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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Focus on Design is my once in a while
thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Pat in Virginia wrote:
Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? Mum's first quilt was a SAS. I picked out the pattern and the fabric. It's on my bed right now (it still keeps my toes warm). I did not pick a light, medium and dark- I picked a light, another light, and a medium, because I wanted all lavender. Um, the contrast was not enough there- this is a design that needs the contrast. She did it all by hand, and it has held up to daily use over the past 20+ years. -georg |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Oh my, you still want a picture of that old Storm at Sea quilt? I have a
request in to my Mom, so someday I might get a picture of it. I dare say it is quite ugly considering that the colors of the 80's were browns and rusts and things like that. Not that browns and rusts are bad, but when one looks back one sometimes wonders. I have seen some now days that are beautiful with all the new colors that we have at our disposal. If somebody could just teach me how to sew those three odd shaped triangles together into one nice rectangle I would be all set. I just can't seem to ever get it right. I very much avoid blocks with such triangles. Oh well. Steve in Alaska "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:U3BRg.3864$vC3.997@dukeread02... Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
This is one of my favourite patterns.
I have only used it once, though. I didn't have a pattern, and it was early in my quilting life, so I found a quilt made with the block. I worked out the block, and reproduced it in the size I wanted. However, I didn't notice that half of 'the block' was sashing. So, I included the sashing twice. Grrrr. But I didn't know any better at the time. (Our Internet connection is iffy at the moment, so I can't get to see those pictures, but I assume that's what you meant by the double sashing?). One of our really good quilting ladies - Gwenfai Rees Griffiths - made a most beautiful SAS quilt, but her colour placement was very different from the usual one. Thereafter I looked very carefully at how folk who've made these quilts have placed the colours. It can make an amazing difference. I find it fascinating to see how an extremely simple 'block' - the centre - can be completely transformed by the addition of a pieced sashing (in the same way as those sashings with corners of contrasting colours can make stars at the intersections. This is such a very 'cool' way to do things. One of these days, I might try a miniature in this pattern. I think it would go very well in a small scale. I'll try to have a look at the pictures in the morning - if the Internet gnomes will let me! Thanks for raising this block as our focus this time. I hope to learn lots about it. In message U3BRg.3864$vC3.997@dukeread02, Pat in Virginia writes Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I really *really* want to make one bad, but I don't know if starting yet
ANOTHER project is a good idea, with school and work and all that Real Life crap to deal with. Then again, it's never stopped me before. I see mine a bit on the Amish side, with blues+/-greens +/- purples on a black background. Maybe doing small prints/mottled/ blenders on solid black or solid (looking) colors on BOB. That way it will show the maximum cat hair when employed. ;-) -- Debi Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done. "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:U3BRg.3864$vC3.997@dukeread02... Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
HI Pat - I don't have a Storm at Sea in the works but I do find it to
be an intriguing design - so many possibilities to play with - trouble is to choose the colour palette to begin with. I also suggest using the webshots search to see 122 photos of 'Storm at Sea' quilts in one place. jennellh (change the mail to news) http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl Pat in Virginia wrote: Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Jennell,
I did just that and i think this http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...40960361TCXvAk may be one of my favorites yet! two fav. blocks in one! kellie "jennell" wrote in message oups.com... HI Pat - I don't have a Storm at Sea in the works but I do find it to be an intriguing design - so many possibilities to play with - trouble is to choose the colour palette to begin with. I also suggest using the webshots search to see 122 photos of 'Storm at Sea' quilts in one place. jennellh (change the mail to news) http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl Pat in Virginia wrote: Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Pat in Virginia wrote:
