Sunday, December 11, 2016

Design Decisions

The quilt sits on the frame for days, sometimes longer, as I decide how I am going to quilt it.  This log cabin scrappy quilt is my only finished qilt top that hasn't been quilted yet.  I finished it many months ago.

I love it.

I was inspired by this quilt Log Cabin quilt by Harriet Carpanini.. I found it on pinterest.
Of course mine is nowhere as spectacular, but what the heck 
I'll get there by the bottom of the quilt.  I am not so sure what to do with the dark side of the squares. 

That will come as I sleep.  Maybe

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4 comments:

  1. Linda SwanekampDecember 11, 2016 at 10:18 PM

    Harriet taught 2 long arm classes last May in Rochester at Jackie Lynn's. She was very good, even though she shuns floating the top. I learned a lot from her. How about lazy 8's on their sides in the dark strips? Or side ways scallops?

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  2. Dre in PADecember 12, 2016 at 8:28 AM

    Please explain "floating the top" for the uninitiated...
    Some sort of Greek Key that gives a contrast between organic and rigid on the light and dark??

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  3. JustGailDecember 15, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    I hadn't seen a log cabin quilted like this - I like! Unless Ms Carpanini's is not finished, it doesn't look like there is any quilting in the blue parts, unless is all stitch in the ditch?

    I like yours, it has lots of personality. While striving for ruler-perfect quilting is admirable, any more, I often find ruler-perfect results kind of boring. The exception is when absolute straight evenly spaced lines are needed. Maybe that's why now I prefer scrappy quilts - I find the mix and play of different fabrics so much more interesting that quilts done in only a few fabrics.

    Even with antique & vintage quilts - it's the ones with mismatched points, the block with a slightly different fabric from all the others, the block that wasn't done right...those are the ones I want to curl up with. Don't get me wrong - the perfect show piece antiques are lovely, but I'd be afraid to use them. Perhaps that's what all the owners have thought - too nice to use!

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  4. UnknownDecember 16, 2016 at 5:21 PM

    Small wonder you love it. I do not quilt myself, but even I can tell how wonderful the stitching on that quilt is. Congratulations.

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