tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post1968209523707084389..comments2024-03-27T10:23:20.608+00:00Comments on needles and lemons: Quilt Along NewsJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04726377625328937005noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-78217167593868960482011-07-02T16:04:24.926+01:002011-07-02T16:04:24.926+01:00I'm doing FWQAL with shot cottons, but I think...I'm doing FWQAL with shot cottons, but I think Hope Valley would be awesome! I'm also going to do the Summer Sampler Series--and I think your idea of using the Cross Weaves for that one is a great idea!Live a Colorful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411002666719287765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-75026513339740618652011-07-02T15:19:12.347+01:002011-07-02T15:19:12.347+01:00I have signed up for this one too...never done a Q...I have signed up for this one too...never done a QAL and now I have 4 commissioned quilts to do; not sure how I will handle it; but going to tryMarjorie's Busy Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652147996698707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-9961890589513029972011-07-02T14:52:26.546+01:002011-07-02T14:52:26.546+01:00jumpin on the bandwagon---yeay!! I am still waiti...jumpin on the bandwagon---yeay!! I am still waiting on my book unfotunately:) I think the Moda colors would be fantastic!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247447650956604911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-25786532827329808532011-07-02T14:51:02.390+01:002011-07-02T14:51:02.390+01:00I am doing the FWQAL and I have seen a lot of peop...I am doing the FWQAL and I have seen a lot of people using contemporary prints which work really well. I think most of the prints need to be small, as some of the pieces are very small, although some lend themselves to fussy cutting larger motifs.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-84032724392512828602011-07-02T14:48:25.159+01:002011-07-02T14:48:25.159+01:00The FWQAL is great fun and there is a lot of encou...The FWQAL is great fun and there is a lot of encouragement and support there. Some people are just adding in made up blocks or others, so there would be no problem adding in your favourites from other books. I love that fabric I cannot imagine that it would be anything but wonderful for a sampler quilt.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285223648285145607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-49368881908986122222011-07-02T12:07:51.720+01:002011-07-02T12:07:51.720+01:00I like the idea of picking out your favorite block...I like the idea of picking out your favorite blocks from each. The Sylvia's Bridal Sampler book comes with the templates and layout instructions but from what I understand The Farmers Wife does not or does not have them both. Sometimes that first cut in that favorite fabric is really tough but you really can't enjoy it if it doesn't end up in a finished product!<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing what you decide to do!Jackie's Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-20363040672462516772011-07-02T09:48:56.244+01:002011-07-02T09:48:56.244+01:00Hope Valley has delightfully small prints so I wou...Hope Valley has delightfully small prints so I would think it would be an ideal choice. I'd be tempted to go through all your books and pick my favourite blocks from each, even if they are different sizes - using modern prints and fresh solids will give it a less traditional look, so why not design your own more modern layout?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401124377008075764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-68547594141247279582011-07-02T08:06:32.179+01:002011-07-02T08:06:32.179+01:00Definitely check out a lot of the flickr pics and ...Definitely check out a lot of the flickr pics and related blogs, although you will see instantly which prints have worked well, or otherwise. The later I am in starting, the more I am learning by the mishaps of others; which 'in theory' should make mine perfect, ha ha!Mrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-5336044665350081702011-07-02T07:54:49.150+01:002011-07-02T07:54:49.150+01:00Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of a number of E...Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of a number of Elm Creek quilt novels and she’s a quilter as well. In the novels she describes a group of quilters working on Sylvia‘s Bridal Sampler. The quiltbook you show above is about Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler quilt. All templates to make this sampler quilt are in the book.<br />The quilt blocks from Farmer’s Wife quilt and Sylvia’s Bridal sampler are 6" finished, but the Dear Jane blocks finish at 4,5". <br /><br />About the Hope Valley fabrics, the prints are small enough to use them in a sampler quilt. You wll find some pictures in the Farmer’s Wife quilt-along flickr group. There’s also a flickr group of Hope Valley fabris lovers that might inspire you!dutchcomforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986021480546345435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422633799021944588.post-44213612118213564032011-07-02T06:45:42.113+01:002011-07-02T06:45:42.113+01:00Elm Creek Quilts is a series of novels with a quil...Elm Creek Quilts is a series of novels with a quilting theme. Fun reads.www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.com