Georgia W., IL's Page

Hello Georgia, I see that Brighton is not too far from St. Louis. And here in central IL, Canton is only about 30 miles so-west of Peoria. And Knoxville about the same distance west of Peoria.

Yes, the colors are really beginning to pop around here too.  DH and I will be heading into MO at the end of this week for a little R & R. I imagine that we will enjoy some beautiful scenery.

How are you doing on your jelly roll quilt now?  I have never done one. I quilted a small baby quilt on my reg. machine a couple weeks ago.  I had hand basted it pretty close and didn't have much trouble with wrinkles. But I don't think I will try anything larger.  It's just too much fabric to manuever around.  Good luck on yours anyway, and I hope everyones hints will be helpful.

Thanks for your kind words about the lattice quilt. The original pattern was done on a light background but I like dark backgrounds for quilts. I have a hard time working with lights somehow- I just love color.. 

The pattern is called Sunset and its from clotilde - you can find it here: http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?prod_id=7886

It is all pieced - if you want to see what one block looks like  you can see one on my current blogpost that you can find here: http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/ 

The block is not made with a template but involves some different shape cutting- one piece that forms the corners looks like the end of a blunt arrow-the block is made with four  triangular sections and the first is joined with a simple Y seam. It sounds more complex than it is- Once you figure out how it works it goes together very quickly. The stripes are strip pieced together and then cut into rectangles. Hope that this info is helpful rather than confusing. 
Regards, Anna

the dotted lines are where you cut the paper pattern apart...you leave at least 1/4 inch of fabric hanging over the dotted edge and when you get all the pieces paper pieced you then sew the parts back together lining up the dotted lines (I leave the paper on the back of the block until all steps are complete so I don't sew an arm to the forehead by accident...I learned this the hard way)...once you have your lovely frog done and trimmed as needed to make him/her square you can remove the paper from the back...U usually press the block at least once while the paper is still in place, seems to hold it together better...

I know that when I make another Blended Trip quilt...it will be easier than the Blended Ocean Trip, as I was dealing with vision problems!  Just happy that the Cataracts are fixed and the results of this quilt weren't altered by my lack of sight.

Ohhhh I was just looking at your photos...LOVE your kaleidoscope quilt too!

There is also a group here on CT for paper piecing lovers! ;0)

Thanks Georgia!  I have some of her books, and I just love how she gives you guidance on what sizes to cut your pieces instead of just guessing and hacking up your fabric with too much waste!