patchwork quilts?

Penelope_Penguin

There's a thread here with lots of links, too

I've been quilting on and off since Lent. I must update with some more pictures. I just need to finish my border and buy some backing fabric to finish off :j

Tregemred

I thought this might be of interest.

"SPQ, that's Staffordshire Patchwork & Quilters have decided to join thousands of quilters in making quilts for servicemen and women. They put out a request at the last SPQ meeting, 1st July, for us to start making 12 1/2" blocks. They asked that the blocks should be made in red white and blue fabrics.
Now... we were asked to make at least one block each, but if we made more... we would get a special mention!...
If you would like to make 12 1/2" red, white and blue blocks in any design... go ahead and do it. That means that you send the blocks measuring 12 1/2" ... they will measure 12" once they are sewn into the quilts.... I will have to find out who we send them to and let you know."

When I find out more I'll post.

TGR

foxgloves

I'm making one at the moment. Not a quilt, it's a patchwork bedspread. I like the shabby-chic look & wanted this to be mostly as thrift/recyced project, so apart from a pack of patchwork squares bought from ebay last year just to start me off, I have used fabrics from my craft box, old clothes, old household cotton stuff, etc. People are keen to offer you bits & pieces once they know you're looking. I've done it fairly multi-colour but not put anything too primary coloured in, there's lots of pink & green. Have done it in small hexagons, sewn together in pretty multi-coloured daisies, with a pink background. I just do a bit now & again, as prefer knitting to sewing but have now done all the daisies (120!) and am now in the process of joining it all up with the hexagons in the backgroound colour. I like the fact that's it's nearly all recycled. Cost as follows: Initial pack of fabric pieces from ebay = 6.00, rest of fabric for daisies = Free, Thread = free from old lady who gave me a bag of stuff ages ago, backing papers = old bank statements & Mobile bills, template = printed off internet & made up in card, backing fabric for background colour & to back the whole bedspread when finished is 2 king-sized pink cotton sheets from charity shop = 3.00 so TOTAL COST = 9.00. When I've sewn a bit more of it together, I'll try & remember to post a photo. I'm loving seeing it grow, and the fabrics bring back memories as I've used things that were mine, Mum's & even my nana's in it.

LilacLillie

Can't wait to see it foxgloves.................maybe in progress??
LL

luxor4t

buggalugs wrote: »

Luxor4t have you seen the free patterns on eeschenks site? ...

Interesting, I've always 'designed' my own: back in the old days of the 70s/early 80s all you could get were rigid templates & maybe a picture to copy. I must have spent months sewing hexagons together by hand until I 'discovered' machine piecing

Currently I am concentrating on crazy or 'scrappy' quilts as I have so many bits & pieces to use up: I am a fabri-holic but it goes against the grain to buy fabric just to cut up!

RosyRed

I'm also doing one at the moment,its mainly red ,black and white/cream,lots of diamond shapes that fit together to make a big star for the middle-done that bit,now I need to make it up.I bought some fabric off ebay,but also got some cotton clothing from charity shops that I cut up,and old shirts from DH & DS.

I made one in the 70's when we were first married,that was hexagons too,took me ages to join them all up by hand,but very portable,and quite therapeutic.

pinknfluffy0

Well I have started chopping, I have 120 squares cut so far, I need 480.

There is not going to be any particular patten or colour scheme as I am using old clothes. So far I have a shirt of my sons a few tops of my daughters, some pjs bottoms of mine that are pink with shoes and handbags (very me) some shirts of my husbands from when we were first together, and some of his old army uniform, I am also trying to find the dress I wore the night I met him to put in too.

So while it will be a real mish mash it will be very personal.

Gizzygirl

Hi all, I have always wanted to try quilting... I now have two little ones and wanted to make them each a memory quilt from some of their baby stuff. Can anyone tell me if I would be able to use the jersey type material they use for baby grows and the like? sorry to ask such stupid questions but I cant find any sewing circles OR courses in my area not entirely sure where to go for advice!

pinknfluffy0

I hope so as I have cut some up will let you know once I start sewing

Ladyhawk

WOW Lilaclillie - those are so beautiful. I can't sew for toffee but you have inspired me. Now to see if I can get a sewing machine of freecycle....