Marta and Orlando have a whopping size bed (i think it's even bigger than a king size!), so this is going to be an equally large quilt. Yikes!! I've cut 100, 10.5 x 10.5 inch squares, and have managed to piece together the shades of pink squares with their green crosses.
I have found that i've need to be super accurate with cutting and with my 1/4 inch seam so that when i square up the block, i don't cut too much off and also so that the crosses will meet neatly with the next blocks. Even so, there are still some blocks that are less than ideal. But overall, i'm pretty happy with how they are turning out so far. It should look even better when i make up the green shaded blocks with pink crosses.
I also made the online-purchase mistake of ordering fabric in mid/heavy weight, which despite being absolutely lovely and matching the colours perfectly, is a bit too thick, so today i headed off to Addicted2Fabric to get some Michael Miller solid in pink......and it's perfect! Perhaps the heavier drill fabric will be ideal for some pillows to match?
Please help! Quilting ideas and suggestions?
So i figure, i'm a bit over half way through the piecing ....waahoooo! I'm starting to wonder about what the best way to quilt it will be. I'm pretty confident that its going to be waaaay too whoppingly large (think....2.4 x 2.8m) for me to quilt on my home machine, so i'm thinking of asking a long-armer to quilt it for me. But, i have no idea about what pattern or design? Should i go for an overall type pattern of swirls or perhaps accentuate the cross pattern with some straight lines? I'd sure love to hear your ideas and suggestions. Here is a picture of the original quilt by Ann D. Hansen called 'x-tra ordinary' (p.28 of her book 'make it Modern Quilts') which gives you an idea of how the blocks will look when they're pieced together.
what a great quilt that will be! and so big!
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ReplyDeleteI love the tiny stripes in these blocks - it looks like each fabric is wrapped with a ribbon. It is obvious you are taking care in your piecing. Congratulations for making it halfway with the piecing - that is going to be a really large quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be stunning when complete- and your piecing is far more accurate than mine, I can tell! No quilting ideas from me- NOT my strong point.
ReplyDeleteI love the pattern, I need to remember this one...It's going to be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat I prefer when it comes to quilting design is an edge to edge design, and my go to design these days is Deb's Feathers. Any patterns with curvy lines would look good. I am not fond of straight lines. However, take this with a grain of salt, you should choose a design that trigger your trigger. Gook luck!
I love the colors, Jen! It would look neat to alternate horizontal point-to-point rows of diamonds quilted in a geometric design with rows quilted in a floral/feathery/swirly design. Can't wait to see what you end up deciding once it's done!
ReplyDeleteI love this one, the pattern and the colors! For quilting, maybe something geometric to go with the simplicity of the quilt? Not sure I can be much help here!
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty pattern and wonderful fabric selections:)
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this pattern before and I really like it. Such a great job!
ReplyDeleteMost long-arm quilters have a range of patterns for you to choose from. It is a fun part of the process - browsing through the quilting patterns.
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