Quilt #
46
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| Off-centre log cabin |
This is
the last quilt from my first binder of Journal Quilts, which I will be glad to put
away, as it (the binder) has been hanging around the computer for a
long time.
I'm
hoping to take more photos of quilts soon, especially of my King size
quilts, and I will have to do this outside on the clothesline. My
inside board is not large enough.
The
trouble is that the sun has been shining fairly steadily for a few
weeks now and I'm waiting for an overcast day. What a problem to
have!! The weather has been gorgeous and I'm enjoyed every minute of
it doing lots of outdoors chores.
Have a great day,
Terry
Off-centre
log cabin
Challenge:
I wanted to try using the log cabin method starting with an uneven
hexagon centre.
Technique:
I cut strips randomly (3/4” to 1”) wide and stitched and flipped
around the hexagon. I tried to avoid placing 2 similar values next
to each other.
Quilting:
I quilted in the ditch around and around from the centre using
invisible thread on the top and red thread on the back. I then added
a swirl of leaves using a decorative stitch and lime green thread.
Edges:
A couple of rows of zigzag in lime green thread.
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| back |
Back:
Left-over pieced squares from another project.
Conclusions:
I would like to try this method to represent a sun or other round or
oval object in a pieced quilt. I really can't imagine making a bed
size quilt from this technique but Mrs. Dyer did.
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| Mrs. Dyer's quilt c. 1940 |
Inspiration:
From Quilter's Newsletter Jan/Feb 2007, a quilt made my Mrs. Dyer of
Perth, c.1940.
Date
Made: March 24, 2007
Maker:
Terry Whyte
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