Have you tried this?

The quilting going on here has been much too serious. I just quilted Silly Goose and the tedium of stitching around a zillion flying geese just about bored me to death. Next up, I think, needs to be something like what Quiltmaker March April

09 calls 'free' piecing. Free? Yes. I like that. Scrappy too. Have any of you tried the 'Learn Free Piecing' or 'Wonky Town' ? Just wondered if any one had given this a try.
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Talking to myself but it is expected at my age - be sure to look at Vroom Vroom too. It is precious. Polly

"Polly Esther" The quilting going on here has been much too serious. I just quilted Silly

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Polly Esther

Ok, free piecing looks absolutely fun! I want to try...maybe that will be one thing on my list of things for me to learn this summer. I'm planning a summer of interesting indulgences!

And it's really ok to talk to yourself, Polly. Just be warned of the replies you might receive from yourself. That's when people start looking at you funny! :-)

Kidlets are doing great. DD turns 5 next week! DS is still growing like a weed. Might have to have his speech checked if it doesn't start to clear up in the next six months or so though. But a lot can happen between now and then!

Hugs, Dannielle

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Hi Polly,

What's the difference, if any, between free piecing [fp] and crazy quilting [cq]? One obvious answer might be that fp creates a picture of sorts, whereas cq doesn't necessarily. OTOH, I don't see why cq couldn't make a picture (or even a pattern) of sorts (thinking with my fingers here...)

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you look closely at this hodge podge of blocks, you will see some wonky houses I made. It takes some planning to do this sort of piecing. Like paper piecing, sometimes the pieces fail to do exactly what you thought. Especially if you are trying to get a certain size block. And you still need to sew straight lines, or it won't lie flat. But it certainly gives a whimsical result that is fun.

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Several years ago this pattern was popular making African huts. I made several with the idea of using them in a wall hanging with African fabrics. Of course the huts are still sitting in the UFO box. It was a fun project but a little hard for a controlling person like myself to let go and just sew random pieces together.

Susan

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Susan Laity Price

Great, Kathyl. I was wondering what to use for sky besides the obvious. Somewhere here is a piece with stars - that will be good. Please tell me that dazzling quilt is finished. You're not letting it languish as a UFO are you? Polly

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I didn't know you were a controlling person, Susan. How did I miss that? Polly

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Polly Esther

Yeah....it's maturing on the UFO pile. But hey....the blocks were UFO's for quite some time before that. It's making slow progress! VERY slow.

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Howdy!

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Oh, traffic circles. ;-)

R/Sandy

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Sandy Ellison

Adorable! Gen

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Gen

What a fun quilt. I love it. Was it as much fun to make as it looks like it would be? Gen

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Gen

Darn it, Polly! Now I've got one more to add to my list of "quilts I'll make someday". :-) It looks like a lot of fun, doesn't it? I've never done anything like it. I've bookmarked the page.....

Best regards, Michelle in NV

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Once I got rolling, it was fun! When I had all the blocks laid out, I wasn't sure just where to start. The houses were from a workshop a friend gave my small group. It was based on Gwen Marsten's Liberated Piecing book. The stars were from a Jan Mullen pattern "Starz"...I think that's the name. I had a collection of 9 patches made from my novelty fabrics. A design wall is a MUST! After I made a layout, I cut strips from my brights to fill in. I need to put a border on it to "fence" all that excitement in!

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I like the idea of UFO's maturing - like fine wine!! :)

Allison

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You also might not know that I worked as a cartographer for eight years drawing maps at 200' to the inch. I just like my seams to match and overall design to be balanced. I can cut loose once in a while but it is not as relaxing as working on my lovely reproduction quilts.

Susan

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