Kajtek Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Ok, thanks So what fabric are we using? Cotton? What is our colour scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Anna, any quilting fabric will be fine as for colour with this type of quilt the more colour the better it looks so feel free to use any colours you want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrin Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Who is sewing it togeter? Where do we send it? Can we just donate a piece of material for someone to sew up for us? I've never sewn a quilt in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 We'll do a couple of squares, I've got some doggy theme fat quarters from the Craft Expo put away somewhere. Think you are right about having it quilted professionally, once it has been sewn together. What about the borders? Will the person doing the sewing squares together look after that - just plain in a best-matching fabric? The signed squares sound good, will they stand up to life-time washing though? Imagine it will be on Jed's bed at some stage, with dogs lying on it, so will have to be re-washable or dry-cleanable in the longer term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frufru Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Small amount of quitling advice Can I suggest that you wash your fabric before you make your squares rather than after - otherwise you may end up with different sized squares due to shrinkage. Use only cotten fabrics: Spotlight, lincraft and quilting stores all sell fabric specifically for quilting If you are going to get your quilt proffessionally quilted on a long arm quiting machine (probably a good idea if it turns our to be bigger than double bed size) then backing and wadding can often be purchased from the quilter as there needs to be quite a lot of extra around the edges to fit the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 ohh... good idea. i can try to make a square. i've never done anything like this before, but i'll give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumbeat Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 ohh... good idea.i can try to make a square. i've never done anything like this before, but i'll give it a go! Me too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Small amount of quitling adviceCan I suggest that you wash your fabric before you make your squares rather than after - otherwise you may end up with different sized squares due to shrinkage. Use only cotten fabrics: Spotlight, lincraft and quilting stores all sell fabric specifically for quilting If you are going to get your quilt proffessionally quilted on a long arm quiting machine (probably a good idea if it turns our to be bigger than double bed size) then backing and wadding can often be purchased from the quilter as there needs to be quite a lot of extra around the edges to fit the machine. Excellent suggestions frufru! I'll be up for a few squares too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissindra Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 My mother-in-law-to-be is an amazing quilt maker, she's made us two gorgeous quilts as gifts and she's coming over from America in October this year for a visit and to attend a big quilt show/fair. I'll see if she can help, maybe people in Brisbane could come along to the quilt show or we could spend a day with her helping those of us that lack skills If nothing else I could get her to see if she can get Cavalier or Boxer fabric - the range of fabric in the US is huge compared to here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortfurball Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I'm good for a square or two, maybe more depending on the time we have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajtek Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I'll be doing my square this weekend. We are going to have rain in Sydney, so perfect "working conditions" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesh Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Here's a suggestion for non sewers. Use cotton square available at spotlight or any craft store. Wash it. Then use fabric paint and place you design on. Many types of fabric paint, the type you can use a paint brush with, or sqeeze bottles that have a raised finish to it. If there is a few dolers who live near each other or willing to post to each other, worth sharing in the cost of the paint unless you really get into it and make LOTS on you own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 OK, now I am all keen...found out there is a craft group nearby so I well ask the ladies to help me make some squares out of this material I saw on ebay (I hope it is ok to put the link in) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JAPANESE-RETRO-KAWA...=item1c0a7d5253 Hahaha...it has Westies on it...NO ONE ELSE BUY THIS OR YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE! there is another good design ebay # 120457634054 there are also some on oztion http://www.oztion.com.au/buy/auctions.aspx...amp;i=30&d= Do I put the backing on the squares after I have washed the material and make/hem it so it is 6 1/2" square? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I don't like the idea of messages that may be a constant reminder of something that Jed may well want to put behind her quickly. Initials etc by all means, but the message thing ring alarm bells for me. Everyone deals with tragic events differently, but I know people who don;t want reminders in their face all the time JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesh Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 So what are the decissions made? Need some guidelines to follow. Who and where to send them? What is the closure date? Is there a theme? etc etc etc.............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 (edited) Small amount of quitling adviceCan I suggest that you wash your fabric before you make your squares rather than after - otherwise you may end up with different sized squares due to shrinkage. Use only cotten fabrics: Spotlight, lincraft and quilting stores all sell fabric specifically for quilting Thanks Frufru exellent advice So what are the decissions made?Need some guidelines to follow. Who and where to send them? What is the closure date? Is there a theme? etc etc etc.............................. Your square must be 6 1/2 inches finnished, every one remember that only the 6 inch square in the center will be visible after the quilt is sewn together. When you have finnished your square/s PM me for my address, Please post all of your finnised squares by the 7/7/10 there is no theme your square is yours to personalise. if you canot sew there is tuckloads of pattened quilting fabric, you could purcase a fat quarter of any of them, then wash and iron then cut to size and send. Hear is a site that has plenty of examples http://www.patchworkfabrics.com.au/fabrics.html Edited May 26, 2010 by SBT303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I don't like the idea of messages that may be a constant reminder of something that Jed may well want to put behind her quickly.Initials etc by all means, but the message thing ring alarm bells for me. Everyone deals with tragic events differently, but I know people who don;t want reminders in their face all the time JMO. I agree with this, and also agree with what Pesh said. In the interests of the overall design of the quilt, it wouldn't be a bad idea to add a few more guidelines. For example - For every 'picture' square, we need an abstractly patterned or plain square to balance out the whole quilt and enable the 'picture' squares to become noticeable. Too many painted or printed pictures on the quilt instead of sewn squares may look a little 'muddy' when viewed from a distance. Is anyone here good at quilt design? Are there other quilt design guidelines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I now have my material. As a COMPLETE novice could someone please tell me...after I have washed the material, do I stitch a special backing onto each 6 1/2" piece OR do I just hem each piece then send it to SBT303. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 This is a wonderful idea. With so many people wanting to contribute it will be an enormous quilt??!! King size, quilted on both sides!! I'd love to be part of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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