Monday, October 28, 2013

Throwback Thursday

Salvaging the Draft

 Thanks to the recent reorganization by Blogger, I've discovered a few posts still in the "draft" stage that apparently never got published.  So here's a moldie-oldie  from October 2013.

 I'm new at this blogging thing.  Today I will attempt two new things:  inserting photos and linking to another blog.  So here goes .....  Wow, the photo part was easy!

This is what was on my design wall this morning.  I call it Sand and Surf because it reminds me of the beach colors DH and I saw on our Caribbean Cruise last February.  The pattern is "Bob and Weave" by Colleen Wise.  I started this in a class with her at Tennessee QuiltFest this past July.  The hardest part was selecting my fabrics.  (Isn't that often the way?)  I had planned to use a true black as the "background," but it was too dominant.  I found the perfect brown/black at Somewhere Sewing in Millersburg, OH (formerly of Johnson City, TN) in August and finished the top soon after that.




This is the fabric I want to use on the back, but it's not long enough.  I want to try John Flynn's diagonal technique, but I'm not quite sure how to make it work.  Anybody out there tried it?  You can find it on his website http://flynnquilt.danemcoweb.com/ under free lessons.  Overall the diagonal seam makes a lot of sense because it reduces bulk when rolled onto a longarm frame. 

One thing John says is to simply cut the fabric on the diagonal and insert a strip.  I guess that will be my fallback if I can't figure out the formula. 

Now I will try linking to Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday.  Fingers crossed.



Libby in TN
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9 comments:

  1. swoozeOctober 28, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    Love your sand and surf. Are the colors on the side of the bands different than the background squares?

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    1. Libby in TNOctober 28, 2013 at 9:08 PM

      Thanks! There are six fabrics in each band ranging from almost white to almost black. That was tough to accomplish when I wasn't dealing with either black or white. I'm proud to say most of the fabric came from my stash except a couple of sandy FQs.

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  2. Lois (AKA Onnie)October 28, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    It's very pretty. I love the colors.

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  3. LindaOctober 29, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    Beautiful quilt. Love the colors and the way it weaves.

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  4. Libby in TNOctober 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    I appreciate your checking it out!

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  5. RachelOctober 30, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    Very nice! I love the optical illusion and the colors. I think this one belongs on my "make it" list. :)

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    1. Libby in TNOctober 31, 2013 at 2:08 PM

      It's in Colleen Wise's book, "Casting Shadows." Very easy, but the effect is impressive.

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  6. Noel MurrayNovember 1, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    That's a lovely design, Mom.

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