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Thursday Thirteen #9

9th October 2008

Thursday Thirteen #9

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Thirteen steps I took to create this quilt top:

  1.  Choose fabrics, 1 “focus” fabric that will be used in between the pieced strips, 5 coordinating fabrics to use for pieced strips and 1 background fabric.
  2. Cut all pieces except focus fabric and store in labeled baggies.
  3. Draw diagonal lines on 18 background squares and 36 color squares for use on bow ties and flying geese.
  4. Stitch together piano keys (2nd multi-colored row in picture)
  5. Stitch together the confetti stripe.  The directions say to stitch to long rows and then seam them together.  I chose to piece together smaller blocks and then piece the blocks together.  The end result is the same, but I found it easier to match the seams.  (4th multi-colored strip in photo)
  6. Piece and stitch together the 9-patch blocks.  This was done by first piecing strips together and then cutting them in to 2 1/2 inch segments.   3 of the smaller segments were then pieced together to form each block.  (top multi-colored strip in photo)
  7. Using the squares that have diagonal lines on the (drawn earlier) piece together the bow tie blocks.  Piece each block together.  (bottom multi-colored strip in photo)
  8. using rectangles and squares, piece together the flying geese.  This was probably the most interesting because it requires using squares to make triangles.  I did enjoy this one the most.
  9. Stitch all of the geese together making sure not to cut off their noses.   (middle mult-colored row in photo)
  10. measure all multi-colored rows and add or take away to make them the same length.  I did add one piano key.  Pressing the rest made them all pretty equal.
  11. Cut focus fabric to same length as all multi-colored strips
  12. Cut 6 strips of focus fabric to be 6 1/2″ x width of fabric (determined in previous step)
  13. Sew alternating strips together to get a finished quilt top.
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  1. 1 On October 9th, 2008, Alice Audrey said:

    You are so much more focused than I am. But then I’m not a quilter.

    Alice Audrey’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen 48:What He Said

    posted on October 9th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

  2. 2 On October 9th, 2008, LuAnn said:

    What a fabulous quilt top! Will you put me on your Christmas list? *lol* TT love coming at you!

    LuAnn’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen - Bluegrass #1

    posted on October 9th, 2008 at 5:50 pm

  3. 3 On October 9th, 2008, Jennifer said:

    That is so pretty. I don’t know how to make a quilt but they just look so pretty.

    Jennifer’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen

    posted on October 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

  4. 4 On October 9th, 2008, Donna said:

    That is such a pretty quilt! You are so talented. I wish I could do something like that.

    Donna’s last blog post..Planning For Vacation

    posted on October 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

  5. 5 On October 9th, 2008, Ellen said:

    Wow, you did a great job of that!!! Quilting has always been a mystery to me due to all the intricacies involved in the making of one.

    Ellen’s last blog post..Entrecard Very Slow This Evening

    posted on October 9th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

  6. 6 On October 10th, 2008, Vera said:

    Looks like a lot of work. I’d love to learn how to make quilts though.
    Nice topic for a TT :)
    Vera’s last blog post..THE job a million girls would die for!

    posted on October 10th, 2008 at 6:39 am

  7. 7 On October 10th, 2008, Karen said:

    That looks beautiful! I am excited about getting some pink and gray fabric to make a baby quilt for one of our customers.

    I tagged you for the voting meme. Super easy and important if you have time.

    Karen’s last blog post..Don’t Vote

    posted on October 10th, 2008 at 11:45 am

  8. 8 On October 16th, 2008, marina said:

    wow, i love it! I don’t have much patience for such beauty, i seem to resort to buying quilts:)

    posted on October 16th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

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