KatyQuilts

In for a penny, in for a pound! As I took apart the blocks of the 9 patch top, I realized I really had to take apart the 9 patches too. See that skinny seam allowance?

Some of these blocks just made me laugh! I can just imagine her finishing a block, turning it over, and saying, too bad, that screw up is staying!

I ripped these apart while watching the littles. It didn’t take too long since the stitches were so big.

Then I pressed them and cut them down with my die cutter to 2 inch squares.

Now I’m ready to reconstruct.

So much for a quick and easy project.

Have a great day!

So I decided to hand quilt this top next.

I made a backing from appropriate vintage fabrics and loaded it up.

But I just couldn’t move ahead. Sigh…..so here I am taking the top apart. It wouldn’t lay flat. Not. At. All.

You can see why above. The blocks vary a bit in size…… I decided to take the blocks apart, square them up and sew it back together. This quilt maker has her quirks. See the patch turned outside in?

Do I take the 9 patches apart and redo those? She handpieced with huge stitches and very course thread (string?).

I picked this thinking it would be quick and easy…..I should have known.

Have a great day!

I’m so far behind on comments, I don’t think I’ll ever catch up! So I decided to do a Q and A post to hopefully catch us all up.

First off, I have been asked about the pattern for this QOV. I don’t have one! I just used four patches made from 2 1/2” squares and 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch rectangles. You can read more about the making of this top here and here. I’m more than happy for anyone to copy this quilt for personal use!

I was also asked what the affiliate program was for Urban Elementz. Being an affiliate simply means that if you click to a site through a link on my blog, and subsequently make a purchase, I make a tiny commission. Urban Elementz has discontinued this program so I no longer receive a commission from them. However, I am still an affiliate for Accuquilt , Connecting Threads, and Fat Quarter Shop . The commission I earn helps to cover the cost of the blog. Maintaining a blog requiring this much storage is far from free, so I greatly appreciate the support.

A pattern for my Blue Collar Diamonds quilt can be found in the book, A Sisterhood of Scraps.

I was also asked about the hanging loops in the photo above. They are bits of twill tape, about 7 inches long. I just use straight pins to attach them to the quilt. They are not permanently affixed.

I had questions about using sheets for backing. I personally have not had problems using sheets for backings. However, I do not use super high thread count sheets. I don’t prewash them.

I think that’s it for now. Have a great day!

Ready….

Set…..

Quilt!

Have a great day!

Time to choose the next top for hand quilting! Here are a few contenders.

The one above was a FB Marketplace find last summer in AZ. It needs a bit of work. Love the top, not sure I want another needing repairs just yet. The next one I picked up in AZ also. I’d love to add another border to this one, if I can find enough vintage fabric in my stash. This is a smaller top. It’s high in my list.

This one is also high on the list. Blog reader Ila, sent this to me. She knows how I love orphans! The more I look at this, the more I fall in love with it.

It does need a few repairs as well. Some mouse had a nice lunch.

I think this is made entirely of feedsacks. Look at those seam allowances!

Amazingly, she made it work, because the points match quite well and the top lays nice and flat.

I’d like to big stitch this like I did this vintage hourglass top here. But those seams give me pause.

Such a hard decision! Have a great day!