Happy Dance!
Erin Ryan
I finally finished a S & W baby quilt for my good friend's son, born back
in May!
I had posted a question about tying the quilt as it had a rather fat batt,
and the replys were great! I ended up tying the quilt with the knots on
the back, and anchored each knot with a drop of fabric glue. Needless to
say, I was a bit nervous during the first wash, as I had never tied a
quilt before. I had a great fear of opening the washer and finding that
all of the knots had come loose and that I would have to tie the whole
thing again!!! That, however, did not happen, and I gave the quilt
yesterday, to lots and lots of ohhhs and ahhhs.
Now I'd like to send Magic Mike a picture to post, but can't seem to find
his address. Can anyone help?
Thanks again for all of the advice on tying the quilt. It really helped!
Next, I'm off to buy the book on fabric folding. My LQS has it (the
Fabric Place in Framingham, MA), and also sent me a coupon for $5 off! As
if I didn't need the extra incentive!
Erin
Jeanbaby
girl.
Jeanbaby
"Erin Ryan" <er...@bu.edu> wrote in message
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Dan and Joanne Augusta
Songbird
material did you use for the Stack and
Whack? I just bought a bright kids
jungle print to do a stack & whack out
of , but it's in line with a bunch of
other quilts waiting to get made.
Songbird
Moira Riddell
>
> I finally finished a S & W baby quilt for my good friend's son, born back
> in May!
>
> I had posted a question about tying the quilt as it had a rather fat batt,
> and the replys were great! I ended up tying the quilt with the knots on
> the back, and anchored each knot with a drop of fabric glue. Needless to
> say, I was a bit nervous during the first wash, as I had never tied a
> quilt before. I had a great fear of opening the washer and finding that
> all of the knots had come loose and that I would have to tie the whole
> thing again!!! That, however, did not happen, and I gave the quilt
> yesterday, to lots and lots of ohhhs and ahhhs.
>
> Now I'd like to send Magic Mike a picture to post, but can't seem to find
> his address. Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks again for all of the advice on tying the quilt. It really helped!
>
> Next, I'm off to buy the book on fabric folding. My LQS has it (the
> Fabric Place in Framingham, MA), and also sent me a coupon for $5 off! As
> if I didn't need the extra incentive!
Oh lucky you!!! I have been there once whilst touring New England, and I
was like a kid in a candy store, I have never seen so many bolts.......even
DH was flabbergasted when he saw how many that were waiting to be cut!!!! I
would not have known of this place if it hadn't been recommended by a
Bostonian I was talking to at Heathrow Airport.
Moira
>
> Erin
Erin Ryan
Sorry, I forgot to mention that!
Although I didn't buy it there, you can actually see the fabric at
http://www.fabricclub.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=437, and scroll down to
the hi-fashion animal print.
The print is full of jungle animals, on the juvenille side, but with great
bold colors. To get an idea of what it looks like, I used 45 degree
triangles to make 12 stars, with two borders.
I made a template out of plastic, and strategically placed the template to
cut mostly the animal bodies, and then a few to get the best kaleiodscope
effect (a jungle tree trunk, plant leaves, etc.). I used a lime green
marble as the setting, a dark blue marble as the first border, and used
the animal print as the second, larger border. I then made the bias
binding out of the blue marble. The backing was a blue print with yellow
feathers floating all over.
For tying, I used lime green embroidery floss over the setting areas, and
where the lime green triangles met to form a square (between the animal
stars) I used matching blue embroidery floss to make a cross over the seam
lines. I used the blue floss in the ditch at intervals, between the first
and second border, and then in various places in the animal border.
My goal was to make a quilt with all sorts of jungle animals shown, so
that as the baby grows, the parents can actually use it almost as an "I
Spy" quilt (i.e. "where is the hippo, zebra, lion, etc."). The use of the
quilt can grow as the baby does! I didn't want to use the traditional
pastel baby colors as, if the parents have anything to do with it, the
baby will be anything but traditional!
I'll let everyone know when Magic Mike uploads the pictures!
Erin
In article <drWk5.853$IH.3...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
"Songbird" <nanv...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Congrats on the S&W baby quilt! What
> material did you use for the Stack and
> Whack? I just bought a bright kids
> jungle print to do a stack & whack out
> of , but it's in line with a bunch of
> other quilts waiting to get made.
>
> Songbird
>
> > Erin
yvonne vesel
"Erin Ryan" <er...@bu.edu> wrote in message
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Kate Lange
Congatulations on your finish! Happy dancing for you!
Kate in Clinton Corners, NY
Pamela Epp
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