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I spent last Sunday pinning the Log Cabin Wreath for quilting, as well as a fall wall hanging Nancy made several years ago and gave to me when I visited this summer. I have chosen the quilting patterns for the borders and the center blocks, but am unclear as to how I am supposed to quilt the Log Cabin Blocks themselves. Any suggestions????
Nancy, I am currently redoing the "bluework" in redwork. Learned my lesson on washing first. When I washed the bluework after it was assembled, the outer fabrics shrunk. The high quality muslin we bought did not, so the hanging doesn't hang flat, and you know that drives me crazy. Will post pictures when I complete it.
I have so enjoyed the Redwork, that I have been surfing for wholecloth patterns/kits. I think that is the next hanging I am going to do to rotate through the office. Right after I complete the Log Cabin that I want to hang for the holidays. Have found a couple of sites with kits that I have bookmarked to go back and look again. If any of you know of any I can look at, please let me know. I have always enjoyed the handwork more than machine work. Nancy and I have been known to partner on sewing in the past - she the machine work and me the handwork, because she always hated handwork, and I prefer it.
I rearranged my office last week at work and hung 2 cafe rods on 2 walls and have quilted wall hangings on them. They are great to look at when I am stressed. I will try to take the camera to the office next week and get pictures.
Gonna be a busy weekend. I won't get any sewing done this weekend. I'm on call and my princess gives up her teen crown tomorrow and crowns her successor, so I'll be playing queen mother tomorrow. Got to get her a dress today to wear.
Pictures soon, I promise.
4 comments:
Do you plan to hand or machine quilt? Either way I'd quilt around that center diagonal square. Then thru the tips of the outer green squares all around. And then measue the distance between those two and quilt around in a kinda square circle at a couple even intervals. (Clear as mud, I know!) Then for the light outer corners I'd stipple if I was machine quilting, or quilt a nice holly leaf/berry design in each corner if I was hand quilting.
I'm so sorry your bluework piece shrunk! But I'm happy your trying again. I'm ALMOST finished with mine. I haul it out every few weeks and do another bit on it. I really do need to just go ahead and finish as I love the way it's turning out.
That pattern I'm going to mail - I can't find where I put them. :-( If I don't find it this week I'll go ahead and mail you some of Mama's buttons so you can get them on your wall-hanging. Do you want shank buttons, or regular buttons, or a combination? And just red/green/blue/gold or do you want other colored ornaments too?
Quilts on the wall in your office just like me. LOL! You really are hooked now aren't you?
You two are something special, ya know?
Hugs to you both, just love that wreath!
You can quilt the LC blocks anyway you want to! (not what you wanted to hear, huh?) For example, you could use red thread (embroidery floss) and quilt in holly berries. Similarlay, you could use a very dark green & quilting holly leaves.
hurray for hanging up quilts in your office! good for you...hope you have made a decision on your quilting and found time to make a start.
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