I found this kit on sale earlier this year and couldn't resist it.
I never looked at the instructions until the other day and KRIKEY!
I am completely overwhelmed and intimidated! I know this is a piece of cake for many of you, but HOLY SMOKES!
The quilt is rather small at 51 x 60, but there are 20 pages of pattern instructions. These fabrics are great and I know I will love the quilt, but I'm going to need some hand holding to tackle this
I'm going to have to clear all the spaces in my sewing room (and in my head) and maybe set up a table to dedicate a place to keep everything organized and labeled.
I picked up some template plastic and will get those made. Simple tracing. I can trace. No need to hyperventilate... just yet.
O.K. Deep breath. I'm diving in.
9 comments:
You can do this, just take it one page at a time. Don't look ahead to the finish page, just keep focused and one day you will be finished and have a beautiful quilt to show us!
That’s definitely a keeper quilt after doing all of that work to make it! It will be fun to see your journey making this quilt and the finish!
I made it last year. I used a small folding table to keep me organized. I hung the finished sections from a pants hanger. I used post it notes and pins to label the pieces . Organization is key!
I made it last year. I found organization to be crucial. I tagged the pieces with post-it notes and set them on a small folding table. I hung the finished sections on a pants hanger. Nice how it comes together. Good luck!
This looks like a lot of tri-recs units. If you have the rulers, they will be easy enough. You could use graph paper and draw a lot of it out and paper piece it. Gorgeous quilt. Good luck.
I know exactly how you feel. I've gotten patterns that just overwhelmed me and I tend to avoid them. One step at a time is the answer I think. Making your templates will help you ease in. It is a beautiful pattern so worth the effort. Good luck!!
You can do it. One small section at a time. I do recommend tearing a strip off of the top of the fabric to straighten the grain and be sure to starch the fabric well. It makes small units trim up more easily and not fray. Best of luck.
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Stitched by Susan has a You Tube video of this quilt that she custom quilted. Its very inspiring.
Oh big deep breath - that does look intimidating!!! you got this... do it for me hahahaha!
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