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First thought, Sunny: do this in sections and make the sandwiches and quilt them, before you try putting them together. Look in your library for some 'Quilt as you go' books. Several are by Georgia Bonesteel, but not all. If you've been collecting pink and green, and have to get some more, try to fill in shade-range gaps with the new ones. By that I mean - most people buying pink, forget the lovely deep pinks. So try to cover the full range; green is no problem, there are shades of all levels available to you. Make a pattern you will enjoy doing - it's going to be a large undertaking. . In message , Sunny writes

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You can do it! :D

Have fun shopping for more fabric ;) :)

//Mary/mgl

Mothers -gotta love 'em! Yes, queen size is possible, even on your machine, which no doubt is looking smaller the more you think about it. So don't think about it. Just believe it will work!

Do get some truly relevant measurements of the actual bed, with bedding (does she use a down comforter, for example, which adds a lot to the overhang you will need? Is there a dust ruffle, or does it have to go all the way to the floor?)

So what pattern do you have in mind? Roberta in D

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I started making blocks for this months ago and put them aside during another bad bout, intending to pull them out and get back to work. I've got 9 blocks and I think they look pretty good. I just pulled out one of the butterfly panels I got off Ebay and I'm thinking of making another 9 blocks pink and green and then using the butterfly blocks between. What do you think? They're amazingly beautiful butterflies on big blocks. I would have to put borders on them to bring them put to the same size as my other blocks, but it would cut the block making t ime in half. Here's a link to the panel:

I hope it makes a link, LOL. Anyway, I'm just thinking. I don't really know if I have to buy much more fabric for blocks. I got several of the most incredible squishies of pink fabrics some time back. Border fabric, however, I'm going to have tof figure out.

Well, one step at a time.

Sunny

Sunny-

You could cut apart those lovely butterflies and add a couple rounds of log cabin type strips- pinks on one side and greens on the other side either shading from light to dark or random. That would prolly be the fastest and simplest. Or make piano key or checkerboard type sachings between the butterfly blocks. Then do as Pat said and make the quilt in sections- I usually go with four sections, but you could make as many as you wanted.

When I assemble a quilt in sections, first sandwich and quilt each section. Make a length of fabric about 1.5 inches wide, fold in half with right sides out and press the seam. Then sew thru all layers- top, batting and backing- of the two sections (top sides together) with the "tab" of fabric on top- raw edges to raw edges. Lay the two joined sections flat and hand stitch the tab over the raw seam using an applique type stitch. Continue until all sections are assembled. If this sounds confusing make a small sample (Like

3X3 in.) using the "tab" and see how it works out.

Do ask your mom exactly what size she needs and add a few inches for the shrinkage the quilting will cause. You don't want to finish and then find that you didn't make it large enough. And strongly encourage her to use a bed skirt with the quilt. The quilt would be HUGE if it needs to reach the floor, you'd more likely of making a size error with the shrinkage, etc. if it has to be *exactly* the right size, plus the quilt would be tremendously heavy to lift and difficult to wash. And it would be icky to sleep under that much weight- or I would think so......

Good luck and get going! LOL

My first thought was to go out and buy her a bedspread with pillow shams. If you really want to make a queen size quilt - it is doable. Just take it one step at a time and you will get it done.

Oh yes, do use the butterflies. They would make the quilt so cheerful. Gen

You guys are the greatest! Thanks. I have much now to think about and when I start working on it I have a great direction to go.

Greatfully, Sunny

They're gorgeous, Sunny. Do use them. They quilt will be lovely with the pieced blocks and butterflies. You could border them with pink and green (you don't have to use the same colour for all four sides, of course!). You might want to make sure the blue which is round the butterflies at the moment is kept within the seam allowance. A paler blue might have worked, but that blue is rather strong. However, bear in mind that I am not a risk taker in situations like this >gg<

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I would first go measure the bed itself. Measure the top (the flat part), and then from the top edge to the floor. Whatever the "edge to floor" number is, add it to both sides and to the top (for a pillow tuck) and to the bottom. Now -- I'm sure you know what a trip hazard the bottom corners will be, so I suggest you figure on NOT having those corners hanging loose and sticking out. Instead, subtract the "square" from each bottom corner so there is no bunch hanging on those corners to trip over. To make it look nice and not have a gap at the corners, make two under-corner-pieces you will attach to the bottom side of the quilt. As for those measurements, use the "square"s you are not putting into the main quilt. If this isn't clear --- and it probably is not! --- go to a good department store and look at a high quality bedspread, because that is how their bottom corners work. Or just draw it out on paper, with lines for the top of the bed, and lines for the actual edges, and then cut out those corners. Hang the paper over a shoe box or something else with a square corner, put the cut out square underneath, and tape it. This is one of those things that is so very simple to do, and easy to draw or make a paper model, but not at all easy to describe in words.

Does this thing actually have to be quilted? How about tying it instead? Does your mother have any idea how much work she is asking you to do? (But if she's like my mother, she will want something she can brag about and show everybody . . . )

My mother probably has exactly an idea how much work she's asking for and really doesn't care. She is the most blythe woman on earth when asking someone to go to the far corners of possibility to do something for her. To see my mom, get a good dictionary and look at the entry for "High Maintenance." Her photo will be right there.

Mary, thanks so much for the advice on the bottom corners. I'm going to do that. Yes, trip hazard is exactly right, and I do not want that.

Sunny

'course you can do this.

If you already have blocks started make them into a quilt top the size of the top of the bed and quilt it. Then make side panels and quilt them (not too long and with shaped corners if you want), and joint them on to get a QS bedspread. (whispering - that way you can just finish the quilt top if she changes the plan as can happen with HM mothers lol)

You can do this! I've done a couple of queen-size quilts, pieced on the FW and simple machine quilted with the 301. I can hardly wait to see pictures!

If you had not already started making blocks, I would suggest using a pretty print, and machine quilting on the diagonal. One of those can be done pretty quickly. I made a double bed size spread recently for my grandson, and it turned out very nice. Linda Enneking

I did exactly this when I made my first bed quilts. I made the top, then I made three panels: two sides, and an end. I made them rectangles so they automatically had the 'cut-out' bottom corners. I made single-fabric infills for those corners and only attached them at the top. It was all done by the evolving method!! but there would be nothing to catch your mother's feet, as it is all 'free-hanging'.

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YES - You Can Do It!!!!

It may take awhile, may frustrate the living daylights out of you and you will definitely become an "aholic" to some such substance but you can do it!!!