It seems as though a few of you are up for a hand piecing quilt along which is great to hear! I'll be drawing out a rough sketch this weekend but so far this is what I'm thinking:
12 ~ 6.5" (unfinished) blocks
I'll be looking through Quilter's Cache to find traditional blocks and re-size them. I'll post the out line soon but I'm thinking for the first block a Churn Dash might be nice :) I'm going to be using scraps. I'm also going to be working on it with my oldest daughter. I think this is a great opportunity to teach hand / life skills and encourage useful creativity. I'll be posting the rough draft and some tips I've picked up too if you are new to hand piecing as I am. I'm also going to try to put a linky thing for each of our quilt along post so we can share our progress and encourage each other. Sound okay?
Have a great weekend!!!
14 comments:
hand piecing...that is serious. sounds fun.
Hi! Your blocks are beautiful and I love your photos! x Teje
What an accomplishment!!!
Count me in! I've always wanted to try hand-piecing!
I am ready. Freddy.
You are doing great with the hand piecing! I can tell you have a feeling of accomplishment and that is such a great feeling. It's rewarding to do things the old fashioned way! I absolutely love the photos you took for this post! Beautiful!
By the way. I love your 7 blocks...definitely have an old-fashioned 'feel' to them...and the colors are gorgeous! I think working this as a mother/daughter project is an awesome idea! Wish my granddaughters lived closer to me.
You are such a wonderful inspiration. You make me want to go do something quilty! ;O) Which by the way I love to do also! Thank you for your wonderful blog of quilting and your profession of Faith in Christ.
God Bless you as you encourage others.
Carol Ann
i have made 3 hand-pieced, hand-quilted doll quilts, and they are my most treasured projects. it was such a joyful feeling of accomplishment to put something together totally on my own. however, a word to the wise...avoid flying geese blocks...they are tough by hand!
Beautiful! I love working with my hands and do a lot of embroidery stitching and quilting on small projects. Can't wait to see what's next!
I would like to learn hand piecing. I will need all the basic info because I don't hand sew anything except my bindings. I even sew buttons by machine. Do you need special thread and needles?
Love hand piecing - and churn dash blocks - together they make a great combination
Girl, These are just Yummy! I too have been hand quilting blocks this week and am loving the "Prayery Process", as I call it. It makes for great time to pray! enjoy!
Congrats for making the new sewing trends column on Sew Mama Sew blog for your crazy quilt. I loved that patchwork look on linen the moment I saw it and ordered linen to make my own!
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