tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54752308889879057432024-02-07T15:48:31.202+11:00BLOCK HEADFollow the progress of a beginner quilter working her way through Harriet Hargrave's series of Quilter's Academy BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-13792352454736718082013-10-17T17:11:00.003+11:002013-10-17T18:38:49.440+11:00Vol 3 - Design - Linking BlocksThe sewing stops for a bit now while some lessons in design happen. Designing is scary to me. I'm hoping that with a bit of a push from Harriet and Carrie I can plow through this.
We make a start with the most commonly use linking block - The Snowball. Harriet gives instruction on how to make this block. I cheated a bit and used my Marti Michell templates. Now I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-44360134802491254202013-09-22T12:40:00.002+10:002013-09-22T12:40:44.004+10:00Vol 3 - Project 2 - Broken DishesWell I got this one finished. I played around with the design a little and couldn't resist adding a bit of contrast to all that blue!
I actually finished the top a little while ago, so it didn't take as long as I thought it might. Using Harriet's triangle piecing techniques I got decent results. Although I did lose a few points here and there, overall I'm happy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-90488046874413280302013-09-07T10:31:00.000+10:002013-09-07T10:31:09.702+10:00Vol 3 - Project 2 - Harriet's Vintage Rainbow Broken DishesThis next project is a very pretty quilt, as you can see............
Its construction is quite simple, but it's not fast as being precise is very important.
I've chosen to make mine in cream with a selection of blues - I used a heap of scraps in all shades of blue.
The technique Harriet chose to make the triangles is 8 from a square - although you can choose Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-78237164101274736132013-08-31T11:48:00.000+10:002013-08-31T11:48:29.409+10:00Vol 3 Project 1 - Carries Table Runner
The first project in Vol 3 is a table runner where all those half square triangles made during the techniques exercise are used.
I will admit to getting quite confused with the instructions - not for making the table runner, but for which colours to make the HST's and how to press the seams. In the end I just repressed some and worked with what I had.
THE PINWHEEL BLOCK
Laying out and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-37969411098026667722013-08-28T10:27:00.000+10:002013-08-28T10:27:02.437+10:00QA - Vol 3 - More TechniquesYes, yes, it's been a while. Lets just say I'm happier making quilts than I am making blog entries. Now where were we..............
Oh yes - Half Square Triangles (HST) techniques. These next methods are best used for making lots of triangles at once.
METHOD #5 - SHEETING TRIANGLES
No special equipment is required for these. Draw, sew, cut, trim.
Sorry about thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-39706259449363294932013-04-06T13:12:00.001+11:002013-04-06T13:12:17.581+11:00QA Vol 3 - TechniquesI have some triangles to cut. Harriet gives suggestions on using 8 different methods of cutting half square triangles. I gave some of them a try.
METHOD #1 - ROTARY CUT
Here is the most basic way of cutting half square triangles (HST) using the equipment you already have. No speciality rulers required here. Oh - that's not actually correct as the finished triangles are Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3Hobart TAS, Australia-42.8819032 147.32381480000004-42.905173700000006 147.28347430000002 -42.8586327 147.36415530000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-20947947435695845132013-04-01T19:31:00.000+11:002013-04-01T19:31:18.464+11:00Quilter's Academy Vol. 3 - Junior YearBook 3! Yay, it's taken a while but I got here. Admittedly I still have one more quilt to quilt from Vol 2, but that will be done soon enough.
Book 3 is all about triangles. I've barely done any work with triangles at all , so I am feeling very much back in beginner mode with this book. The first project in the book is a table runner, but I have a fair bit of work to do Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-55666289463293975162013-03-22T08:10:00.000+11:002013-03-22T08:10:36.145+11:00Vol 2 - Project 13 - Quilted!A shot at Trapunto. Only 8 blocks were done this way as it was my first go at the technique. I enjoyed the process though and will be doing more of this.
