Fantastic Quilt Voyage: Nicke's Quilt.
I quickly drew a version of the photo up in Illustrator, made freezer paper templates and a test block, cut out my fabric and got sewing! The blocks were tiny and had y-seams so they took a few days to make, but I really enjoyed the process.
I am always reminded that y-seams really aren't that scary when I make something with them! If you haven't tried them yet, you should.
You can follow along with the quilt bee by checking out the #fantasticquiltvoyage hashtag on IG!
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I'm not a black and white person but my oh my, this is gorgeous !!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm sorry to be that person but what is that teeny tiny heart print ? I've never seen it and it's SO cute !!
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ReplyDelete(Big oops back there) This is so pretty, and cool to boot! Fantastic creative idea you had!
ReplyDeleteYou're so creative! This turned out awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing the spark for this idea and then how you interpreted it and put it together. I think it's exquisite! That B&W stripe fabric is unusual.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. I just started a tumbling block project - my first experience with y-seams. The first block took several hours and there are tons more to go. I'm very discouraged. Do you have any tips you can share? I can't even figure out which way to press seams. I obviously bit off way more than I can chew! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really cannot get over how awesome this block is! Nicke's quilt will be gorgeous. Yay!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! What a wonderful translation of the picture to the quilt block. She's going to LOVE it! (To Diane above: Check the internet for Y seam video tutorials. I watched one awhile back that was excellent at showing how to get them just right. I wish I could remember where it was...)
ReplyDeleteYour block is wonderful. It looks just like the picture. Nicke is going to love it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing! Really similar to the picture. Gold really matches there. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the translation of the inspiration photo to quilt block--well done! With your y-seams, do you hand sew them, or machine? I've been wanting to try them, but I'm not sure which method would work best (or be easiest). Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteLove reading the story behind a design ... and the fabrics and layout are so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt design and choice of fabrics!😊 Found videos on YouTube on how to sew Yseams...
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