Focus on Design: Storm at Sea

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:33:31 -0400, Pat in Virginia

I've done one SAS, for my nephews's HS graduation, using his school colors. It is now in his college dorm room. I used EQ5 and it's all paper pieced.

-Irene

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Mum's first quilt was a SAS. I picked out the pattern and the fabric. It's on my bed right now (it still keeps my toes warm). I did not pick a light, medium and dark- I picked a light, another light, and a medium, because I wanted all lavender. Um, the contrast was not enough there- this is a design that needs the contrast.

She did it all by hand, and it has held up to daily use over the past

-georg

Oh my, you still want a picture of that old Storm at Sea quilt? I have a request in to my Mom, so someday I might get a picture of it. I dare say it is quite ugly considering that the colors of the 80's were browns and rusts and things like that. Not that browns and rusts are bad, but when one looks back one sometimes wonders. I have seen some now days that are beautiful with all the new colors that we have at our disposal. If somebody could just teach me how to sew those three odd shaped triangles together into one nice rectangle I would be all set. I just can't seem to ever get it right. I very much avoid blocks with such triangles. Oh well.

Steve in Alaska

Here are two from Debi's album ... these are quilts she photographed at a recent quilt show. The first, Marie Karickhoff's Red Tide, is the traditional S@S setting with an uncommon red and white color way. It carries some of the block elements into the border.

PAT in Virginia, USA

This is one of my favourite patterns. I have only used it once, though. I didn't have a pattern, and it was early in my quilting life, so I found a quilt made with the block. I worked out the block, and reproduced it in the size I wanted. However, I didn't notice that half of 'the block' was sashing. So, I included the sashing twice. Grrrr. But I didn't know any better at the time. (Our Internet connection is iffy at the moment, so I can't get to see those pictures, but I assume that's what you meant by the double sashing?). One of our really good quilting ladies - Gwenfai Rees Griffiths - made a most beautiful SAS quilt, but her colour placement was very different from the usual one. Thereafter I looked very carefully at how folk who've made these quilts have placed the colours. It can make an amazing difference.

I find it fascinating to see how an extremely simple 'block' - the centre - can be completely transformed by the addition of a pieced sashing (in the same way as those sashings with corners of contrasting colours can make stars at the intersections. This is such a very 'cool' way to do things.

One of these days, I might try a miniature in this pattern. I think it would go very well in a small scale.

I'll try to have a look at the pictures in the morning - if the Internet gnomes will let me!

Thanks for raising this block as our focus this time. I hope to learn lots about it.

In message , Pat in Virginia writes

I really *really* want to make one bad, but I don't know if starting yet ANOTHER project is a good idea, with school and work and all that Real Life crap to deal with. Then again, it's never stopped me before. I see mine a bit on the Amish side, with blues+/-greens +/- purples on a black background. Maybe doing small prints/mottled/ blenders on solid black or solid (looking) colors on BOB. That way it will show the maximum cat hair when employed. ;-)

Jennell,

I did just that and i think this

Pat in Virginia wrote: In this thread, let's FOCUS ON DESIGN: STORM AT SEA QUILTS!

At the Malvern Show there was a Storm at Sea Quilt which had a small hand painted scene (Acrylics?) in the centre of each block - 30 of them. The pictures were quite detailed landscapes of places of significance to the quilter and were only about 3" each. I have a photograph of the whole quilt and a closeup of one of one of the paintings but unfortunately don't know the name of the person who made it, and don't want to get shot down by the Copyright police! Until you were really close you didn't realise the pictures were hand painted. It was amazing.

I have S at S in my 'to do one day folder, but mine wont have painted pictures on it!

I have a small storm at sea in progress.

I like this pattern and will probably make it again.

Tricia

Pat > Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods

Over on the Virtual Quilters group we played with SaS a while ago in EQ and I came up with this colouring

This one is one long green loop and one purple strip (top left to top right), twisted and woven

Ah, Storm at Sea. It's all part of my larger Quilting Plan. What I really long to do is Shakespeare in the park (go to

-- Jo in Scotland

Gorgeous pics on that link - TVM

It's definitely on my want-to-do list. I want to do it in blues.

Julia > Focus on Design is my once in a while thread. I start one when the moods

Yep, but I made it almost 15 years ago and it is just about worn to the woof.

It is a rather uninspired specimen I fear. Light to medium blues, dark blues and purples, and cream. Almost what you see in every SaS example in how to books everywhere.

It has been multiplely mended and rebound. It is still DH's favorite quilt, though even he is starting to admit that it is about time for it to be retired. I think part of it is it has bits from many of his favorite shirts from years gone past. (G)

Maybe I should make another. When I get one of those legendary months with extra hours in it.

NightMist

Oh that is really lovely. Those colours! ... . In message , Kellie J. Berger writes

I bought that Judy Martin book, on the strength of Shakespeare in the Park! What a wonderful mixture of blocks. So very clever - but not difficult when you get down to it - just a tad tricky in places! (Not that I have done it - yet - just read it, over and over again >g Ah, Storm at Sea. It's all part of my larger Quilting Plan. What I

Thank you, JO. I just spent half an hour poking round Judy's site and looking at the quilts her designs have inspired. That Shakespeare in the Park pattern is one I must have a go at! Spirals and stars... Magic! :)

Now to go put that book on my Amazon Wish List!

Oh, and I bookmarked the site! :)

All I can say is, "Wow!" I must have that book and I must make that quilt! Bookmarked the website, too. After a few minutes of looking at the quilts, I can see this is a great place for me to visit. And I like the idea of making Storms At Sea/Shakespeare In The Park as a reversible quilt.

Here is one I made seven years ago for My DS AND DDIL to remember their wedding....It is one of my favorite patterns, I also did a Heart block variation WH with Doreen Speckman one of her favorites to play with...way back when....btw....I loved her what a great spirit. Mauvice in Central Wis.