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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Current Projects => Topic started by: CraftyIrish on September 26, 2020, 11:44:28 AM
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Im working on a new quilt, still learning loads. I forgot to square up my blocks before sashing them :facepalm:.
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Are you following a pattern,@CraftyIrish ? Do you have pics? Would love to see.
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The more you rip out the better you get at it. Just sayin'. :laughing:
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Im working on a new quilt, still learning loads. I forgot to square up my blocks before sashing them :facepalm:.
I did that back in the dark ages, when I made my first quilt! I tried to pair smallish blocks with biggish ones to even it out. :laughing: We all learn by our mistakes and it will no doubt look great even if less than perfect. :D
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Are you following a pattern,@CraftyIrish ? Do you have pics? Would love to see.
Hi, yes I'm following a free pattern, Donna Jordan from Jordan fabrics, its called Churn Dash. I made a good few changes to it one was by mistake but :loveit:. Not sure how to put up pics yet but as soon as I do I will post some
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I just subscribed so I can now post a pic i hope :D the pic is of all the blocks ill post a pic of the blocks with the sashing when I'm done.
https://ie-jordanfabrics.glopalstore.com/pages/churn-dash the free pattern
(https://i.imgur.com/g7ACxxz.jpg)
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That's looking good. If you're putting sashing between the blocks you will have some leeway to even out bits that are not quite right - you can do a lot with a bit of judicious pulling and pushing. If something just won't play nicely you can ususlly just undo the end of a seam and restitch it a little bit bigger or smaller.
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Thats looking great well done. :thumbsup:
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Wow looking lovely so far, well done! :toast:
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Trying to get all the sashing done today :sew: :loveit:
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Gosh,what a big working space you have
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Gosh,what a big working space you have
Really I feel its small :|
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well my back is sore from sewing most the day plus my finger slipped onto the rotary blade, :thinking: it would never stop bleeding. I finished off the sashing, now i want to do two borders. What you think should I do a border with the left over strips.
(https://i.imgur.com/qQ1WOPV.jpg)
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That looks great! That's the sort of thing that I usually do with the border - using leftover bits - will you do another black border outside it?
Hope the finger is recovering.
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Personally I don't think it needs a border - it takes away from the drama of the quilt itself, but it's your quilt so your decision. :)
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That looks great! That's the sort of thing that I usually do with the border - using leftover bits - will you do another black border outside it?
Hope the finger is recovering.
Yes I was going to do a thick black border maybe 6". The finger yes its grand now thanks for asking
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Personally I don't think it needs a border - it takes away from the drama of the quilt itself, but it's your quilt so your decision. :)
Yeah i wasn't to sure myself but I want to make it bigger maybe a 3" solid colour and then another larger black.
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I saw this and thought it would give you a good visual of the pieced border with two almost solids.
(https://i.imgur.com/OPllvhm.jpg)
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I saw this and thought it would give you a good visual of the pieced border with two almost solids.
(https://i.imgur.com/OPllvhm.jpg)
Thats the quilt I'm doing but just a bit different lol from donna Jordan.
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Churn Dash! I did some of these in my first quilt. The pattern was for a twin size bed or baby quilt. I made an approximate 33 inch square. The quilting is hilariously bad. :laughing:
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Finally ordered myself a bigger cutter mat and it came today. But now I wish I had of just bought one in the fabric shop, the amount of cardboard and paper they used to post it saddens me :'(
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(https://i.imgur.com/N08AybH.jpg)Made a test pillow with a reindeer applicated on. I'm trying to find some buffalo plaid cotton has anyone seen any.
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Is it a pillow or a cushion?
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Is it a pillow or a cushion?
I suppose its a cushion cover yes my bad lol
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@CraftyIrish Could you not add such enormous images please! Those are 4,032 pixels wide - the forum only displays up to 900 pixels, so there is no benefit to a larger image, but they take up an awful lot of space on the server and make the forum slower to load.
There's an excellent tutorial on using lunapic to reduce the size of your photos here. (https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,9742.0.html)
Thanks! :)
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I'm sorry :| I didn't know. I use my phone is there way I can resize it on that?
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There is probably something that allows you to choose how big the photo will be, but I'm a dunce when it comes to phones - there may be other people who can help though. :)
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There is probably something that allows you to choose how big the photo will be, but I'm a dunce when it comes to phones - there may be other people who can help though. :)
The post with the pic i done it with the site you linked me 2 did I do it right.
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Perfect! :thumbsup:
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Perfect! :thumbsup:
Grand ill go back and do that for all my other pics sorry again.
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@CraftyIrish the quilt looks great so far! Any progress on the border decisions?
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@CraftyIrish the quilt looks great so far! Any progress on the border decisions?
Haven't gotten to a fabric shop yet and with lockdown I won't get to one for 6 weeks.
Most of my quilts where made with recycled Duvet covers i got for free from my aunt who lucky was cleaning out her utility room. They are 99.99% gone now. I love to recycle old materials.