I made 60 attic window blocks, 8" each. They originally were supposed to be 81/4, but by the time I squared them up, they were 8". I'm just not sure what size sashing I should put between the blocks. I cut out a 2" strip and 2 1/2 strip and I'm still not sure. Is the sashing supposed to be a little thinner between the windows or does it matter? BTY, the Y seams were a PIA.
Barb C.
hi Barb, the sashing i've seen on the AW quilts looks like the wood between glass panes on a window. so very narrow, i'd think. depends on the size of the 'window'. try auditioning various sizes to get a better idea what looks best. maybe google'n some actual window panes would help. hmmmm, lets see what i can find for ya, hold on a few..... ok, i tried google'n images of 'cottage window panes' and similar. might be colours in the windows will also have a bearing on the size of the sashing. light vs dark and the colour of sashing you use too. tis a subjective thing so really hard to be more precise without actually viewing your blocks and the sashing fabrics from here. if you've got a digital camera...try some different colours and sizes and take pix of each variation and see if that helps when you view those pix side by side on the puter. so many variations. sorry i cant be more specific but i'd think rather thin...maybe around a 1 to 1.5 inch sash on 8 inch blocks. shrug, jeanne
Barb, I don't know which camp you're in. I don't know if you are one of those whose quilts talk to them or one who's just learning to hear their opinions. No matter. Here's what you do. On your design wall or table or bed (whatever) spread out a yard of your sashing fabric. Place the window panes on it - with one spacing and then another until one tells you "Ah, just right." Too little in the spacing may look skimpy and too much could look distracting and break the rhythm of appearing to be a window pane. If they are not speaking to you, leave them one way and just glance at it from time to time to see if the spacing makes you happy or demands that you 'Do Something!'. Your question is not taken lightly, it's a make or break dilemma, so don't hurry with it. Attic Windows are such a joy to behold. They will tell you when it's perfect. Polly
I really like your suggestion of laying the blocks on the sashing fabric, moving them, and then just looking at it until it "speaks"! That's basically what I have done for years with yarn -- I buy yarn I like, and when I'm ready to do something with it I sit it in a chair in the living room and just look at it over a time before I decide what it should be. (I design my own rather than use published patterns.) Sometimes the yarn will sit for a day, and sometimes for a week or two, and then I know what it should become.
Just a tip on 'Y' seams, Barb: pin to keep them in the right place; then sew the seam in two halves, from the centre out. This is much 'safer' than going from outside edge, pivoting and back to outside edge. It takes only seconds longer and it is worth it (in spades!) . In message , harrythehair writes
These may help. I plan on doing one next for my grandson. There's also a video that I watched that was real good.
Helen
Good pictures here
Sashing is entirely up to you. Also possible to leave it off entirely, unless you really need the quilt to be larger.
Do Y seams by sewing the "arms" of the Y first, stopping a quarter inch from the edge. Leave the strips long. Then take the square to the ironing board, press the seams toward the strips, and fold one strip under on the diagonal until its "tail" lies exactly over the "tail" of the other strip. Press this diagonal crease. Use it as the seam line for the stem of the Y.
Of course, with a little practice, this process becomes smoother and less complicated. Nowadays I use the Bias Square to trim the strips and sew the stem of the Y before pressing.
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I feel like such a duh.....Laying out the blocks on the sashing fabric makes so much sense. I'm going to do it right now. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions.
Barb C.
Nope, you are not a duh. Asking the question was smart. No need for you to invent sliced bread if we've already done it, and we have all the mistakes to prove it. Polly
"harrythehair" wrote > I feel like such a duh.....Laying out the blocks on the sashing fabric
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