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Quilting: Block 13
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Block 13

Triffids!

Split hexi leaves
Triffids!
Little Triffid
Reverse
Daddy Triffid

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Home

Style: Traditional, Classic, Romantic

Materials

Cotton fabric and thread for piecing, polyester wadding and thread for quilting.

What was your inspiration?

Leah Day''s and Amy Gibson's classes - wonderful tutors - excellent classes! Well done Craftsy!

What are you most proud of?

I don't know really - I was pleased with the way this turned out, and fairly pleased with my FMQ, for a change. As the back is quite plain fabric it shows up the FMQ very well, so it's just as well it's a bit better than most of my efforts! When I posted a picture of the unquilted block, someone remarked that my two flowers looked like a couple of Triffids, which amused me greatly! Since then, this has been my Triffid block!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Give your imagination wings!

 

36 comments

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Cat Sultan on craftsy.com
Cat Sultan
Feb 09, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Clever clever clever! Love how you quilted this block. Neato.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Feb 15, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! The sunshine on that particular day threw the quilting into relief, so the picture's quite exaggerated.
Antyshelly on craftsy.com
Antyshelly
Dec 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful job. Thank you for sharing, now I am really inspired.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 23, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - it was quite easy, really!
Charyle2 on craftsy.com
Charyle2
Dec 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful job!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 23, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Blaze55 on craftsy.com
Blaze55
Dec 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
What a great job...it just shoots right out at you.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Surfside6 on craftsy.com
Surfside6
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Holy cow!!! What a beauty. You do everything so well. Quite an inspiration to us all
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much for saying such kind things! I do appreciate it (blush, blush)!
desna on craftsy.com
desna
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is fantastic Pat... think it may be my favourite so far... LOVE it
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I think it's probably my favourite one too - thank you for your kind remarks.
soma1773 on craftsy.com
soma1773
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love the spirals in the flower petals in this one. The back looks beautiful too!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - the quilting was all Leah Day's idea! Super course!
Pamillia on craftsy.com
Pamillia
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful, front & back. So very well done. Thank you for sharing.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you, Pamilia - I think this was one of my better efforts! At least, I didn't feel like throwing it out of the window when I'd finished it!
Sister Tammie on craftsy.com
Sister Tammie
Dec 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is great, I love it
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - it was fun to make!
Sister Tammie on craftsy.com
Sister Tammie
Dec 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
What kind of batting did u use?
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Hobbs Polydown Premium (polyester). I always use American wadding (that what we call batting!) as the stuff made elsewhere is usually rubbish by comparison!
Crafting Angel on craftsy.com
Crafting Angel
Dec 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love the details and colors in this block, so pretty and different from your average blocks!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - I didn't think I'd like doing this, as it involved hand sewing, and I'm always in too much of a hurry - but I found it quite therapeutic and enjoyed it in the end!
banjolady on craftsy.com
banjolady
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I really like this block and the way you have placed your hex's. The quilting brings it out really nicely.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Pam NZ
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
And so you should be pleased!!!! Love Daddy Triffid ;-) Also love seeing the back... so cool!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! Most of the other blocks have patterned backs, which don't show up the quilting (probably just as well!)!
CJQUILTBUSY on craftsy.com
CJQUILTBUSY
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
cute, your imagination is running wild, looking great
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks, Caraline!
Morag2504 on craftsy.com
Morag2504
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very nice!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you, Morag!
2strings on craftsy.com
2strings
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oh, nice! I really do like the spirals on your Triffids! And thanks for the vocabulary lesson. I've learned a new word from you today as I had to look up the word, "Triffid". Too funny!! :D
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
The Triffids actually had three feet (or legs, it's years since I read the book, so I'm not sure), so if I'd known earlier, I'd have given them three legs eeach!
Darns on craftsy.com
Darns
Dec 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love your Triffids!! Great texture!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - my block looks quite crunchy in those photos, but it isn't!
Polarjo on craftsy.com
Polarjo
Dec 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
All you blocks are looking great, but this one in particular is adorable. I just love the way the FMQ enhanced the flowers.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 06, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! The photograph rather exaggerates the quilting because I took it in bright sunshine (yes we get some sometimes, here in East Anglia!) and it has rather over-emphasised the quilting.

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