Simple but pretty
I padded the four corner blocks and the four centre blocks, the rest were the same design without the padding. The borders got a feather/cable treatment. The quilt has a cotton batting and a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-20758937971127264702013-01-06T10:45:00.001+11:002013-01-06T10:54:25.433+11:00Vol 2 - Sophomore Final - Finished Top
Here it is - my completed exam top............
The colours are actually a lot brighter in real life
I seem to have rather a lot of black fabric outside of the frame. I could trim this off and add a border as Carrie has done, but I've decided not to. Here is another look at Carrie's quilt.
I've named my quilt "Fade To Black"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-48271153255818905132013-01-04T22:17:00.000+11:002013-01-05T00:46:44.534+11:00Vol 2 - Sophomore Final - Frame CornersI had some trouble making the corners of the internal frame but failed to see where I was going wrong. The blocks refused to fit and nothing I did seemed to fix the problem.
The 9 patch on the right side is 1 inch out. The orange and yellow corners should meet as they do on the left side.
Hmmm.
Maybe taking out 4 of the sashing pieces was a mistake.
Or Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-67299227447791464702013-01-02T21:53:00.000+11:002013-01-02T21:53:04.473+11:00Vol 2 - Sophomore Final - Internal FrameInternal frame - done.
So far so good. There was however a glitch and a small amount of reverse sewing happening :). Something didn't seem quite right when I looked at the photo. Removing one sashing piece from 4 of the blocks did the trick. Now it looks like Carrie's quilt.
4 offending pieces
Actually I was rather glad for this. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-6587531506797395252013-01-01T19:38:00.000+11:002013-01-01T19:38:41.978+11:00Vol 2 Sophomore Final - the blocksThe test block will remain a test block because I'm not sure I like the black/white theme, at least not with a print. I had a rummage through my stash looking for solids and came up with these - a cheesy yellow homespun and a dull orange hand dye. They should look great on black........
Using the test block as a guide, I made up the five central blocks of the quilt. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-26160012532279655932012-12-30T19:54:00.002+11:002012-12-30T19:54:42.883+11:00Vol 2 - Sophomore FinalYes, it's time for the Final Exam. If you don't already know how this works, a quick explanation.
For the very last project in the book, Harriet and Carrie set a Final Exam.
This is what you get.........
A photograph of the finished quilt
An illustration of a single block
An illustration of an internal frame block
An illustration of an internal frame corner block
A series of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-37295082541995801882012-12-29T17:03:00.005+11:002012-12-29T17:06:52.179+11:00A Couple of Non Harriet ProjectsPhew is it really so long since my last post? I've had a bit of a sewing hiatus but am ready to go again.
I decided to ease myself back into quilting mode by doing some easy quilt techniques, before heading back to Quilters Academy and all that wonderful precision piecing!
ONE BLOCK WONDER
Jenny and Pam from my quilting group each decided to make a One Block Wonder quilt, a technique Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-13232694261421573542012-07-14T18:13:00.002+10:002012-07-14T18:13:24.589+10:00Vol 2 - Project 13 - Revealed
The top is finished - I wonder if anyone figured out how it might look? Anyway here is the project all assembled.......
Pretty huh
I had absolutely no issues at all putting this top together. The instructions for this project are minimal, with pretty much only cutting directions given, the rest you need to figure out for yourself. Even which direction to press the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-89854988963934097022012-07-11T15:29:00.000+10:002012-07-11T15:29:02.840+10:00Vol 2 - Project 13 - 4's and 9's with Internal FrameThis project, with the uninspiring name (sorry Harriet) is the last one before The Final, where I sit my Vol 2 exam.
I'm going to do this post a little differently and not show you the design up front. The quilt is made up of 6 different blocks.............
The clever quilters out there will be able to see ways to put these blocks together to form a traditional style quilt. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-5196338585478948482012-04-17T21:51:00.000+10:002012-04-17T21:51:22.917+10:00Australasian Quilters Convention 2012I'm back from AQC where I enjoyed alternate exhausting rounds of quilts, classes, functions and shopping. Phew!
Although I've visited AQC in the past as a guest, this year was my first time as a delegate. I did 3 classes over 4 days as well as attending a cocktail party, lecture, gala dinner and managed a bit of shopping as well.
