Quilt!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Hi everyone, I know there's a few replies to my last post I haven't got to yet, I've been trying to do a lot of processing and stuff (update soon I guess?) so my executive function for Peopleing has been a smidge low (and really I should be working but I'm not...) but. The other week I promised pictures of my paper piecing, so I've grabbed a few.

This one was my first attempt, based off blocks in The 1718 Coverlet by Susan Briscoe. This is a layout photo and not a great one because I took it a while back - it's all sewn together now and being quilted. I cut the paper shapes myself from copier paper and used fabric scraps to make it up.



This next photo is a pincushion I made out of a kit my mum bought for me, the fabrics aren't my style but it looks nice:



This next one is a star quily I'm making for Keats. I'm using actual sturdy pre-cut papers here and I learned how to baste without going all the way through. Excuse the extra black planets and grey constellations stars, I had to fill a gap to demonstrate. Mum thinks I need another colour for variety but I'm not sure.



Finally this is the quilt I started when I temporarily ran out of hexagons (I have more now, Keats sent some). This one I think makes me happiest because the star quilt had a few issues (I wasn't going to do that block, I was going to do one called Heavenly Stars instead) and also this one is - nerd alert - in theme with that novel What I Wrote so I have a deep fondness for it.

Comments

[shadaras]

Quilt!

This all sounds very cool, and I love the idea that you're making a quilt thematically connected to your novel. :) But, also, the pictures aren't showing up? (It says 'not authorized'?)

[brideoffrankenstein]

huh, thanks for telling me, I'll try and fix it after work <3

[brideoffrankenstein]

I've edited the post, my images page says that the security on the pictures is public but it did before so I don't know if it's okay or not!

[shadaras]

Weird that it didn't think anything changed, but it's working now! <3

The stars-and-planets quilt looks so cool; I agree with you that it doesn't need any more variety. :) There's enough going on with the patterns that more colors might actually make it too busy.

The one that's in-theme with your novel looks very pastoral in colors/patterns, but the actual shape/design makes me think of stained glass! I can see why that'd relate to your novel, and I think it's lovely. :)

[owloflspace]

These all look really cool and I'm excited to see how they progress! I like the space patterns on the stars and the greens on the lower ones that are related to your novel.

[ohveda]

Oh wow. They look so cool! Do show us the finished pieces when they're done!

mostly re the ones what relate to the Novel!

[rugessnome]

they're all quite lovely! <3 (I do like the pincushion fabrics myself) though I think my favorite right now might be the greens related to your novel, which is partly the color but aaahh maybe the fussy-cut(?) central cross is part of what's doing it for me. Because I think I have seen a similar motif before in more stained-glass colors and I'm pretty sure I like this rendition a lot better.

by the by, do those motifs tessellate together? I'm trying to work it out in my head but all I can think of is perhaps butting the elongated hexes that terminate the + arms together and filling in with a four-hex cross? (or do I need to wait to hear about a future stage of quilt assembly? did I make any sense describing that? X/ )

(i'm probably asking too many questions, but if you have a link to the Heavenly Stars I'm curious which one it was? the name doesn't seem to be tied to one single design)

Re: mostly re the ones what relate to the Novel!

[bookhobbit]

FWIW this is the heavenly stars block: https://www.sewandquilt.co.uk/products/heavenly-stars-pdf-block-pattern

You can also do it in patchwork as well as EPP with all HSTs instead of diamond shapes. (I'll leave the rest to Bow but I just happened to be here and know what block he's talking about.)

[bookhobbit]

I never know what to say on something like this bc I have already seen all the bits but....lov the pincushm.

Re: mostly re the ones what relate to the Novel!

[brideoffrankenstein]

It's funny you should ask because I sewed them into a strip the other day! I don't think I can put a photo in comments? I'm still a dw baby. But yes you're exactly right, the two go together on the long side of the honeycomb/hex shape and then you fill in the gaps with a honeycomb cross. Or you could use house shapes and a square, but not the same size of house as I made the inner cross one, as I found out when I tried (I had to have this realisation twice in the space of three days)

I'm really glad you like it!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Thank you! I absolutely will!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Thank you!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying about it not needing extra, that makes me feel a bit better about just going straight on with it. If it needs extra I can always add some coloured borders.

I'm so glad it looks like stained glass! That was something I didn't see until it was all sewn together but I'm glad that comes across to you because it really works with the theme like you say.

Re: mostly re the ones what relate to the Novel!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Actually, I /really/ don't know if I just tried to use the houses in the wrong place? I'm lost rn. But if you have instagram there are pictures in the #prudencequilt tag that have it tesselated with houses and squares.