There is a reference at the bottom of this article to the quilt my mother and her friends made for Makindu. This is the story behind their inspiration, it seems.
It looks like the Makindu auction goes live on July 1, and I'll be linking to that page when it is available.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Allocations!
Referrals have just been made for files logged in at the China Centre for Adoption Affairs up to 7 November 2005. This site - http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/06/08/june-babies/ - lists a few blogs of waiting parents who have just received their allocations. It's so lovely to read their excitement.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Friendship star progress
I haven't been in the studio to work on quilts recently, but I do have this on the floor waiting for me when I'm ready.
It's what I have so far for the National Stillbirth Society quilt, and yes, it looks pretty different from the way it looked in the mockup. Playing around with it on my Electric Quilt program, I found that the logs and squares construction for the alternating blocks conflicted with what I wanted to do with the colors. So I ended up alternating stars and ninepatch blocks instead.
Becca also has a group of the stars we made and is working on one for another group using the logs and squares as alternating blocks. She also ended up with the gold star that you saw in the previous post. I put a different orange in my star, to play off the purple fabrics I was using.
It's what I have so far for the National Stillbirth Society quilt, and yes, it looks pretty different from the way it looked in the mockup. Playing around with it on my Electric Quilt program, I found that the logs and squares construction for the alternating blocks conflicted with what I wanted to do with the colors. So I ended up alternating stars and ninepatch blocks instead.
Becca also has a group of the stars we made and is working on one for another group using the logs and squares as alternating blocks. She also ended up with the gold star that you saw in the previous post. I put a different orange in my star, to play off the purple fabrics I was using.
100 good pinks
Just to help you visualize...
That's 8 x 12, or 96 squares in the body of the quilt, plus 4 squares in the corners to make 100. We could also do 10 x 10 with no corner blocks. (If you intend this to be used on a small bed, the rectangular shape is more practical; if it is more of a lap/snuggle quilt, anything goes!)
That's 8 x 12, or 96 squares in the body of the quilt, plus 4 squares in the corners to make 100. We could also do 10 x 10 with no corner blocks. (If you intend this to be used on a small bed, the rectangular shape is more practical; if it is more of a lap/snuggle quilt, anything goes!)
Friday, June 01, 2007
More on colour options
The idea of 100 different pinks is actually quite appealing to me, the more I think about it.
I'm interested to know from the people who read this blog whether you would find that limiting. If someone said "send me a square of fabric in some shade of pink" is that significantly harder than just "send me a square of fabric."
Or do you think it's better to just let the quilt evolve organically and just be what it is?
I'm interested to know from the people who read this blog whether you would find that limiting. If someone said "send me a square of fabric in some shade of pink" is that significantly harder than just "send me a square of fabric."
Or do you think it's better to just let the quilt evolve organically and just be what it is?
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