These two photos are of a piece I am working on right now, the top photo is a close up of the block/s I am using.It is made up of four red squares and each square has two half square triangels. The cantre looks llike a windmill block with a llittle twist.
This is the piece with a narrow black border which I hope gives it a little drama without taking anything away from the centre.This is quite a heavy quilt because of the ammount of fabric in each block, another reason for a narrow border. What do you think of this piece??? all comments will be read and no offence taken. I would also like to hear how you would quilt this piece.I have quilted my sample piece/inspiration that this quilt was made from but as its smaller than this and a little different again your help would be good. I look forward to hearing your ideas and thoughts.
Take Care
Janette
Very nice, Janette, and I know how much work goes into this kind of quilt top. It looks like a Cathedral Windows to me (?) I would be tempted to quilt this very simply (in the ditch), because of the thickness involved with the folded fabric, and because any intricate quilting would be lost. I'll look forward to seeing the finished piece, once it's quilted. Carry on! ;^)
ReplyDeleteI would quilt in the ditch to stabilise it. Also then stitch a curve underneath the folded back part ie before you stitch it down - this would mean you could control the amount of puff in the triangles by pushing the fabric into the corner or flattening it. Then catch the folded edge with 1 or 3 hidden stitches - so it looks as if it stays there by magic.
ReplyDeleteThis is a quite magical 3D quilt.
Lovely work - the narrow border is fine ...
or why not do a magic hidden squares border ? The same pattern as the central squares only all in the same colour as the border is now.
Since I am not a traditional quilter, I have no suggestions, but I really like the look of this quilt. Your color combination just makes this special. Really good.
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