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Quilting: Block 17
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Block 17

Pointy thing

Pointy thing

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Free Motion Quilting a Sampler »
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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?

Amy Gibson's BOM and Leah Day's course on free motion quilting a sampler.

What are you most proud of?

I rather liked doing the escargots. Leah had suggested escargot in the middle of an earlier block, but as I had a fairy in it, I didn't have a got at escargots. I've certainly done a few now!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

If you're going to do the escargots on this block, don't make them too small - I did and it's flattened the block out rather a lot.

 

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Ladymax on craftsy.com
Ladymax
Jan 01, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Happy New Year. This is a great project and show cases your talent.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Jan 02, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - that's a very kind thing to say. Happy New Year to you too.
Blaze55 on craftsy.com
Blaze55
Dec 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
You are a very talent artist. Beautiful work !
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - but all credit must go to Amy Gibson's Block of the Month course and also Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting a Sampler course - without them I hadn't a clue!
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desna
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Aw this one is great too... you certainly have become an excellent quilter... Im still on the walking foot... have not got enough time to practice the darning foot.... it will have to wait until NY. Merry Christmas pat xxx
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patz in suffolk
Dec 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Merry Christmas to you too, Desna - and thank you for all the lovely things you've said about my bits and pieces! Patricia
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soma1773
Dec 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thank you for the tip, Pat. A very pretty block!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You're welcome - we're all learning by our mistakes and we're all here to help each other! Thank you!
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Dsheck
Dec 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I have just started this class myself and love what you are doing with quilting the BOM blocks. Well done!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! You are going to have such fun, and learn such a lot! And - huge bonus - you'll have a really lovely quilt (and lots of compliments) at the end! Good luck!
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Crafting Angel
Dec 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very pretty, you could hang this on the wall all by itself. I love the combination of colors and the fun style of the pattern!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! It's not my favourite block, but I think I may possibly do this one again one day, in different colours now that I have an idea what to do!
Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Pam NZ
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oh this block is full of fun! Love the baby escargots... so cute! Well done big time!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Pam. I think, if I were to do this block again, I'd do it slightly differently as I don't think the little "flags" are at all well arranged!
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CJQUILTBUSY
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
wow, that was a very good effort, love it
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks, Caraline!
Ann C on craftsy.com
Ann C
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Everything has turned out beautiful...I am still working on the stitch in the ditch, as I put my quilt together already...it certainly got heavier! But I am totally enjoying the process...will post my ME quilt when it is done. Stay tuned...
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patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm looking forward to seeing it, Ann! Thank you for your kind remarks.
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2strings
Dec 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
You are almost done with the FMQ on this quilt! I just know you'll love it! I'm pretty sure that I'll like doing escargots, too, because in and out spirals are my "go to" stitch. If you find that this stitch flattens out your block, you can remember to use it on background sections that you want to recede so that another piece of the block can stand out strongly in relief.
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patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
That's an excellent idea! Thank you! My quilting won't be finished until after Christmas now as I've let it creep up on me and I'm left with far too many other things to do!
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Darns
Dec 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
All your blocks are coming along fabulously! You go, girl! I had the same thing with the escargots - flattened the block. It's hard to change scale on some of these quilting motifs - more practice, I guess.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Dec 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Everything I do seems to get smaller - my "pebbles" are more like grit!

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