In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! At the Malvern Show there was a Storm at Sea Quilt which had a small hand painted scene (Acrylics?) in the centre of each block - 30 of them. The pictures were quite detailed landscapes of places of significance to the quilter and were only about 3" each. I have a photograph of the whole quilt and a closeup of one of one of the paintings but unfortunately don't know the name of the person who made it, and don't want to get shot down by the Copyright police! Until you were really close you didn't realise the pictures were hand painted. It was amazing. I have S at S in my 'to do one day folder, but mine wont have painted pictures on it! -- Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk) http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin |
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I have a small storm at sea in progress.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/momiix...b0.jpg&.src=ph That isn't a very good photo of it and it has the borders on it now. If I could figure out why the pictures no longer load into picture project, I'd update the photo! I like this pattern and will probably make it again. Tricia http://photos.yahoo.com/momiixii Pat in Virginia wrote: Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border. http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the border. http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' look. http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the push to start! How about you? PAT in Virginia, USA |
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When the Storn at Sea subsides was Focus on Design: Storm at Sea
Over on the Virtual Quilters group we played with SaS a
while ago in EQ and I came up with this colouring http://tinyurl.com/g22gj http://tinyurl.com/k72h9 I am chatting with another member about the easiest piecing method (maybe FPP) and possibly eliminating some of the seams, and came up with a set of three blocks - all the same size and square - to make the design http://tinyurl.com/j56j6 So although this started out as a Storm at Sea is has developed into something very different. This one is one long green loop and one purple strip (top left to top right), twisted and woven http://tinyurl.com/fbc5c I love the implied circles from this block, and I am always drawn to strong geometric designs, so this was always on my "one day" list -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Patti" wrote in message news : This is one of my favourite patterns. : I have only used it once, though. I didn't have a pattern, and it was : early in my quilting life, so I found a quilt made with the block. I : worked out the block, and reproduced it in the size I wanted. However, : I didn't notice that half of 'the block' was sashing. So, I included : the sashing twice. Grrrr. But I didn't know any better at the time. : (Our Internet connection is iffy at the moment, so I can't get to see : those pictures, but I assume that's what you meant by the double : sashing?). : One of our really good quilting ladies - Gwenfai Rees Griffiths - made a : most beautiful SAS quilt, but her colour placement was very different : from the usual one. Thereafter I looked very carefully at how folk : who've made these quilts have placed the colours. It can make an : amazing difference. : : I find it fascinating to see how an extremely simple 'block' - the : centre - can be completely transformed by the addition of a pieced : sashing (in the same way as those sashings with corners of contrasting : colours can make stars at the intersections. This is such a very 'cool' : way to do things. : : One of these days, I might try a miniature in this pattern. I think it : would go very well in a small scale. : : I'll try to have a look at the pictures in the morning - if the Internet : gnomes will let me! : : Thanks for raising this block as our focus this time. I hope to learn : lots about it. : : In message U3BRg.3864$vC3.997@dukeread02, Pat in Virginia : writes : Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the : moods strikes. The purpose it to discuss the design elements of a : designated quilt top. This is not the place to talk about chocolate, : sewing machines, kids or other popular issues. Please reserve those for : other threads. In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS! : : : Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed : at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the : traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It : carries some of the block elements into the border. : http://tinyurl.com/hl7oz : The second one, Kim Moore's Tropical Storm, has a unique setting, and a : unique multicolored variation. It has Virginia Reel blocks in the : border. : http://tinyurl.com/mmx83 : : Here is a coloring page with a S@S 'quilt' design. : http://tinyurl.com/oq99j I do not care for the 'double sashing' or : whatever you might call that. I like the 'single' version as in Red : Tide, above. The Quilter's Cache Version also has the 'double sashing' : look. : http://www.quilterscache.com/S_U/StormAtSeaBlock.html : : If you want to see some patterns, go to Block Central and click on any : of the three links. http://tinyurl.com/oq99j : : Sew, do you have a Storm At Sea Quilt? Steve in Alaska said he made one : ages ago. I hope he posts a photo of that one. I have been 'saving : blues & greens' for one for ages. Maybe this thread will give me the : push to start! How about you? : : PAT in Virginia, USA : : : -- : Best Regards : pat on the hill |
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