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quilt progress and a quilt story..a bit long, and with a question
Well, I have figured out how large I need to make the squares in order
to get the correct size hst needed. This is for the resized block that i am using for Floral Flamingo. I have 32 different FQs that I bought specifically for this quilt and have cut 1 strip from each as a start. I just did the math, and I need 48 hsts for each center block.....right now, that means I need a total of 1344 (1) hsts....672-2.5" squares!! Well, at least I'm making progress with this thing, right?? I probably won't be working on it while Mother is here, as it is for my Dad and Stepmom. I am going to give her my quilting books and magazines and have her pick out a pattern that she likes (provided that it doesn't involve applique). and then we can work on it for a bit. Now, I finally got the "old" quilt out of the bluebird-in-raincoat fabric (this was the quilt that my grandmother made for me when I was a baby). I talked with Dad last night and was telling him about it....if it is the same quilt, he knows a bit about its history. Here is the story he told me: If it is the quilt he thinks it is, my great-grandmother and her sister made it - all by hand! He thinks it is the quilt that he used on his bed when he was growing up, but wants to see it to be sure. If it is, he said that the quilt, a sheet, and a thin plasticy-nylon blanket were all that he had to use in the winter (and the house is still as drafty now as it was then, if not worse!!). He said that he used to sleep fully dressed, with 2 pairs of socks and a watch cap (black knit hat), under the sheet, blanket, adn quilt in order to stay warm. When I told him that is was super heavy, that was practically the point that convinced him it was the same quilt. Wahoo!! Now I know a little bit about this treasure!! Now for the question: 2 of the blocks have completley disintegrated to where you can see the batting. In order to make it look at least close to the same in color, I was going to use unbleached muslin and try to replace the missing blocks. Do you all think this would work? I was planning on hand sewing it to the fabric that remains on the surrounding blocke, and mending the places that I could. Having seen the complete quilt, it will no longer be getting machine washed. DH even said he would be willing to have a custom frame built with glass or plexi-glass to have the quilt put in, and then I could have a lovely new piece of artwork to put up...just gotta figure out where it would go. Larisa |
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Wow ... all that pirate talk last week has resulted in at least
one quilter finding some 'buried treasure'! WTG Larisa. Now, what is this Floral Flamingo? Is this named for the bird or the dance? Is the dance spelled with an 'e' or an 'i'? Finally, where did you get the pattern? TIA. PAT in VA/USA CNYstitcher wrote: Well, I have figured out how large I need to make the squares in order to get the correct size hst needed. This is for the resized block that i am using for Floral Flamingo. I have 32 different FQs that I bought specifically for this quilt and have cut 1 strip from each as a start. I just did the math, and I need 48 hsts for each center block.....right now, that means I need a total of 1344 (1) hsts....672-2.5" squares!! Well, at least I'm making progress with this thing, right?? Now, I finally got the "old" quilt out of the bluebird-in-raincoat fabric (this was the quilt that my grandmother made for me when I was a baby). I talked with Dad last night and was telling him about it....if it is the same quilt, he knows a bit about its history. Here is the story he told me: If it is the quilt he thinks it is, my great-grandmother and her sister made it - all by hand! ...cut... |
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LOL Floral Flamingo is what I have dubbed the quilt that I am making
for Dad and Stepmom. It will be 2-sided - 1 with flamingos done in the Ocean Waves pattern from my Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns book, and the other is a bright, Asian-influenced floral (same colors as in the flamingo fabric). I have a total of 32 FQs that will be used with both of the main fabrics. It's basically a creation of my imagination. See, my parents live in FLorida, and for a while, they collected Flamingo *everything*. They have moved several times, and they are currently complaining that their current house "has no color". So.....by the time the quilt gets finished, they will have a ton of color....at least in their bedroom. I think I have enough of each fabric to make them matching pillowcases grin. I will post pictures as I progress so you can see what I am trying to do....oh, the floral side is extremely simple...a nice balance to the multipieced ocean waves flamingo side. Larisa Pat in Virginia wrote: Wow ... all that pirate talk last week has resulted in at least one quilter finding some 'buried treasure'! WTG Larisa. Now, what is this Floral Flamingo? Is this named for the bird or the dance? Is the dance spelled with an 'e' or an 'i'? Finally, where did you get the pattern? TIA. PAT in VA/USA |
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Ta! It does sound colorful. I've been planning/collecting for an
Ocean Waves for years (blue and green, with touches of orange)... now it sounds so dang boring after hearing about your plans!! TTFN and good luck with the birthing! PAT in VA/USA CNYstitcher wrote: LOL Floral Flamingo is what I have dubbed the quilt that I am making for Dad and Stepmom. It will be 2-sided - 1 with flamingos done in the Ocean Waves pattern from my Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns book, and the other is a bright, Asian-influenced floral (same colors as in the flamingo fabric). I have a total of 32 FQs that will be used with both of the main fabrics. It's basically a creation of my imagination. See, my parents live in FLorida, and for a while, they collected Flamingo *everything*. They have moved several times, and they are currently complaining that their current house "has no color". So.....by the time the quilt gets finished, they will have a ton of color....at least in their bedroom. I think I have enough of each fabric to make them matching pillowcases grin. I will post pictures as I progress so you can see what I am trying to do....oh, the floral side is extremely simple...a nice balance to the multipieced ocean waves flamingo side. Larisa |
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Well, you kind of have to know the poeple it is going to. They are
rather, um....ecclectic....very odd people, but I love them. AND...they are coming up in shifts to help me out with Rebekah, so, I suppose they can't be too odd, right?? LOL Larisa, who doesn't think your quilt sounds boring at all. When I make a quilt for a specific person, I make sure I know a lot about their interests so that I can try to incorporate them. Oh, and Mother has been given the Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Pattern so that she can choose what pattern she would like *her* quilt done in. She has been warned that applique is out because I haven't tried it yet (that is in the plan for next year), and that she probably wouldn't get it until next Christmas. Pat in Virginia wrote: Ta! It does sound colorful. I've been planning/collecting for an Ocean Waves for years (blue and green, with touches of orange)... now it sounds so dang boring after hearing about your plans!! TTFN and good luck with the birthing! PAT in VA/USA CNYstitcher wrote: LOL Floral Flamingo is what I have dubbed the quilt that I am making for Dad and Stepmom. It will be 2-sided - 1 with flamingos done in the Ocean Waves pattern from my Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns book, and the other is a bright, Asian-influenced floral (same colors as in the flamingo fabric). I have a total of 32 FQs that will be used with both of the main fabrics. It's basically a creation of my imagination. See, my parents live in FLorida, and for a while, they collected Flamingo *everything*. They have moved several times, and they are currently complaining that their current house "has no color". So.....by the time the quilt gets finished, they will have a ton of color....at least in their bedroom. I think I have enough of each fabric to make them matching pillowcases grin. I will post pictures as I progress so you can see what I am trying to do....oh, the floral side is extremely simple...a nice balance to the multipieced ocean waves flamingo side. Larisa |
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