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I recently posted about a 21 year old UFO that I finally assembled into a top. Well, this is another long term UFO, although not 21 years. :-) From one of the ladies who participated, the timeframe of 2005-2006 was suggested and I have no reason to disbelieve it.
During that time, I was an active member of About.com's Quilting forum. Wowsers, that was a hugely active forum! When I first joined, I participated in lots of swaps .. until I realized that those swaps were simply generating a LOT of UFOs on my part. But while I was active, one such swap was between those of us who had embroidery machines.
We decided that we would swap both 4"x4" designs, as well as 5"x7" designs, for those of us who had 5"x7" hoops. I admired all the blocks as they came in but didn't even think of a layout. When I pulled the baggie with the blocks out to work on them, the first thing I needed to do was to *figure out a layout*.
I tend to dislike straight up "grid" layouts. Certainly there are times when that is the best option, but I like to try to think of something different. So, for the 4x4 blocks, the design would be a diamond in a square.
I looked in many of my reference books for ideas on how to create an interesting layout with them and came across some cutting template rulers that I had purchased *long ago* but had never used. This was an excellent opportunity to do so! The templates are "Creative Curve Rulers" by Virginia A Walton. I also purchased her companion book. Essentially, these templates make cutting and sewing Drunkard's Path blocks very easy. And that is what I used ... a pair of Drunkard Path blocks, side by side, to frame the diamond in a square embroidery block. Half square triangles filled out the corners.
To make the top into a useable size, I put on two borders ... the first inner border contained an extended half square triangle, so it made a diamond. The final, outer border had machine appliqued swags. I used a buttonhole/blanket stitch to sew the applique to the border.
I'm very, very pleased with the outcome, especially since I was able to make the entire top with fabric that I already had in my stash.
I'm now on a Quest to contact the ladies who made these blocks, not only to thank them for their lovely work, but to show them that the blocks really HAVE BEEN made into a top!
The ladies who created these blocks are:
Sharon Amador (forum name: QLTDRSE) (unable to locate)
Louann Carney of Matthews, NC (sent Facebook message)
Katie Mayer (forum name: KatieM781) - (sent message through forum)
Jeri Mihm of Borger, TX contact made! woo hoo!
Irene Puzinas - contact made! woo hoo!
Anna Topolski - contact made! woo hoo!
I'm now working on a layout for the 5x7 blocks. :-)
During that time, I was an active member of About.com's Quilting forum. Wowsers, that was a hugely active forum! When I first joined, I participated in lots of swaps .. until I realized that those swaps were simply generating a LOT of UFOs on my part. But while I was active, one such swap was between those of us who had embroidery machines.
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| (the white "tags" in the picture are the IDs of who made that block, so I wouldn't forget) |
I tend to dislike straight up "grid" layouts. Certainly there are times when that is the best option, but I like to try to think of something different. So, for the 4x4 blocks, the design would be a diamond in a square.
I looked in many of my reference books for ideas on how to create an interesting layout with them and came across some cutting template rulers that I had purchased *long ago* but had never used. This was an excellent opportunity to do so! The templates are "Creative Curve Rulers" by Virginia A Walton. I also purchased her companion book. Essentially, these templates make cutting and sewing Drunkard's Path blocks very easy. And that is what I used ... a pair of Drunkard Path blocks, side by side, to frame the diamond in a square embroidery block. Half square triangles filled out the corners.
To make the top into a useable size, I put on two borders ... the first inner border contained an extended half square triangle, so it made a diamond. The final, outer border had machine appliqued swags. I used a buttonhole/blanket stitch to sew the applique to the border.
I'm very, very pleased with the outcome, especially since I was able to make the entire top with fabric that I already had in my stash.
I'm now on a Quest to contact the ladies who made these blocks, not only to thank them for their lovely work, but to show them that the blocks really HAVE BEEN made into a top!
The ladies who created these blocks are:
Sharon Amador (forum name: QLTDRSE) (unable to locate)
Louann Carney of Matthews, NC (sent Facebook message)
Katie Mayer (forum name: KatieM781) - (sent message through forum)
Jeri Mihm of Borger, TX contact made! woo hoo!
Irene Puzinas - contact made! woo hoo!
Anna Topolski - contact made! woo hoo!
I'm now working on a layout for the 5x7 blocks. :-)
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