I bought the "photo transfer" images, but scanned them in and printed directly to fabric after reversing them. Came out pretty well, but..
Some of the edges are insanely detailed. I don't think you can even do them by raw edge fused. I'm thinking I'm simplify them and do my normal needle turn thing. I an always draw things like those railings back onto the block afterwards.
What have others of you done?
susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge
Wow, Susan.... that's quite the ambitious piece! It's very pretty though.... how many gazillions of scraps of fabric is that taking? Good luck.... make sure you post a pic when you're done.
oh, oh, OH, OMG.......that is incredible, what an undertaking, I can't even begin to imagine doing that. I appliquéd 12 little scarecrows on a corn field printed blanket background and almost needed to go on seizure medications..........my eyes are glazing over, I need a cool, damp cloth for the back of my neck.
I can't help buying piecemakers patterns. And, they generally meet my criteria of "no repetition" since I get bored with repeated blocks.
And they *are* involved. The Lighthouse one took over a year just to do the top. Here's my picture:
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And some of them are insane even for me; I'll never make either the "tree" one or the barn one. I donated the tree pattern to the guild, but I hope my guild will do the barn one as a group quilt for raffle. Doing just 1 block or doing the setting together wouldn't be so overwhelming.
The good part about patterns are all the little details -- the animals and detailed embellishments on the buildings. Wherever you look at the quilt there is something unique to catch your eye. The bad part for me is all the buildings. I love doing people and animals and flowers, but the straight lines of buildings and windows annoy me. That's another reason I decided against the barns quilt.
Fabric really isn't a problem. When I did the lighthouse quilt I bought a set of brick/stone prints; I still have lots of them. Most things just take scraps from the stash. The real problem is that you need an entire room to spread out all the fabric possibilities for the duration. Otherwise it seems impossible to find the ones you need.
The train quilt is pretty popular in my region since we are kind of a "railroad" town -- at the crossing of a N-S and E-W line. I've seen maybe 3 of these in person but they didn't appeal to me. If the "ground" fabrics have much pattern it makes the whole quilt too frenetic, and the beautiful little details don't pop. I think the key is to pick really dull boring ground so it doesn't draw your eye. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll do better.
susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge
Susan, the Lighthouse quilt is just beautiful. I love applique too, but I don't think I would even begin a project like this. It would, however, cure the "boredom" factor...... you do lovely work.
Unbelievablly gorgeous. You GO Girl! As others have said, I'd never even attempt to do it! Keep us posted on how you're doing / or when they cart you off to the assylum!
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