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Thank you all for your suggestions attic windows. I've printed them all
and the web sites. I'm making this quilt for my son and dil for Christmas 2004. Hopefully it will be finished by then. Barbara C. "Sharon Harper" wrote in message u... Ta Louise! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html "Louise" wrote in message news3mMb.28396$8H.66451@attbi_s03... The easiest way I've seen (which avoids a Y seam) is to cut two rectangles -- one of your dark fabric and one of your light fabric -- the same length as your block (if it's 12-1/2 inches unfinished, then your rectangles would be 12-1/2 inches in length) and whatever width you want. For the corner, make a square from half-square triangles -- again, one triangle would be from your dark fabric and one would be from your light fabric. Sew the dark rectangle to the side of your quilt block. Sew the square and the other rectangle together, matching the light triangle in the square to the light rectangle. Then sew the new piece to the bottom of the quilt block, matching the dark triangle in the square to the dark rectangle. As I look at this, it makes total sense to me, but it may be even more confusing. This Web site may make it a little clearer: http://www.quiltaholics.com/bom/attwin.htm Good luck! -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com wrote in message ... I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your help. Barbara C. |
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That's exactly how I made my "Quilt for ME" in Kate's Star Swap. I named
it "I See Mars." You will see it when Kate receives the photos...they went out on Sat. Nancycog in MD |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:17:00 -0500, wrote:
I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your help. Barbara C. Most attic window patterns require an inset seam. But, I once saw a Simply quilts where they made the part that would be an inset seam into a half square triangle and a rectangle so they could machine piece the whole thing without the inset seam. From a distance I don't think you could tell the difference. Mardi Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot com. ____________________ My Quilting page: http://www.mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.mardiweb.com/web Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum: http://www.mardiweb.com/lowfat |
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Howdy!
Here's the instructions for using that ½-square triangle in the corner: http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lesso...icwindows.html Ragmop/Sandy "Mardi" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:17:00 -0500, wrote: I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your help. Barbara C. Most attic window patterns require an inset seam. But, I once saw a Simply quilts where they made the part that would be an inset seam into a half square triangle and a rectangle so they could machine piece the whole thing without the inset seam. From a distance I don't think you could tell the difference. Mardi Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot com. ____________________ My Quilting page: http://www.mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.mardiweb.com/web Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum: http://www.mardiweb.com/lowfat |
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Don't like to do mitering. Hurumph! Just wait until you make a quilt that
has five corners. Then you'll know about mitering! Polly "Kathy in CA" wrote in message ... That's the way I do--don't much lite to do mitering -- Kathy in CA Quilting Stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/kathys1068 "Louise" wrote in message news3mMb.28396$8H.66451@attbi_s03... The easiest way I've seen (which avoids a Y seam) is to cut two rectangles -- one of your dark fabric and one of your light fabric -- the same length as your block (if it's 12-1/2 inches unfinished, then your rectangles would be 12-1/2 inches in length) and whatever width you want. For the corner, make a square from half-square triangles -- again, one triangle would be from your dark fabric and one would be from your light fabric. Sew the dark rectangle to the side of your quilt block. Sew the square and the other rectangle together, matching the light triangle in the square to the light rectangle. Then sew the new piece to the bottom of the quilt block, matching the dark triangle in the square to the dark rectangle. As I look at this, it makes total sense to me, but it may be even more confusing. This Web site may make it a little clearer: http://www.quiltaholics.com/bom/attwin.htm Good luck! -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com wrote in message ... I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your help. Barbara C. |
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what is a ladder stitch? what you describe sounds to me like mitered
borders, except for the ladder stitch part and the hand work comment... Muggywort wrote: I'm glad you've gotten good explanations. I used attic windows in a theater quilt I'm making for a friend of mine. I appliqued something representing shows he has been in, and then used a maroon vertical window piece and a black horizontal piece. Looks like a stage and is SO cool. I love that quilt, and one day I will finish it. BTW, I read somewhere another way to do them...after stitching the attic pieces to the side and bottom, fold one attic piece at a 45 degree angle over the other and then do a ladder stitch to avoid setting in the angle. That's what I usually do, but it does make for extra hand work. Muggy On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:17:00 -0500, wrote: I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your help. Barbara C. -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens (take the dog out before replying) |
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picture a ladder, two long side rails, lots of cross ways rungs.
the ladder stitch goes up one side to first rung, across, up one rung, across, up one rung, across. the side rails are the two pieces of fabric along the seam fold. the stitches hide within that seam fold. unless i learned it all wrong all those years ago. heres a pix... http://www.classicstitches.com/know_..._to_cat=Stitch hope this helps. jeanne -- http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar real reply is san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz "Dr. Quilter" wrote... | what is a ladder stitch? what you describe sounds to me like mitered | borders, except for the ladder stitch part and the hand work comment... | | Muggywort wrote: | | I'm glad you've gotten good explanations. I used attic windows in a | theater quilt I'm making for a friend of mine. I appliqued something | representing shows he has been in, and then used a maroon vertical | window piece and a black horizontal piece. Looks like a stage and is | SO cool. I love that quilt, and one day I will finish it. | | BTW, I read somewhere another way to do them...after stitching the | attic pieces to the side and bottom, fold one attic piece at a 45 | degree angle over the other and then do a ladder stitch to avoid | setting in the angle. That's what I usually do, but it does make for | extra hand work. | | Muggy | | | On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:17:00 -0500, wrote: | | | I've been quilting for about a year and want to do my 1st king size quilt. | It's a little ambitious for me, but I love the attic windows block. I've | seen different methods for doing this block, but they look a little | complicated to me. Is there an easy way to piece these? Thnx for your | help. | | Barbara C. | | | | | | -- | Dr. Quilter | Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens | (take the dog out before replying) | |
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aha!
nzl* wrote: picture a ladder, two long side rails, lots of cross ways rungs. the ladder stitch goes up one side to first rung, across, up one rung, across, up one rung, across. the side rails are the two pieces of fabric along the seam fold. the stitches hide within that seam fold. unless i learned it all wrong all those years ago. heres a pix... http://www.classicstitches.com/know_..._to_cat=Stitch hope this helps. jeanne -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens (take the dog out before replying) |
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