Wow! That is impressive as all hell! My hat is off to her - I have no patience for doing intricate work like that, and nothing but respect for anyone who does.
Wow. I am so impressed with anyone who can use such a wide variety of fabrics and still end up with a piece that is so visually even and coherent.
Did she use foundation piecing? I can't imagine trying to machine-piece scraps that small...or is it hand-pieced? I could see doing that without foundation, depending on the fibers.
I'm guessing the quilting pattern is either in the ditch or outlines of the little squares; anything else would probably detract from the piecing. Is it hand- or machine-quilted?
I have equal respect for both...I hate the actual quilting. I could piece until the cows come home, and I also like putting the binding on for some reason (it's incredibly satisfying), but I really don't enjoy the quilting part. Probably because I never got the hang of two-handed sewing. It takes me forever because I have to keep reaching under with every stitch if I want the back to look at all decent.
Beautiful work! I'd love to see a close-up of one of the blocks...
It's 100% cotton - she used 2.25" x 2.25" squares of scrap printer paper for the backing. It's all hand-work - she's going to be entering it in the MN State Fair next fall, and the category she's entering in (Scrap Quilts) requires 20 different fabrics and all hand-work.
She's got some individual squares that have 20 different fabrics in it!
It's quilted in the ditches.
Follow the link again - I added some new pictures.
Now those are close-ups. Thanks for adding the extra pics!
Personally I prefer hand-piecing (quilting too, though I bitch like nobody's business while I do it).
I would say good luck with the Fair next fall, but I don't think that will be necessary. That quilt is a winner.
(In the less-ambitious project category, I'm currently working on a rail fence batik quilt for my brother in greens, and a pinwheel star for my father based on this gorgeous reproduction fabric that supposed to be late 1700s. I say supposed to be because the colors aren't quite right. The red isn't cochineal-colored and the violet-blue is too purple for indigo, but it has a phenomenal apple green background that is very period. I also have a 2x3 foot Tree of Life panel I appliqued w/ Persian embroidery that is waiting to have enough borders added to it to pass for a quilt top.)
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Date: 2006-11-17 01:23 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-11-17 02:28 am (UTC)The design works really well. There's coherence underneath all that delightful chaos.
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Date: 2006-11-17 02:48 pm (UTC)Did she use foundation piecing? I can't imagine trying to machine-piece scraps that small...or is it hand-pieced? I could see doing that without foundation, depending on the fibers.
I'm guessing the quilting pattern is either in the ditch or outlines of the little squares; anything else would probably detract from the piecing. Is it hand- or machine-quilted?
I have equal respect for both...I hate the actual quilting. I could piece until the cows come home, and I also like putting the binding on for some reason (it's incredibly satisfying), but I really don't enjoy the quilting part. Probably because I never got the hang of two-handed sewing. It takes me forever because I have to keep reaching under with every stitch if I want the back to look at all decent.
Beautiful work! I'd love to see a close-up of one of the blocks...
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Date: 2006-11-17 08:18 pm (UTC)She's got some individual squares that have 20 different fabrics in it!
It's quilted in the ditches.
Follow the link again - I added some new pictures.
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Date: 2006-11-17 08:43 pm (UTC)Personally I prefer hand-piecing (quilting too, though I bitch like nobody's business while I do it).
I would say good luck with the Fair next fall, but I don't think that will be necessary. That quilt is a winner.
(In the less-ambitious project category, I'm currently working on a rail fence batik quilt for my brother in greens, and a pinwheel star for my father based on this gorgeous reproduction fabric that supposed to be late 1700s. I say supposed to be because the colors aren't quite right. The red isn't cochineal-colored and the violet-blue is too purple for indigo, but it has a phenomenal apple green background that is very period. I also have a 2x3 foot Tree of Life panel I appliqued w/ Persian embroidery that is waiting to have enough borders added to it to pass for a quilt top.)
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