Thank You's
I want to send out thank you's to two fellow quilters: Anina and Stephanie. Anina's blog, That Quilt, and That Quilt Flickr group really helped me get going on this project after I left it sitting for many months (or was it years?) Months ago, Stephanie showed me her Dear Jane quilt. Her quilt and gentle prodding helped get these last blocks done. Thank you, both!
Straightforward
M2 - Duff's Bluff was a straightforward block. No redrafting. I planned it that way. I did not want to be struggling with this last block. I used three different fabrics. All of them were fussy cut and all of them were previously used in other blocks. The colors in this photo seem a bit off -- too yellow and dingy. Oh well.
Up Next
Next, I'm going to start putting together these blocks. At the same time, I will contemplate:
- If I will make the triangles, or use solid fabric, or have no triangles at all, which was my original plan. If I go that route, I will have to come up with a new background fabric because once I make the sashing for the squares, I don't expect to have much background fabric left.
- If I will make the kites
- If I will hand quilt it or farm-out the quilting. Years ago, I tried to learn hand quilting but did not get very far with it. If I don't quilt it, then I have to decide where I'll get it done and if it will be by machine or by hand.
- How I will label this quilt. Jane Stickle certainly made an impression upon us all with her label. Sad to think, we are still living in times of war.
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169 square blocks
13 blocks made twice or thrice
3,555 pieces (in the "keeper" blocks)
99 of the blocks (59%) have fussy cuts -- 627 fussy cuts in all
28 of the blocks (17%) use directional fabrics (stripes or plaids) -- 226 pieces in all
125 (74%) of the blocks were hand-pieced
17 (10%) were hand-appliqued
24 (14%) were hand-pieced and hand-appliqued
3 (2%) were machine-pieced and hand-appliqued -- these were very early blocks made before I completely abandoned machine piecing for this project: E10, G13, J13.
That Question
Oh yes, that question: How long did it take you? In truth, I have no idea. I know that I started these blocks some time in the late 1990's . . . possibly 1998 or 1999. I am most definitely a Slow Poke Quilter! Lots of things happened in my life while working on these blocks -- I had breast cancer and my mom died, to name a few. All of that is stitched into this quilt.
2 comments:
congratulation's, I saw the Flickr page first and was so pleased for you. It is a huge achievement as only one who has travelled the journey can truly understand. If you join the discarded blocks together you could have a small quilt to practice your hand quilting. I can't wait to see all of your blocks joined together. There is a gallery of DJ's on "The quilting board , you may get some ideas for finishing from there. hugs to you
Oooh, I really like the idea of putting the "discards" into a small quilt, hanging, lap quilt or even some clothing. I've seen your squares. Trust me, your "discards" are better than most people's keepers.
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