Today I pulled out some focus fabric blocks that I love, but didn't know what to do with. It just so happens that the fabric I've been "making" with my scraps go really well with these blocks.....
Here is a sample of the 1st 2 blocks I've cut & sewn back together today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetrap/sets/72157606872619156/
Showing posts with label "Pat Sloan". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Pat Sloan". Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Making fabric
More progress made today. The scrap pile is going way down! The stress is also going way down!!! This is so much fun. Now it's time to start reducing the number of seams, & piecing them together. Please enjoy the photo stream.
Sonja
Sonja
Monday, August 18, 2008
Making Fabric
I have been piecing together some small scraps to make my own fabric using the technique described in Pat Sloan's book, Crooked Cabin Quilts. Below are some recent pics of the random pieces I have made so far. It's a very small sample of what I've sewn together. I don't bother to trim them up until I'm adding to the side I'm working on, & I've been chain piecing many different sizes at the same time until I get a workable size to add bigger pieces or strips closer to the outside. All of the center pieces are pretty small to start, & I add bigger pieces & strips as I work my way to the outside. I do however press the seams before adding another round, so sewing in chains is the fastest way to go.
Figure 1: This piece is about 1 x 2.5
Figure 2: This block is about 2 x 3.5
Figure 3: This block is about 5 X 5.
Figure 1: This piece is about 1 x 2.5
Figure 2: This block is about 2 x 3.5
Figure 3: This block is about 5 X 5.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Crooked Cabin Quilts
Well I went to my local fabric store yesterday looking for some new inspiration. It was great luck to find out that all of their books/leaflets were 30% off! I have way too many scraps, & not enough time to spend making perfect cuts, & matching seams, & squaring everything up....so this book is just perfect!!! I think I need to find more books by Pat Sloan
because this one just looks like too much fun. If you make crooked log cabin quilts, I would love to see some of your work, so please contact me.
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