Ok, I know that this one is calling me, so I'm starting to look at the patterns now (well, not RIGHT now, but you get the idea). Is the pattern at Quilter's Cache necessarily the best/easiest method of creating this pattern? Is there another one out there (preferably free) that does a better job of explaining the blocks?
What is your preference and why?
Dannielle
That's one on my "gotta make one of these" lists...
There are really only 3 blocks... and to me it looks like paper piecing might be the quickest and the easiest. Although once you get the measurements figured out -- should be pretty straightforward.
Want to have fun... Google images for Storm-at-Sea quilt... some of the color combinations are just to die for!!!
SAS was the cover quilt on the first issue of American Patchwork & Quilting back in April, 1994. It was designed by Marti Michell. I was a novice quilter, saw the picture, thought I'd try it. I went to a quilt shop to buy fabric (because I didn't have enough). I cut out the pieces, assembled them, followed all the instructions (Marti used a skinny flap in the border), and quilted-in-the-ditch. It turned out very nicely. I knew nothing about cutting patches on the grainline, about matching points to keep triangle corners from getting cut off!
Nann
I'm also dying to make a Storm at Sea (probably a small one first). Does anybody know of a "practice sheet" online anywhere that would allow me to print it off and then fill in colors various ways? I am not good figuring these precise things out in my head.
Sunny
Maybe Quilter's Cache has one?
G> I'm also dying to make a Storm at Sea (probably a small one first).
i checked there an hour ago and there are only the first dozen or so alphabetically. only on the one page. guess she's been busy elsewhere on the new site. j.
"Graham Sheldon" wrote... Try BLOCK CENTRAL.COM
"> I'm also dying to make a Storm at Sea (probably a small one first).
Oh Sandy, that is absolutely stunning. I love it to bits. Makes me want to go back to miniatures! I'm usually one for a relatively restricted colour palette, but I gazed at this, with all its secondary patterns and myriad colours - and drooled >g< Well done indeed. It is a treasure. . In message , Sandy writes
On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 18:33:55 -0600, Sandy wrote (in article ):
Beautiful. I bought one of those kits too. And some day I may even make it. :-)
Maureen
Several years ago I made a Storm at Sea quilt for my queen sized bed,
100% by hand, and used white-on-white and an assortment of blues with wee little patterns on the fabric, so it really does look like the rolling sea. In fact, one of my neighbors says it almost makes her a bit queasy to watch it from across the room! I added a red and yellow sailboat to the center square of one of the blocks, and placed it so when the quilt is on the bed, the boat is toward the lower right corner of the bed top, facing left so it is "sailing" across the bed.
What a gorgeous little quilt, Sandi. I just cannot imagina piecing all of those little bits, though! Well done!
-Irene
Howdy!
Now that's a cheery sight on a cold winter's day.
Cheers!
R/Sandy
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