Vikki Pignatelli - Crazy about Curves
This was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-52498307318584264982012-04-10T09:58:00.000+10:002012-04-10T09:58:23.586+10:00My first Retreat! - A workshop with Marlene KingA couple of weeks ago I was privileged to attend a workshop with the multi-talented, multi award-winning textile artist and quilter Marlene King. You can see some of Marlene's extraordinary work on her website here - http://www.thefabricpalette.com/.
Marlene came out of retirement to teach this workshop, and even better, there were only 2 students - myself and my friend Diana Eaton. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-46830552748840058622012-02-25T13:18:00.003+11:002012-02-25T13:28:50.906+11:00Vol 2 - Project 11 - Star ChainHi fellow quilty people and thank you to those who left comments on my last posting - it's all really encouraging.
This next project introduces internal frames - here's Harriet's quilt............
Only 2 fabrics in this quilt - but I couldn't resist adding a 3rd - so I've made this with good quality black quilters muslin and 2 green hand-dyes.
Here's mine laid out, unsewn without Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-79629846759401674432012-02-12T12:13:00.000+11:002012-02-12T12:13:37.812+11:00Vol 2 - Project 10 - Carrie's ConfettiAnother long time between posts - but despite distractions of Christmas and a bit of travel, I did manage another finish. This one is for my next door neighbour Pauline, who chose the initial fabrics ages ago. The project in the book is quite small so I've doubled the size, and Pauline has a quilt large enough to wrap herself up in.
Carrie's version
Project 10 is a strippy quilt withAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-44027922145358637112011-12-14T20:37:00.002+11:002011-12-14T20:48:20.694+11:00Small progression and some NHP'sHello! I know it's been a while and I apologise for that. A great holiday in Western Australia, followed by a bit of a medical issue - nothing drastic but unable to sew. After that my computer decided to kill the hard drive which caused quite a kerfuffle. But all those are excuses, the real reason for my not blogging is that I've been working on some Non Harriet Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-88313969190912043322011-08-09T12:16:00.004+10:002011-08-09T12:30:01.922+10:00Vol 2 - Project 8 - Five Patch Chain - QuiltingA BIG THANK YOU
Hi everyone. First I'd like to say thank you to those who continue to support me. After my brother's death I lost my sewing mojo and struggled a bit to get back into the swing of things. The support and comments of the readers and followers of my blog have made a huge difference and now I am back with as much enthusiasm as ever. Hugs to all of you!!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-40300928827498380642011-07-31T17:05:00.001+10:002011-07-31T17:10:51.719+10:00Vol 2 - Project 9 - Four Patch Chain On Point
This is the next project - a pretty top but no new techniques to learn with this one. This can be made scrappy, as in the picture, or using a single fabric for the blocks and a contrast for the chain. I've gone for the scrappy option. The difference with this top compared to previous Irish chain quilts I've made, is this one is set on point so will require side Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-64662526338954835062011-06-07T20:59:00.000+10:002011-06-07T20:59:23.256+10:00Vol 2 - Project 11 - Ian's QuiltThe quilt is finished, but the binding still needs some hand sewing.
Yes, those are sea turtles .........
They've been appliqued on with raw edge quilting
There is one on the label too
Ian had a special affinity for sea turtles, so I wanted them on his quilt.
He won't get to see them though. Sadly, my brother passed away yesterday. I am taking the quilt to his family instead.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475230888987905743.post-46695100243722471202011-06-02T18:24:00.001+10:002011-06-02T18:32:29.102+10:00Vol 2 - Project 11 - Harriet's Navajo Dreams - Ian's QuiltThe top is finally finished........... here it is!
Sadly, Harriet's advice (see comments previous post) about not using the square to cut the blocks, but measure the 1/4" seam came a bit too late. I had to do some creative sewing, but managed to not lose any points.
I auditioned a couple of background fabrics, one was too busy and another too pale. This one, which reads black from aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305313016368414060noreply@blogger.com3