This will be my last Quilt of Valor this year.
Forgot to take a picture of the presentation case before delivering the quilts.
A new quilting friend wanted to take a quilting class. She asked me to go with her. I told her to find a class she wanted to take and I would go with her. She is a new quilter and has never taken a class. She chose a "Square in a Square" class. It is a different way to make sq in a sq, flying geese, dove in the window, etc, blocks, using a speciality ruler.
I still have two more borders to put on it. It will be about 26 inches square.
Here are some the the steps using the ruler. I used white as the centers of my blocks and they don't show up very good on the white paper.
You start with a center square and add strips on all sides.
You then trim, using the ruler to create this block - the square in a square - this is the basic unit that all the other blocks are made from
by cutting the blocks you can create flying geese or 1/2 square triangles
Cutting in a different direction you create the dove in the window block - I do really like the border it makes
I didn't buy the ruler or any of the books. I have bought speciality rulers in the past and used them once, sometimes never - wasn't sure about this one because...
#1 - I felt there was a lot of waste - I know I will never use all the fabric I have and I shouldn't be concerned about a little waste. I could be wrong about this percentage but I think I heard the teacher say there was about 1/3 waste, seems like a lot to me.
#2 - The other thing was that after you trim the blocks they are on the bias, I haven't had a lot of experience working with bias blocks. Guess I should have used starch on them. The center of the small wall hanging I made was a bit wavy.
The main thing was I got to spend time with a new quilting friend, learn a new technique and was able to drop off my QsOV.
All the new beautiful fabrics and patterns were so tempting but I didn't purchase any.
Linking up with JudyL's Stash Report
Fabric usage 2015 ~
Forgot to take a picture of the presentation case before delivering the quilts.
A new quilting friend wanted to take a quilting class. She asked me to go with her. I told her to find a class she wanted to take and I would go with her. She is a new quilter and has never taken a class. She chose a "Square in a Square" class. It is a different way to make sq in a sq, flying geese, dove in the window, etc, blocks, using a speciality ruler.
I still have two more borders to put on it. It will be about 26 inches square.
Here are some the the steps using the ruler. I used white as the centers of my blocks and they don't show up very good on the white paper.
You start with a center square and add strips on all sides.
#1 - I felt there was a lot of waste - I know I will never use all the fabric I have and I shouldn't be concerned about a little waste. I could be wrong about this percentage but I think I heard the teacher say there was about 1/3 waste, seems like a lot to me.
#2 - The other thing was that after you trim the blocks they are on the bias, I haven't had a lot of experience working with bias blocks. Guess I should have used starch on them. The center of the small wall hanging I made was a bit wavy.
The main thing was I got to spend time with a new quilting friend, learn a new technique and was able to drop off my QsOV.
All the new beautiful fabrics and patterns were so tempting but I didn't purchase any.
Linking up with JudyL's Stash Report
Fabric usage 2015 ~
fabric in YTD ~ 19.66
fabric out YTD ~ 176.02
used YTD ~ 156.36
Quilts Finished ~ 16 ~ each quilt will only be counted in one category
QOV ~ 6
RMH ~ 8
UFO ~ 1
New ~ 1
5 comments:
You came to the same conclusions I did. I feel it forces you into unnecessary machinations when a ruler like Easy Angle (and equivalents) can accomplish the same things with a lot less waste. It was raining when I left home yesterday so I decided not to venture down to TQS, plus I didn't want to disrupt the class.
I am glad you enjoyed your quilting time with a friend. You made another beautiful QOV quilty hug. I know these quilts are appreciated.
Love your last QOV. You've done really well with finishes and stash management this year.
I'm with you on the waste. Even though I have plenty, I can't bring myself to waste any of it! It's way too valuable. Your fall colors are very nice. As always, a great quilt of valor!
That is a really interesting technique - the part I like is that you cut them to size and don't have to go back and square them up, which I find I have to do with most other methods. What's the name of the ruler? I might have to look out for it - wouldn't use it ALL the time, but it sure would be nice sometimes.
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