enjoyed making this block - Thank you Imi :loveit:
There are so many transferable skills which I am discovering via my forays into P&Q. How to hold and cut with a rotary cutter and keeping your lines straight and what pressure to use. How to wield a monster of a quilting ruler, placing it down on the fabric to be cut and not have the fabric waft away as you place it down, the best way to hold it, what pressure to use. Rotary cutting is a technique which I am falling in love with, although it has taken me quite a lot of practice to even start to get the hang of it. And paper piecing too. I am certain that technique can be used elsewhere - outside of P&Q - as well. :ninja:
I am hoping at some point to make a quilt. I'm developing my skills and knowledge in the meantime. Then at some point when it feels right I shall dive in and do it. :snip:
Edited as I got the Pratchett reference wrong...
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Here's mine. I just did the one block but maybe when I have some time I'll do something bigger with it.
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I halved the measurements(ish) realised there was no way I would get those points meeting accurately and drew the design up ...
You mean you started with a regular Storm at Sea? In that case, you realise you now have 8 points to match rather than 4? Or have I misunderstood you?
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No, Deaf ... not a SAS ...
It was a block I found whilst trawling for ideas for the BOM and tho' I know where I found it, I cant for the life of me remember the name of the block and there are thousands of links.
It was a regularly pieced block that started with a 12 1/2" square in the centre .... which I sort of halved to 6 1/2" ... as the resultant block from the original measurements would have been far too big for the BOM (I am trying to keep them to a similar size this year!)
So not a Storm at Sea start at all ... I wish I could remember the name!
SuperGran, that is beautiful, very crisp and clean ... Did you PP it?
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Yes, Imi, I did PP it although I found I had to fudge the blocks a bit to get them to meet properly. The SAS was easier to be honest.
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I had to fudge the blocks a bit to get them to meet properly
Well yeah, Obviously its been fudged ... anyone can see that!! >:)
Are you kidding, it looks immaculate!
Should I put the measurements into the Tut do you think?
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Ah, but you should have seen it before I "encouraged" the pieces to play nicely. :D
If we are all PPing the block there's probably no need to put in the measurements, and if anyone wants to piece it normally :S then they can just measure your printout pieces. xx
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You were the only one I sent the template to, as yet!
Do the Darksiders think they would like a regular PPBOM ???
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I thought Syrinx was going to do one but then she hurt her finger (or thumb) and seems to have disappeared. I hope shes ok. :flower:
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Yes, she was all go for it and then ????
Life gets in the way I suppose .... but then everyone knows I dont have a life!
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Yes you do! It's multi-coloured and very talented. And we're benefiting from it. :toast:
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As it doesn't look like Syrinx is able to participate at the moment ( she hasn't been logged in since Jan 2nd ) and you don't mind stepping into the breach Imi, I think it would be a good idea :)
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Thank you Low, and will you be joining in ?????
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I love FPP so I would definitely join in. If it was too much for you, Imi, maybe we could each take a turn.
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I'm in, although I wouldn't have a clue how to do the tutes.
PS I haven't got a life either Imi, just dog walking and quilts. But I like both, so why not? ;)
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My life is shrinking rapidly :D I'm afraid the whole concept of FPP is way beyond me, but I'll be supportive and lookforward to seeing what all you clever girls can do <3
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Lowena, I put off FPP for years because it sounded so daunting, but then saw a tutorial in a magazine by Carol Doak and thought I'd give it a try. I was amazed that it wasn't anywhere near as hard as I thought. Start with a simple design without too many pieces and you may surprise yourself. Carol Doak has a web site with some free patterns to try.
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Its Carol Doak Foundation paper that I am using at the present, having nabbed some a while ago ... its useful as its A4 and printer friendly but it just need low grade (low gram per square metre??? GSM) paper.
You may be just dog walking and quilting SG (and I agree whats wrong with that) but you're doing it in the sunshine by the sea! Just maybe I'll come and join you one day now that I'm officially on the scrap heap!
I'll try and get a mid month thread going then, like Syrinx was going to do, but you'll have to count the Squall at Sea as an early installment.
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I'd certainly have a go at fpp. It wouldn't have to be a monthly one Iminei, that's a big commitment alongside the BOMs it could just be a random one here and there.
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I've had a go. :)
(https://i.imgur.com/HvNIncEl.jpg)
Sandra.
xxx
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Okay Ladies, You have driven me to it ( 0_0 )
Madame Cholet, take SuperGran and Sandra by the hand
and off you 3 girls go into the newly inaugurated
Mdme Cholet's OPP BOM HOF ...
:angel: :angel: :angel:
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No "like" button on Sandra's post... but I do :)
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Thank you, Lowena....and it's a little bit ...green... too. :)
Sandra.
xxx
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The Like button will appear (as if by magic) as soon as anyone who knows anything about the tech gets here,
then you can like, like, like til your admin takes the button away ... Da Doo do di deeeee
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OK now?
Perfect thank you very much Acorn ...
Okay Girls???
Like away!
Thanks Acorn
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I think I'm being really thick here, but is there a PDF file available to download somewhere? I've gone through the tut twice, looking really carefully for a link, or for detailed measurements, but can't find anything. Maybe it's the time of morning (can't sleep) but I don't think I'd be able to draw out the templates from the finished measurements given. :S
Sorry for being a wimp - but can anyone help? I'd quite like to have a go at this but seem to have fallen at the first hurdle. :'(
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Sorry Darling,
I did this mainly for me and didn't include a template (that is what you are looking for isn't it??)
I have one (i think) and will include it in the tut now ... I didn't realise it was going to be a hit (or a tut for that matter!!!)
Update!
I have it but no idea how to include it .... yes, I know im a technodunce! I can PM it to you if you'd like ???
D'OH!!!
Of course she'd like you moron...engage brain and disengage cat from lap before typing!!!
Sending to you K.
XXX
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Received - thank you Iminei - have pm'd you in reply.
PS - wish my cat would sit on my lap, whether while I'm typing or at any other time!!!! She's very stand-off-ish. :S
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I'm trying to catch up with BOM's and managed to finish this one today. The paisley fabric was a freebie in a FQ bundle to make up for something else that I'd ordered being out of stock. It's a bit thin but I starched it well and it behaved itself. :)
I've put an extra border around the block so that I can make it into a mini-quilt for a premature baby. The charities are always asking for them and it's a good way to use up random blocks that aren't going into a full quilt.
I enjoyed making this although the hardest part was lining up the separate elements of the block - rectangle to square, and so on. :S
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Very nice Kenora,
and how interesting that it looks like a completely different block when you reverse the colour scheme.
Run along and join the others in Mdme Cholets OPP BOM HOF now ......
:angel: