Re: back again!

Just goes to show, it doesn't have to be complicated to be great. Gentle (((hugs))) for your shoulder -how did you do this? We need to know so we can avoid it. Not an occupational hazard of machine quilting I hope? Roberta in D

I don't seem to have had the time to do much at all recently. Then bang I > somehow managed to damage the inner lining of my shoulder blade *ouch* > > Put down all projects on the go and gave up. Then yesterday I had a > wonderful few hours with the simplest of quilts. We needed one for a play > pen the in laws had given us. So I went to my stash and picked out a few > bright and wonderful FQ's and left over from other projects and just cut > squares out. 8X8 squares randomly pieced and simple cross hatched quilting. > Just about to put a binding on it and it's done bar the label. And the best > of it was so far it was the most enjoyable experience doing something so > quick and simple. The family think it's great and the baby loves it :o) I > think I may have to look for something simpler to do instead of looking at > complicated things. As a beginner I think the reason things don't get > finished to quickly is I am over reaching slightly and almost dreading doing > some things so back to simple for the meantime I think :o) > > -- > Jules > >
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Roberta Zollner
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Simple is good. Simple is also beautiful and fun. Oh, how I hate to see a quilt pattern described as easy when they mean: can be done by an expert with lots of help within 3 to 5 years. Now that you have discovered this joy, let me suggest another wonderful pattern. Picture in your mind, a brick wall or pathway. The bricks are staggered. You simply begin one row with a whole brick. You begin the next row with a half brick. You can use two colors or any other number. The size can be anything you choose. If it gets a little wonky and doesn't finish up true and square, it doesn't matter. There's one in Quick Quilts by Oxmoor House. It gives a brick measurement of 3" x 5" and a half-brick of 2 1/2" x 3". You only need a few half-bricks, one to start and/or finish alternate rows. Of course, you can cut bigger bricks. As the rows are sewn together, there are no corners or points to match, float or chop. I hope you'll try this one. Play-pen quilts get a lot of love but they suffer a lot of indignities. And I hope someone will chime in here and find a website to show you this one better. Welcome to the fun of quilting. Polly

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Polly Esther

Nothing to do with machine quilting fortunately *phew* I have a 23 lb baby which I always carry with my left arm which is probably why I have problems with that shoulder! So you can rest easy with your quilting.

Thanks for the gentle hugs. I am fortunate DH is wonderful and helping out a lot :o)

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jules

I know just the one you mean Polly, and probably will give it a go soon. I am going to keep things fairly simple for a while and enjoy the faster rewards :o) I have a small stash of varied colours so I think a few scrap quilts are called for now.

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jules

Hullo Polly You have just beautifully described English Bond (or stretcher bond) bricklaying!! (Yes, I know it is a quilt pattern too - just teasing >g< I have been doing some fiendish matching things lately; I could really do with something that doesn't need to match. Next on my list after my 'project'. . In article , Polly Esther writes

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Patti

I think I need to add here that if you begin a row with a half-brick, you must end that row with a half-brick. If you're rowing in mindless mode, the scissors come in really handy here, merely give the last brick a whack. Polly

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Polly Esther

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