tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post3245337738818195419..comments2020-07-02T13:12:54.270-04:00Comments on A Dad who dyes fabrics and quilts.: April's Completed Comfort Quilts: Strips Quilts and St. Louis 16-PatchPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02127397932442695945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-580755268302501922014-04-11T10:27:03.162-04:002014-04-11T10:27:03.162-04:00Thanks Dinah. I feel it's important to help o...Thanks Dinah. I feel it's important to help out, while at the same time bond with other quilters - we have a group that all make quilts, and I'm responsible for getting fabric donations and creating kits. I'm always looking for something new and simple, as the quilters get bored making the same pattern year after year.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127397932442695945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-31237322501655510772014-04-11T10:25:37.319-04:002014-04-11T10:25:37.319-04:00Thanks Kathy. Yes, it is a great way to use up fa...Thanks Kathy. Yes, it is a great way to use up fabric that just accumulates into bins and bins and bins. And with making close to 20 of these tops so far, I still have so many strips - I keep finding strips I had put away for a rainy day.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127397932442695945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-45428232931728101982014-04-11T10:24:19.360-04:002014-04-11T10:24:19.360-04:00Kathy, there are times where you just need to sew ...Kathy, there are times where you just need to sew something really simple, yet still create. It really is good for the soul and for recharging your creatively.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127397932442695945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-11343939785894483082014-04-11T10:23:27.297-04:002014-04-11T10:23:27.297-04:00Frances, that is exactly what was happening in my ...Frances, that is exactly what was happening in my quilt group. We had a pattern that made 9 patches out of 2" squares, so it took a lot of time to make one lap quilt, and a number of quilters got frustrated when all their points didn't match. We could never make enough quilts for the groups we donated quilts to. I was in charge of the fabric cutting, and we kept getting boxes and bags of fabric donations, which don't disappear fast when people make 2" square 9-patches. Plus the beginning quilters felt totally lost<br /><br />First I started with a pattern using 12" squares - let's you use those wonderful fabrics and we had children as young as 8 making quilts, and we had senior citizens who didn't have sewing machine, but would piece by hand making quilts - and they were excited to be able to make a quilt.<br /><br />Last year I made one of those 1600 Jelly Roll Race quilts at a retreat, you get a jelly roll, sew it into one long strip, then sew it back on itself over and over until you have a 50x60" quilt (jelly rolls are the 2.5" (6cm?) strips. My quilting friend and I had boxes of strips, and part strips left over from the charity quilts, as well as our own projects, as well as cutting up donated fabric into blocks, the last bits were always kept as strips. So I thought why not make some quick quilts using the strips - especially mixing the wild colors and prints with the solids and pale prints. And they looked great, went together quilckly, and the cancer & hospice patients still love them. And I could get rid of some of the boxes of fabric littering my house and make those gift quilts that we could never have enough of.<br /><br />So now I take each size of strip, and sew them end to end to make long strips. Then I sew these strips together, right sides, press, sew together pairs, etc., until I have something 12" - 20" wide by maybe 600" long. Then I cut into the width of the finished quilt tops we are making, and piece them together. And it's amazing how I just sew together civil war with batiks, 1930's with big prints, without regards as to what goes to what, and when it's all done, it's always amazing to see area of all blue or all reds turn up, and the fabrics really do all go with one another. And you can through in your left over blocks, flying geese, etc., with the appropriately sized strips - just adds some variety. <br /><br />Just ask if you have any questions. I'm sure you can double the number of quilts you made, and reduce the amount of spare fabric laying around your studios. And there are no mistakes, anything goes. Great to use up some ugly fabrics that someone donates to the cause, you just place the ugly between some nice fabric, and it makes the nice fabric look even better!<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127397932442695945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-89051406583889885092014-04-10T14:19:31.975-04:002014-04-10T14:19:31.975-04:00What a great idea, Paul. Active program, build cam...What a great idea, Paul. Active program, build camaraderie within the guild AND create lovely quilts for charity projects. You are a motivator! Thanks.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-3158285537446216302014-04-10T06:50:10.654-04:002014-04-10T06:50:10.654-04:00Really like these quilts and good to know they are...Really like these quilts and good to know they are for a good cause too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404962245633700089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-3222448717863731782014-04-09T16:10:07.078-04:002014-04-09T16:10:07.078-04:00Visiting from Patchwork Greyhound -- love your ide...Visiting from Patchwork Greyhound -- love your ideas for the strip donation quilts something I'm going to "borrow" for our quilt group so that this year we can exceed the 79 we did last year ( we're a small group with 22 members) and make gift quilts mainly for the Linus Project here in UKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606949438236241720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-71488664740965955502014-04-09T13:35:29.545-04:002014-04-09T13:35:29.545-04:00Simple quilts are awesome too!Simple quilts are awesome too!Kathy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17282436357486708649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150376955201591987.post-17077129157945768942014-04-09T09:30:36.659-04:002014-04-09T09:30:36.659-04:00good morning, I am visiting from lets bee social
w...good morning, I am visiting from lets bee social<br />what a great project to use up strips and then to donate them-loving the last photos too<br />have an awesome day<br />Kathykathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.com