7/22/2023 0 Comments Row by row quilt blocksSince I rarely get around to labeling a quilt, I also put my initials on the very far right corner. The brown Pennsylvania blocks are sporting a Baptist Fan motif. So the right side of the rows are a bit rougher than the left. With each row, I worked right to left, preferring to begin with the bulk of the quilt bunched into the throat and then feed the quilt out. They are a bit more herky-jerky than I would like but this is where I am at this point in my quilting. The green row of Crosses and Losses blocks is quilted with little swirls. I decided to quilt each individual star, rather than cruising over the entire row and I am very happy with the resulting flower contained within each star. The yellow row of Double Stars is another favorite. She felt like I could quilt the row into submission, and it worked. After consulting with one of my favorite quilters, Janine over at Quilts From the Little House, I decided to use a tight meander. With these tiny pieces, my row had a fair-sized ripple to it and I was concerned about quilting it. The orange Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks made for my favorite row. They turned out decent but they were harder than I expected. I quilted meandering hearts over the pink row. Lazy little flowers meander over the blue Water Wheel row. Some motifs were easier than others but for the most part, I am very pleased with the result. I chose a different motif for each row which was a great way to quilt it without getting bored half way through. At 60″ by 70″, it was a reasonable size to FMQ on my machine. I had a great time quilting this project. Really, sashing hides a multitude of issues. Cutting 60″ rows of sashing allowed me to ease the rows in and deal with any rows that were slightly longer than 60″. So by sashing them, I was able to deal with a lot of those issues. Additionally, the blocks are not accurately pieced enough to match row upon row. I sashed it because I wanted lines separating each row to give the eye a place to rest this is a busy quilt. This quilt is absolutely not going to be entered into any juried shows! it is not even close to square. My supposition is that with all of the handling of each block and each row, month over month, they stretch a bit and become distorted. It was a great experience for me in a couple of different ways.įirst of all, row quilts are a challenge in that it is tough to get each row to come out the same length. I love the bright, crazy, scrappy look, the traditional blocks that change row by row, sampler style, and the quilting that I did on each row. A couple of them were too challenging for me and I substituted easier blocks those two months. Mari chose an excellent sampling of blocks and I was able to complete nine of her eleven tutorials. Each row consists of a set of blocks that root back in quilting history. I don’t track hours or anything like that, but I feel like this one has many hours into it. For RSC15 I made a row quilt by following along with Mari and her Classic Stitches BOM. Oh, how I love this finish! I’m not positive, but I think this quilt (so far) is the one that I have spent the most time on.
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